The General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service posted a record $100 billion revenue for fiscal year 2023, up $10 billion from FY 2022, FAS Deputy Commissioner Tom Howder said during an ACT-IAC webinar in November. According to Howder, creating customer value initiated by outgoing FAS Commissioner Sonny Hashmi, a Wash100 winner and a speaker at […]
RTX’s Raytheon division is prototyping directed energy weapon systems for the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy, in time for delivery in fiscal year 2024 and 2026. According to the company, it will design, build and test two system prototypes under a three-year, $31.3 million contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. […]
Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence team announced that it has discovered the Iranian cyber espionage group APT33 deploying the new FalseFont malware on the U.S. defense industrial base. The new malware provides a multi-function backdoor for remote access, deploying files and sending information to the malicious operators’ command-and-control servers, the Microsoft team said. According to the team’s […]
National Intelligence Director Avril Haines, a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, led the Intelligence Community in welcoming Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh as concurrent head of the U.S. Cyber Command, the National Security Agency and the Central Security Service. Congratulating Haugh on his Senate confirmation to […]
The White House has released the framework supplementing the bill it submitted to Congress in November that assigns roles to the Departments of Commerce and Transportation in regulating novel space activities. Vice President Kamala Harris disclosed the proposed legislation’s supplement, called the United States Novel Space Activities Authorization and Supervision Framework, during the National Space […]
Quantum research company Rydberg Technologies has demonstrated for the first time long-range radio communication via its atomic receiver with quantum sensor. According to the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based start-up company, the radio technology could help avoid hacking or jamming radio transmissions. Rydberg presented the atomic receiver’s prototype during the recent U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s […]
The Indian Health Service’s new electronic health care record system will be launched in 2025 to replace its current Resource and Patient Management System, which is more than 40 years old. According to GovCIO, the RPMS is the Department of Health and Human Services’ oldest legacy system. The planned 2025 launch was announced during the […]
L3Harris Technologies said it has completed design and production reviews on the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer project, advancing work on the program’s goal to deliver16 missile tracking satellites. The critical design review that the company conducted showed that the design will fit mission needs, while the production readiness review will usher in […]
Boeing announced Wednesday the delivery of the first Extra Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle to the U.S. Navy after completing acceptance testing that ran from April to December. According to the company, the XLUUV named Orca by the military branch can be sent to critical missions for long periods to provide undersea maritime superiority amid changing […]
U.S. senators voted unanimously on Tuesday to confirm President Joe Biden’s appointment of Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh as head of the U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency. Haugh will succeed Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, who was CYBERCOM head and NSA director for almost six years. Before his confirmation, Haugh acted as […]
