Aurora Insight, a subsidiary of Maxar Technologies, has received a stage 2 contract extension from the National Reconnaissance Office for commercial radio frequency remote sensing. The award is a follow-on to a stage 1 contract under Strategic Commercial Enhancements, an initiative aimed at improving NRO’s understanding of the existing market for satellite-based RF data and […]
U.S. Navy leaders recently discussed plans to assemble a fleet of manned and unmanned systems in the coming decade. Vice Adm. Scott Conn, deputy chief of naval operations for warfighting requirements and capabilities, said the budget road map for developing a manned-unmanned force is divided into two five-year periods. The Navy plans to purchase and […]
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s upcoming annual event will spotlight several of Leidos’ services and solutions. The 2023 HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition will take place from April 17 through 21 and will feature the theme “Health that Connects + Tech that Cares.” The event is expected to bring together more than […]
Project management software provider Kahua has renewed its Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program status after an annual audit. The certification is meant to indicate to government agencies that Kahua’s offerings provide enhanced security and monitoring capabilities. FedRAMP is a government standard for cloud cybersecurity and risk assessment. It is meant to encourage federal agencies […]
The Defense Health Agency has issued a request for information regarding a 10-year follow-on contract for the $5.5 billion Military Health System Genesis, the Department of Defense’s electronic health record management program. According to the notice posted on SAM .gov, the DOD Healthcare Management System Modernization program office wants the private sector to provide input […]
A new request for comment from the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration would collect input from various commercial and academic stakeholders to ensure the trustworthiness of artificial intelligence. NTIA Administrator and Commerce Assistant Secretary Alan Davidson explained at a recent University of Pittsburgh event that the findings would inform the creation of […]
Testing on a shared cloud environment where the Department of Defense and the private sector will collaborate in will begin this June. Col. Jennifer Krolikowski, the chief information officer of the Space Systems Command, shared with Breaking Defense at a recent industry summit that her organization is preparing to evaluate an initial set of hardware […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will soon publish a set of guidelines for secure-by-design, a software development model defined by adding built-in safeguards and following best coding practices. The initiative is in keeping with the White House’s national cybersecurity strategy, a core tenet of which is to shift the responsibility for protecting systems away […]
The Food and Drug Administration posted a sources sought notice on April 5 to find a small business that can utilize artificial intelligence to analyze high-resolution pictures of freeze-dried medicines. The selected contractor’s efforts will support the FDA’s Division of Product Quality, which is responsible for driving emerging technology adoption in pharmaceutical manufacturing and generic […]
Derek Tournear, the director of the Space Development Agency, said at a Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies event on April 5 that the U.S. Space Force’s National Security Space Launch Phase 3 procurement approach will be used for missions from fiscal years 2025 to 2034. He explained that the strategy makes it easier for his […]
