Northrop Grumman has completed two key components for the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission and has advanced to the next phase of preparations. ASBM is a planned two-satellite constellation aimed at facilitating secure communications in the North Pole region. It is a joint effort with Space Norway and the U.S. Space Force built on the GEOStar-3 […]
Maj. Gen. Gregory Gagnon, the U.S. Space Force’s deputy chief of space operations for intelligence, recently shared that 50 percent of the service’s intelligence-gathering efforts are focused on China and 25 percent on Russia. He told the Space Force Association on Thursday that the remaining 25 percent is directed at the private sector to understand […]
Chantilly, Virginia-based American Systems has promoted John Steckel, vice president of corporate development, to serve as president and CEO beginning on Sept. 6. Steckel, a 4×24 member, will succeed the retiring Peter Smith, who has led the company since 2014 and is expected to remain on the board of directors. Smith, also a 4×24 member, […]
The U.S. Air Force could issue a solicitation for its Cloud One Next program in August ahead of a potential contract award in spring 2024. C1N could succeed Cloud One, a secure platform to provide the service with access to commercial cloud capabilities. Maj. Gen. Anthony Genatempo, program executive officer for command, control, communications, intelligence […]
The Federal Communications Commission has started an investigation to better understand non-federal radio spectrum usage and how its management can be improved by new data sources and technology such as artificial intelligence. In a notice of inquiry posted on Friday, the FCC said that AI could streamline spectrum use and lead to new spectrum-sharing techniques […]
The U.S. Navy is seeking combined capabilities to detect and eliminate unmanned undersea vehicles and human divers. In a sources sought notice posted Friday on SAM .gov, the service said it wants information on seabed and port security capabilities with tracking and fire control features. The Navy also asked for shore- or ship-based subsystems to […]
LeoStella has introduced the LS300, a satellite bus for companies looking to work with the Space Development Agency. Tim Kienberger, CEO of LeoStella, noted in an interview that the new offering has 250 kilograms of available payload space. He explained that LS300 can carry optical inter-satellite links and radio frequency downlink and uplink technology, which […]
John Sherman, the Department of Defense’s chief information officer, has ordered all existing cloud services to transition upon contract expiration to the $9 billion Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability vehicle. In a memo circulated on Aug. 2, he also mandated that all future cloud services sought by DOD components be procured through JWCC. JWCC is the […]
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded woman-owned small business Dignari a one-year, $4.9 million task order for technical support to the Integrated Multi-Domain Enterprise Capability Analysis, Development and Integration Support program. The task order is part of a larger $15 million contract with a potential two-year period of performance. IMDE is a public-private information-sharing […]
DLH Holdings has secured a position on a five-year, $85 million blanket purchase agreement to provide agile development, data science and health information technology services to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. The company and four other vendors will compete for task orders to modernize the NHLBI IT and Applications Center’s software. The institute’s […]
