The Department of Homeland Security is creating a new rule that will allow contractors to undergo cybersecurity assessments by themselves. DHS unveiled the plan after it launched pathfinders to evaluate if vendors comply with cyber hygiene clauses in their contracts and released a self-assessment questionnaire aimed at determining if contractors meet the requirements under a […]
The U.S. Space Force’s SpaceWERX has awarded Scout Space two phase-one Small Business Technology Transfer contracts to develop on-orbit autonomous risk monitoring and tracking technologies for space safety and sustainability. Scout Space will collaborate with Stanford University’s Space Rendezvous Laboratory and the Florida Institute of Technology’s Orion Lab under the STTR awards, which require small […]
HawkEye 360 will demonstrate to the U.S. Army how its space-based radio frequency data and analytics can support military surveillance operations. Work will be performed under a two-year cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. According to Alex Fox, HawkEye 360 chief growth officer, the Army will evaluate […]
Mark Drever, a Potomac Offers Club member, has served as the president and CEO of Xcelerate Solutions for over a decade. Under his leadership, the company has secured contracts with the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense and other entities within the intelligence community. Xcelerate also won prime contract vehicles with the General Services […]
Amy Bleken is the CEO of Client Solutions Architects, which provides information technology services and consulting to the public sector. Bleken, a Potomac Officers Club member, leads the company in providing digital transformation and mission-centric services to the U.S. Navy, Army, and the Department of Defense, among other clients. The executive joined CSA in July […]
1Kosmos has joined Carahsoft Technology’s Zero Trust Solutions group to offer the 1Kosmos BlockID authentication platform to government agencies. As 1Kosmos’ master government aggregator, Carahsoft will make the platform available to customers through its reseller partner network and NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V and Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2 contracts. BlockID, a […]
The Cyber AB, formerly known as the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body, has authorized Coalfire Federal to perform CMMC assessments. As one of the first CMMC third-party assessment organizations, Coalfire Federal can now offer cybersecurity evaluation services and compliance certification to companies that wish to secure contracts from the Department of Defense. The CMMC […]
NASA has selected Astrobotic Technology, Honeybee Robotics and Lockheed Martin to prototype and test deployable solar array systems that can power lunar habitats, rovers and construction systems to support crewed and uncrewed Artemis missions. The solar arrays should have the capability to deploy autonomously up to 32 feet high and should be retractable for potential […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Strategic Technology Office has awarded SpaceLink a contract that allows the company to participate in a program that aims to connect satellites from any constellation. Under the Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node contract, SpaceLink will combine its optical relay network with Parsons’ Optimyz automated enterprise scheduling platform to support the […]
Conrad Symber has been serving as Aeyon’s senior vice president of growth and strategy since December 2021. In the said role, Symber leads the company’s growth team in each military department, defense agency, and civilian and commercial markets. He is also in charge of Aeyon’s corporate growth strategy and growth initiative centered on business intelligence […]
