The U.S. Space Force is developing a strategy to strengthen its partnership with commercial space industry players, with plans to release it in the coming weeks. At the Global Aerospace Summit, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, a 2023 Wash100 awardee, explained that the strategy will provide guidance to effectively integrate commercial space services […]
Oracle has entered into a distribution agreement with Carahsoft Technology to bring Oracle solutions for cloud, cybersecurity, data management and other applications to more public sector customers in support of government, defense, intelligence and education initiatives. Carahsoft will offer Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Fusion Cloud Applications Suite and Smart Construction Platform to government agencies via its […]
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Mike Casey as director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. National Intelligence Director Avril Haines, a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, congratulated Casey for his confirmation and said his integrity and deep national security expertise and knowledge will enable him to […]
ManTech International has acquired Definitive Logic, a digital transformation consultation and technology solutions company that serves defense, homeland security and federal civilian customers. The deal was first announced in a press release in August, with ManTech CEO and President Matt Tait, a 4×24 member and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, saying that Definitive Logic’s acquisition would […]
The White House has named Eileen Donahoe as the special envoy and coordinator for digital freedom, a newly created position in the Department of State’s Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy. Her appointment took effect on Sept. 5. Donahoe brings to the role her technical knowledge and foreign policy experience to oversee U.S. efforts aiming […]
The Central Intelligence Agency has modified its existing Commercial Cloud Enterprise contract with Telos to extend access to the company’s Xacta IT and cyber risk management platform. The modification, valued at $6.7 million, adds 27 months to the contract, split into three option periods. Xacta is supporting the CIA’s C2E assessment and authorization efforts, including […]
The U.S. Army has awarded Leidos company Dynetics a $124.7 million contract to support Survivability and Resiliency Exercises, where the capability of soldiers and critical weapon systems to operate amid cyber electromagnetic activities is assessed and tested. Jonathan Pettus, senior vice president and operations manager for aerospace, defense and civil operations at Dynetics, said the […]
Northrop Grumman has awarded LightRidge Solutions company Geost a contract to supply eight optical sensor payloads for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer satellites. Under the contract, Geost will deliver Starlite payloads, a smaller and more affordable version of the company’s sensors for large geostationary satellites. Starlite will be designed with the capability […]
Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division is calling on industry, academia and government agencies to join the Silent Swarm event to demonstrate early-stage unmanned systems with the capability to launch electromagnetic attacks and deception and perform digital payload delivery in multidomain environments. NSWC Crane is interested in technologies in the Technology Readiness Level 2 to […]
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, a 2023 Wash100 awardee and a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event, has encouraged the public to visit the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial located in the southwest corner of the Pentagon and pay respects to the people who died there on Sept. 11, 2001. During the terrorist […]
