The Department of Energy’s Office of the Inspector General says several weaknesses remain in the agency’s unclassified cybersecurity program despite the watchdog flagging such issues in previous assessments. In a report finalized on May 2, the OIG shared that 38 out of 61 recommendations from 2022 remain open and issued 35 new ones, 22 of […]
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder, the press secretary of the Department of Defense, said during a news conference that Ukraine will receive $1.2 billion to boost anti-air and artillery capabilities. He explained that the grant is intended to meet immediate defensive needs and enhance the Ukrainian military’s ability to repel Russia “over the […]
A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has won the first phase of an Air Force Research Laboratory contest to craft a machine-learning model that can support work on synthetic compounds potentially with potential military applications. AFRL awarded the winners 30 percent of a $500,000 […]
Lockheed Martin Space is reducing the business lines in its space unit from five to three, aiming to center efforts around national security, strategic missile defense systems and commercial civil. Robert Lightfoot, Lockheed Martin Space’s executive vice president, a 2023 Wash100 winner and a 4×24 member, said the reorganization is meant to facilitate the delivery […]
The National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center has extended the Chief Information Officer – Solutions and Partnerships 3‘s task order performance period by six months to allow more time to process 119 complaints against CIO-SP4, a 10-year follow-on worth $50 billion. CIO-SP3 is a government-wide acquisition contract for commercial and non-commercial […]
NASA and its contractors embarked on a tour of California from May 2 to 4 to recognize businesses for their ongoing support for Artemis, a series of missions aimed at establishing a long-term presence on the moon and sending humans to Mars. Such companies are responsible for supplying key components of the Space Launch System […]
Cubic’s DTECH Mission Solutions, Instant Connect Software and Rally Tactical Systems are combining their hardware and software offerings to deliver a new tactical radio interoperability product aimed at supporting U.S. and allied military communications. Anthony Verna, senior vice president of Cubic’s DTECH segment and a 4×24 member, explained that the collaboration will provide warfighters with […]
Geospatial intelligence firm BlackSky has filed a request for special temporary authority with the Federal Communications Commission for the ability to operate two satellites that are running out of propellant. The company wants to shift the Global 7 and Global 8 imaging spacecraft from their orbits at 385 kilometers to a new lower limit of […]
The Department of the Air Force is looking to migrate its software development platform to the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability, the Pentagon’s multi-cloud program. Lauren Knausenberger, the Air Force’s chief information officer, said at the recent AFCEA TechNet Cyber conference that the move would be beneficial because Platform One is meant to provide services to […]
Raytheon Technologies will proceed to build an operational architecture for the U.S. Air Force’s Common Tactical Edge Network after finishing a demonstration. Developed by Raytheon unit Collins Aerospace, CTEN is meant to connect disparate networks to facilitate data sharing and accelerate decision-making in contested environments. CTEN is part of the Advanced Battle Management System, the […]
