The U.S. Department of Energy has allocated $180 million for research funding to support its newly launched Fusion Energy Strategy 2024 seeking to accelerate fusion energy commercialization through private sector partnerships. The DOE will open the funding opportunity through the Fusion Innovative Research Engine Collaboratives, which will be composed of teams advancing a fusion innovation […]
Virginia Beach, Virginia-based Client Solution Architects has announced the 2024 renewal of its partnership with the nonprofit Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic, which supports the hopes of military families’ children with critical ailments. CSA started its support of the nonprofit’s Operation Dream Maker in August 2023, acknowledging the project’s alignment with the company’s community-centric vision and harmony with […]
The U.S.-based subsidiary of global defense contractor QinetiQ Group has appointed Colleen Campbell as marketing and communications vice president, bringing over 20 years of experience in her field of expertise. In her position, Campbell will manage QinetiQ US brand activities, such as publicity campaigns, events promotion, digital content creation and strategic communications addressing key internal […]
NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Rear Adm. Nancy Hann has been nominated for promotion to vice admiral, with her selection as the replacement of Benjamin Friedman as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration deputy undersecretary for operations, effective August. Friedman is retiring after eight years of service, the longest tenure for a NOAA operations undersecretary, according to […]
BlackSky Technology announced that it has secured a new one-year subscription contract from the National Reconnaissance Office for high-frequency Earth imaging and analytics services. The subscription renewal is aligned with a task order that BlackSky received in May 2022 under the NRO’s Electro-Optical Commercial Layer ordering system, which provides a five-year base and five one-year […]
The U.S. Navy will protect its Poseidon P-8A Poseidon multi-mission maritime aircraft against missile threats through the electronic warfare countermeasure pods that it has ordered from BAE Systems for $95 million. The purchase order follows a $4 million rapid-response contract that the Navy awarded to BAE Systems in 2021 to fast-track the development and demonstration […]
Department of Veterans Affairs health centers across the United States now provide an automated text message service that Accenture Federal Services developed to help keep American veterans connected to their health protocols. The deployment of the mobile interactive service, called “Annie,” completes a task order that Accenture secured from Iron Bow Technologies, which obtained a […]
The National Science Foundation has released a new framework to assess the potential national security threats of the research grant proposals that it receives. The guide, Trusted Research Using Safeguards and Transparency, seeks to strengthen international research cooperation, while also helping protect U.S. taxpayers’ research investments. TRUST includes a new NSF effort on weighing potential […]
A Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency advisory committee has approved three recommendations to CISA Director Jen Easterly on improving the operations of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative program between the government and private sectors. Receiving the committee’s report in a meeting Wednesday, Easterly said she welcomed the proposals, CyberScoop reported. One of the CISA Cybersecurity […]
Bryon McClain, the Space Systems Command’s program executive officer for space domain awareness and combat power, said Spacecom is considering concepts for smaller spacecraft to augment the satellite constellation under the U.S. Space Force’s Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program. The command’s solicitation for satellite ideas, issued in March, also specifies maneuverable spacecraft with different sensors […]
