Col. Robert Davis, the Space Systems Command’s program executive officer for space sensing, said the U.S. Space Force will conduct new market research in 2024 to seek ways for commercial weather services to provide more data for military requirements. According to Davis, the Space Sensing Office is planning a six-to-12-month study, which will include a […]
The Department of the Navy has established the Office of Strategic Assessment to spearhead the maritime statecraft that Secretary Carlos del Toro proposed toward a comprehensive U.S. naval and commercial maritime power. Del Toro, a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event, said OSA will bring a key capability to ensure that the United […]
U.S. intelligence agencies looking for the most qualified cyber professionals should extend their search beyond the Washington, D.C., Beltway, according to Adele Merritt, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s chief information officer. Merritt, a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event, underscored during an Intelligence and National Security Alliance event on Thursday the […]
The Department of Commerce is drafting an enterprise data strategy that seeks to improve its inter-agency data sharing and boost U.S. competitiveness in emerging technologies, according to Oliver Wise, the department’s chief data officer. Expected for release in fall 2024, the strategy also aims at strengthening the semiconductor industry’s supply chain under the CHIPS and […]
The Space Systems Command has activated its Positioning, Navigation and Timing System Delta and Electromagnetic Warfare System Delta to complement the U.S. Space Force’s Integrated Mission Deltas. According to the SSC, the two units will maximize the new IMDs, which focus on such mission areas as position and navigation instead of functional fields, like intelligence […]
The FBI has detailed the steps by which companies can ask for a delay in reporting cybersecurity incidents that the Securities and Exchange Commission requires effective Dec. 18. Under the SEC rule, companies have to report cyber issues to the commission in 8-K filings within four business days after the incident, unless the U.S. attorney […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded a three-year contract valued at an estimated $68 million to Serco for development and testing support to the autonomous operations of the service’s unmanned surface vessels. Serco’s work on the Navy’s Autonomy and Vehicle Control Systems/Testing and Evaluations contract will be performed for the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division’s […]
The Space Development Agency’s goal onward from September 2024 is to send 161 satellites into space in less than a year, SDA Director Derek Tournear said at the National Security Space Association’s online SpaceTime Series on Thursday. The target starting that month is “an 11-launch campaign over 11 months, one launch a month,” Tournear disclosed. […]
Carahsoft Technology announced on Tuesday a Master Government Aggregator partnership agreement with Plotly for the distribution of the latter’s data app solutions to government agencies. According to Michael Adams, Carahsoft’s AI solutions manager and a 4×24 member, the partnership will open government customers’ access to Plotly’s “secure and scalable data apps in Python” that can […]
The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded Yurts Technologies a contract worth up to $16 million for the integration of large language models to enhance the command’s decision-making process. Aimed at streamlining Socom’s communication and analytical capabilities, the contract will also involve the Silicon Valley-based startup Unstructured Technologies as Yurts’ partner. The contract’s combined efforts […]
