Andre Mendes, the Department of Commerce’s chief information officer, has called for integrated portals enabling users to access government benefits and services from any device. In a keynote address at a recent FedScoop event, he said such portals should be designed for people instead of the government to facilitate “navigable self-service.” Mendes, a past Potomac […]
Gen. Eric Smith, the U.S. Marine Corps acting commandant, said a flat or smaller fiscal year 2025 budget could impact his plan to speed up ongoing modernization efforts. Smith explained during a recent Defense News conference that he aims to put weapons programs such as the Navy/Marine Corps Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System and the Ground/Air […]
John Sherman, the Department of Defense’s chief information officer and a 2023 Wash100 winner, said his organization will soon evaluate military and internal zero trust strategies to ensure compliance with 2027 targets. He told attendees at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit on Thursday that the various DOD components and service branches are expected to submit plans […]
The Government Accountability Office says that NASA does not plan to measure production costs on the Space Launch System, the Artemis program’s launch vehicle. In a report to congressional appropriators published Sept. 7, GAO explained that the agency’s lack of production cost transparency hinders efforts to assess SLS’ affordability. So far, NASA has spent $11.8 […]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has awarded Royce Geo a fifth delivery order to provide artificial intelligence-powered electro-optical commercial analytic services under the Economic Indicator Monitoring program. NGA seeks to understand global trends influencing military and economic capabilities. Royce Geo, a provider of intelligence lifecycle modernization services, is tasked with continuing global monitoring activities and applying […]
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded Leidos a potential seven-year, $918 million contract to deliver program management, operations and maintenance, training and cloud integration services. Leidos is expected to enhance the Homeland Secure Data Network and Classified-Local Area Network under the Homeland Enterprise Information Technology Secure Services and Support follow-on. HSDN is a wide-area […]
The Telecommunications and Information Administration is eyeing upgrades to its radio frequency spectrum management infrastructure. One of NTIA’s main responsibilities is to oversee federal spectrum use and identify bandwidth for the private sector. In a request for information posted Tuesday on SAM .gov, the agency said it wants to enhance spectrum system security, improve spectrum […]
Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc. has awarded ATI a contract to build an additive manufacturing facility supporting the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. The plant will be built in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and is scheduled to be operational by mid-2024. It will be used to conduct large-format metal additive manufacturing, heat treating and machining, ATI said. […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded Viasat’s Inmarsat Government unit a position on a 10-year, $900 million indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity contract to provide proliferated low-Earth orbit satellite-based services. DISA made the award on behalf of the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command. Viasat is expected to deliver space relay services and other PLEO capabilities […]
John Moberly, SpiderOak’s senior vice president for space and a 4×24 member, said his organization will use $16.4 million in Series C funds to enhance its OrbitSecure software and develop products to support upcoming space missions. In a Global Military Communications Magazine interview republished on the SpiderOak website, Moberly explained that OrbitSecure is being validated […]
