Carahsoft Technology has debuted the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Sales Desk, an offering aimed at supporting partner vendors’ efforts to sell and market certification compliance software to defense industrial base customers. CMMC is a Department of Defense program meant to ensure the security of sensitive unclassified information exchanged with contractors. In a press release, Carahsoft […]
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has awarded Spire Communications and Apprio a three-year contract to revamp HealthIT .gov. The two companies will review and analyze the website’s content, remodel the site’s internal architecture and redesign the layout. Spire President Ivy Eckerman highlighted her company’s decade-long history of work with ONC […]
Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, said that collaboration is underway with NASA, the U.S. Space Force, and other organizations to build a lunar geodetic system, a GPS-like capability for the moon. He explained that such efforts are part of his NGA’s goal to support military and civil space operations. During […]
NASA has awarded a total of $98 million in Small Business Innovation Research Phase II funds to 112 proposals from 92 companies developing space exploration and climate research technologies. Each grantee was given $850,000 and 24 months to execute their respective projects. Jenn Gustetic, director of early-stage innovation and partnerships at NASA’s Space Technology Mission […]
Lt. Gen. Maria Gervais, the deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, says “immersive-type environments” should be utilized to attract and retain soldiers amid lagging recruitment figures. The service fell short of its onboarding target by 15,000 in fiscal year 2022 and is expected to see another deficit in 2023. At […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency and the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s Joint Authorization Board have approved a new set of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure services for government use, including applications for cloud security, management, insights and Kubernetes support. The cloud services received DISA impact level 5 clearance and high-level FedRAMP authorization. Oracle said it […]
Energy, water and health care experts spoke at a House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing about cybersecurity measures being taken by agencies within those sectors. Each of the 16 critical infrastructure sectors in the United States has a corresponding sector risk management agency tasked with handling their respective threats. In health care, the assigned […]
Mike Madsen, the Defense Innovation Unit’s acting director, recently spoke to DefenseScoop about his organization’s mission and the changes that have occurred during his time in it. He said he is spending his final days working with Doug Beck, the newly appointed director, to “take DIU to the next level.” Madsen said Beck, a former […]
Washington-based aerospace company Blue Origin has secured a $3.4 billion NASA contract to build a human landing system for Artemis V, an upcoming crewed moon mission aimed at demonstrating exploration capabilities and setting up the support systems for recurring missions. The company’s Blue Moon lander will be developed and tested for compliance with requirements for […]
The U.S. Agency for International Development’s Ethiopia mission has awarded consulting and engineering services provider Tetra Tech a five-year, $48 million contract to build a learning platform aimed at supporting program decision-making through predictive data analytics. Tetra Tech is tasked with using research modeling methods to encourage data collection and analysis on the platform and […]
