The White House has nominated U.S. Navy Vice. Adm. Lisa Franchetti, vice chief of naval operations, to lead as chief of naval operations. If confirmed, she will succeed Adm. Michael Gilday as the service’s highest-ranking official. President Joe Biden has positioned Franchetti to become the first woman to serve in the CNO role and in […]
The scientific journal Nature has published a NASA study that used a spectrometer aboard the Perseverance rover to study the chemical composition of Martian rocks. Agency researchers are looking for molecular traces that indicate Mars had the capacity to support biological life. NASA said in a press release that the instrument, called Scanning Habitable Environments […]
The Mission Technologies unit of HII has received a one-year, $41 million task order to provide integrated training systems installation and sustainment to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity. Ryan Norris, president of fleet sustainment for HII Mission Technologies, said that system installation work will be conducted at shipboard and shore-site […]
The Department of Defense and the intelligence community have signed an agreement to share cloud capabilities in a classified environment. The service will start as a Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability offering within the continental United States with plans to eventually expand outward. Ryan McArthur, the Defense Information Systems Agency’s program manager for JWCC, said shared […]
Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, the White House nominee to be the next leader of U.S. Cyber Command, told lawmakers that passing the fiscal year 2024 defense policy and budget on time would clarify organizational responsibilities and aid in solving readiness issues. During his confirmation hearing on Thursday, Haugh, currently CYBERCOM’s deputy commander, told the Senate […]
Geospatial intelligence provider Intermap Technologies has received a contract to provide the U.S. Geological Survey and NASA’s Artemis III mission with NEXTMap elevation data and precision radar imagery. NEXTMap provides 3D digital elevation models to government and commercial customers. Intermap CEO and Chairman Patrick Blott said his company’s products, unlike extrapolated synthetic data, will enable […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has named five teams from the private and academic sectors to participate in Environment-driven Conceptual Learning, a program to develop artificial intelligence assistants for urgent national security tasks. DARPA seeks AI agents that can learn from linguistic and visual input and work with humans to analyze multimedia documents. Research […]
Reston, Virginia-based Leidos has secured a seven-year, $375 million prime contract to provide management and technical support to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Services to be provided include cybersecurity, systems integration and management of information technology projects, facilities, assets and logistics, Leidos said. The company is also expected to optimize agency operations […]
A study by General Dynamics Information Technology indicates that the majority of federal agencies are ready to use emerging technologies to achieve cybersecurity and productivity goals. Titled “Seeds of Change,” the survey by GDIT’s digital consulting practice also identified roadblocks such as compatibility issues with existing software and a lack of funds. The company spoke […]
Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency and a past Wash100 awardee, has said that construction is underway for the ground systems underpinning the initial portion of its missile tracking and data transport constellation. Speaking at a Potomac Officers Club event, he added that the ground systems are expected to be operational by May […]
