Raytheon Technologies will serve as the lead systems integrator for maritime upgrades to the U.S. Navy’s relocatable over-the-horizon radar, which will be used to detect from up to 3,000 kilometers away ships and aircraft aiming to smuggle drugs into the United States. Specific tasks include the installation of digital receivers, high-power transmitters, tracking capabilities and […]
Amazon Web Services published a blog post on Friday laying out four approaches organizations can take to provide users with access to standard and GovCloud (US) accounts using IAM Identity Center, a solution meant to streamline identity and access management processes. According to AWS, customers frequently ask how to best leverage the tool to cut […]
The Department of Energy’s Office of Science has published a request for information on the Federal Register calling for higher education institutions to share how to equip students for quantum information science work. Colleges and universities are invited to answer questions on current learning programs, relevant needs and whether skills should be taught to students […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence has published an initial draft of Internal Report 8432, titled “Cybersecurity of Genomic Data.” According to NIST, genomic data has played a key role in the growth of the bioeconomy in the United States and possesses unique characteristics that require a different cybersecurity […]
The Department of Defense has provided more details about each of the five tenets of responsible behaviors in space previously outlined in a memorandum by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and formally adopted in an August 2022 policy directive. Austin, a Wash100 awardee, had instructed U.S. Space Command to come up with best practices for […]
Guy Cavallo, the Office of Personnel Management’s chief information officer, said his counterparts at other agencies should not wait for a budget allocation from Congress before embarking on cloud migration efforts. Speaking at a recent Partnership for Public Service event, he shared that he found success by initiating internal negotiations with chief financial officers during […]
The Washington, D.C.-based data encryption provider Virtru will contribute to a data-centric security initiative of the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, a National Institute of Standards and Technology component aimed at addressing private-sector cyber challenges by bringing together commercial, academic, and government organizations. According to a press release, data-centric security is meant to facilitate data […]
The Department of Defense’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office plans to issue a solicitation for a direct-to-device connectivity service sometime in 2023. According to CSCO Chief Clare Grason, a SATCOM-to-cellphone capability could prove useful to military users in areas with weak cellular network reception and lead to lighter, less expensive hardware. She told attendees of a […]
Three high-ranking information technology officials of Department of Defense components spoke at a Billington Cybersecurity event Tuesday regarding various initiatives to implement a November 2022 zero trust strategy and the White House national cybersecurity strategy. Candice Frost, commander of the U.S. Cyber Command Joint Intelligence Operations Center, said that her unit has been growing its […]
Raytheon Technologies has secured a $250 million contract to provide the Space Development Agency with a low-Earth orbit constellation of seven missile-tracking satellites and launch and ground operations support. The system will form a component of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, an interconnected space and ground network meant to serve the Department of Defense’s various missions. […]
