Air University is moving the academic records of students at the Community College of the Air Force into a new information system. Due to the data migration effort, current and former CCAF students can only access limited services for the next several months. As part of the effort, the college’s staff, enlisted educators and installation […]
The third iteration of the Air Force Test Center’s Orange Flag large force test series focused on streamlining the integration of all warfare domains, known as the kill web. AFTC collaborated with the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School to execute a student-led project as part of the test event on Sept. 14 at Edwards […]
Firefly Space Transport Services and Millennium Space Systems will support the Space Systems Command’s rapid launch mission in 2023. The mission, dubbed Tactically Responsive Space-3, aims to demonstrate the capability to launch an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance satellite within 24 hours after receiving a deployment order. Firefly STS and Millennium Space won task orders for […]
A U.S. Air Force wing has begun a study on the cyber dependency of USAF base networks on other government systems to determine potential risks and bottlenecks. The systems and communications directorate of the 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing is in charge of the effort called Cyber Dependency Analysis. The research is currently focused […]
The Air Force Test Center has introduced three programs that will assess methods for digital testing of weapon systems. AFTC launched the programs as part of its digital modernization strategy. The aim is to prevent overusing physical ground and flight test infrastructure, detect issues in the early phase of weapon development and protect highly sensitive […]
The Department of Commerce has appointed former Applied Materials CEO Mike Splinter as chair of the Industrial Advisory Committee. The agency also named Susan Feindt, a fellow and executive at Analog Devices, as the committee’s vice chair. IAC was formed to provide the Commerce secretary with guidance on driving domestic semiconductor research and development in […]
Seerist Federal, formerly known as Geospark Analytics, is providing the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency with the Hyperion augmented analytics technology and geographic information services data services. The solutions are in addition to the capabilities being delivered under Seerist Federal’s expanded five-year contract with NGA. Through the updated contract, NGA gains access to personalized, real-time dashboards that […]
The U.S. Space Force will conduct an experiment that would demonstrate the capability to launch a satellite for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance within 24 hours after receiving a deployment order. Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, head of Space Systems Command, unveiled the plan during the Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies conference in Hawaii. The […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched an investigation into a potential cyber breach after a federal contractor published source code containing sensitive information on GitHub, sources familiar with the matter said. The contractor allegedly copied the code from a VA-managed GitHub account and then posted it on its personal GitHub account. According to the […]
The Senate has approved the promotion of Lt. Gen. Chance Saltzman to general and his appointment as the new chief of space operations. He will replace Gen. John Raymond, who is retiring after 38 years of service. Saltzman, a former Potomac Officers Club speaker, was previously the Space Force deputy chief of operations for operations, […]
