The Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have launched a $60 million competition aimed at funding small businesses developing climate resilience technologies for the ocean. Under the Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators program, the government intends to partner with the private sector to form organizations that provide financial support, training and mentorship […]
The Department of Defense has instituted a new office for force development and emerging capabilities to improve readiness against artificial intelligence and other new technologies. According to a department official, the move is part of a broad reorganization within the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s policy team. Speaking to DefenseScoop, the spokesperson explained that […]
NASA has awarded Axiom Space a $5 million task order to work on a spacesuit for use in low Earth orbit. The space agency also awarded Collins Aerospace a task order worth the same amount for the same purpose, except the spacesuit Collins will develop will be used on the surface of the moon. The […]
A new report from the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative highlights compounded risk and delegated control and visibility as cloud security issues facing the government and critical infrastructure organizations. Federal agencies encounter compounded risk when they make use of multiple cloud services simultaneously, increasing the likelihood of breaches. Meanwhile, the concept of delegated control and […]
Asset management firm TPG will acquire a controlling stake in Forcepoint’s Global Governments and Critical Infrastructure business and establish the unit as an independent company. TPG is expected to finance the spin-off through private equity platform TPG Capital. Forcepoint has been owned by Francisco Partners following its acquisition in 2021 from what was then Raytheon […]
Microsoft and Orion Space Solutions are working together to build an electromagnetic data mesh network in support of the Department of Defense’s Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control concept. Under CJADC2, the department seeks to establish a system of interconnected sensors to support warfighters. Lt. Gen. Mary O’Brien, the Joint Staff’s J6 chief information officer, […]
The Air Force Materiel Command is planning to merge its three software engineering groups into a single entity within the Air Force Sustainment Center to streamline processes and facilitate software delivery while ensuring agility. The service’s software engineering groups are found in the Air Logistics Complexes at Hill Air Force Base, Utah; Robins AFB, Georgia; […]
The Department of Energy plans to grant a combined $2.2 million to 11 joint research efforts between Japan and the United States relating to high-energy physics. Such funds will be used to finance projects of mutual interest to the U.S. and Japan. Subject areas are expected to include the Higgs boson, neutrinos and particle acceleration. […]
Robert Smith, director of the Department of the Navy’s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, recently talked about the value of tech bridges, physical locations aimed at facilitating connections with startups to meet service needs. He explained to Federal News Network that companies with knowledge of a given region and the […]
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez has proposed an amendment to the fiscal year 2024 defense budget requiring the departments of Defense and Homeland Security to assess cybersecurity threats to the United States border with Mexico. Gonzalez told Nextgov that he aims to implement a cyber incident prevention plan that mitigates future risks. The assessment is expected to […]
