The concepts and technologies on the U.S. Army tactical data infrastructure enabling synchronized connections among corps formations are sound, according to Col. Matthew Paul, project manager for mission command at Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical. Reviewing the service’s participation in the recent Talisman Sabre exercise in Australia, Paul told DefenseScoop that the Army still […]
The BIRD Foundation, which was established by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Israel National Cyber Directorate, announced on Thursday the approval of four projects under the foundation’s BIRD Cyber Program. The DHS Science and Technology Directorate, INCD and the BIRD Foundation’s Board of Governors screened the projects, with the approved proposals receiving […]
The U.S. Space Force has decommissioned a space surveillance satellite under its Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program and plans to launch two satellites for the program’s constellation in 2024 and 2027. The satellite, called GSSAP Space Vehicle 2, has been in orbit since 2014 and now transferred from Space Operations Command to Space Systems Command. […]
The U.S. Army is searching for partners in additive manufacturing of parts for the M998 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, for which a 3D-printed battery bracket is ready for mass production. According to Army Research Lab’s Eric Wetzel, team leader for the HMMWV parts project, the M998 3D printed battery bracket is a planned replacement […]
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure announced on Tuesday that it received U.S. Intelligence Community authorization to host top secret/sensitive compartmented information missions. The authorization adds to OCI’s list of services cleared in May by the Defense Information Systems Agency and FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board, which include Oracle Cloud Guard and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure OS Management. The latest […]
The Department of Health and Human Services’ artificial intelligence use case inventory more than tripled during fiscal year 2023 to 163 instances from 50 use cases previously. The increase indicates that the department is committed to leveraging trustworthy AI as a critical enabler of its objectives, HHS Chief Information Officer Karl Mathias told FedScoop. The […]
NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility researchers are collaborating with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Sikorsky to develop software for safe automated flights carrying passengers and cargo. The research, which is being conducted at the Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, will eventually test the software installed on two highly specialized helicopters as experimental […]
Space & Technology Solutions, a joint venture of KBR and Intuitive Machines, has received the Omnibus Multidiscipline Engineering Services III contract from NASA. The OMES III contract, which has a total value of $719 million, aids the space agency’s Exploration and In-space Services projects division and the primary support vehicle for the Joint Polar Satellite […]
Carahsoft Technology has signed a partnership agreement under which it will serve as the Master Government Aggregator reselling Velos Solutions’ cybersecurity products to U.S. partner nations. Under the agreement, Velos’ cybersecurity solutions will be made available through Carahsoft’s reseller partners and Information Technology Enterprise Solutions–Software 2 and NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V contracts. Through […]
Satellite communications service provider SES has received the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s validation of its Phase II accelerated C-band clearing and relocation certification for U.S. 5G services. The Luxembourg-based company, which completed Phase I activities in 2021, met the FCC transition requirement ahead of its Dec. 5 deadline and gained eligibility to receive $2.99 billion […]
