The U.S. Army Futures Command has taken on the responsibility of leading the integration of the Army’s transformation efforts in a way that would enable a multidomain approach, according to AFC Deputy Commanding General Lt. Gen. Thomas Todd III. The integration work involves developing systems compatible with the technologies multinational partners are using. Project Convergence […]
Jermaine Roebuck, associate director of threat hunting for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said the organization is looking to partner with additional critical infrastructure entities that operate systems supporting national critical functions under the CyberSentry program. CyberSentry provides partners with threat detection capabilities and cyberattack mitigation guidance and allows them to receive sensitive information […]
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center will continue testing and configuring the flight software of the Space Launch System that will carry an Orion capsule transporting four astronauts selected for the first crewed lunar flyby mission since 1972. The mission, called Artemis II, is expected to be deployed in November 2024. Teams involved in the effort […]
KBR will provide mission and instrument systems engineering services at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland and Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia as a subcontractor to McCallie Associates. In March, NASA awarded McCallie a potential five-year, $387.1 million Systems Engineering Advanced Services II contract to support various NASA facilities. The SEAS II small business […]
General Dynamics Information Technology’s Intelligence and Homeland Security Division has secured two multiyear cybersecurity and software development services contracts with a combined value of $580 million. GDIT did not disclose the contract sources but Kelly Ferrell, senior vice president of the Intelligence and Homeland Security Division and a 4×24 member, said the work will build […]
Rocky Thurston, CEO of DMI and a 4×24 member, said his company has advanced its partnership with Amazon Web Services amid an increasing market demand for enterprise-grade cloud solutions. The executive made the remark following DMI’s elevation to AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner status, which, according to the company, reflects the capability of its AWS-trained […]
The Defense Intelligence Unit has awarded GM Defense a contract to provide an energy storage unit prototype for the Stable Tactical Expeditionary Electric Power program, which aims to reduce the Department of Defense’s reliance on fossil fuels as its primary energy source in remote locations or areas without a stable power grid. GM Defense will […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is working on a new resource center to guide federal agencies in complying with cyber supply chain risk management and software security standards, including those from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Speaking at FCW’s Supply Chain Workshop, Shon Lyublanovits, C-SCRM project management office lead at CISA, shared […]
Four teams will advance to the third and final level of the Watts on the Moon Challenge Phase 2, allowing them to demonstrate their power supply and storage technologies in a simulated lunar environment. The finalists were selected among the seven teams that received $200,000 each to develop parts of their proposed solutions. Advancing to […]
The National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee has submitted its first annual report to President Joe Biden, recommending actions the U.S. government can take to ensure it seizes AI opportunities while managing the risks associated with the technology. In a letter to the president attached with the report, NAIAC Chair Miriam Vogel and Vice Chair James […]
