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Space | GovCon News | POC | Page 55

All posts by: Lauren Grey

Plan to Establish Commercial Space Reserve Gains Pentagon Support

A U.S. Space Force plan to create a commercial space reserve is seeing increasing support from the Pentagon. Commercial satellite operators that will join the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserves should prioritize providing satellite services, including satellite communication and remote sensing, to the U.S. government during national security emergencies. According to Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt, the […]

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Lauren Grey

SpaceX Rocket Deploys Satellites for DOD Space Test Program

A SpaceX rideshare mission has launched dozens of payloads into a sun-synchronous orbit, including three Blue Canyon Technologies-built research and development satellites for the Department of Defense’s Space Test Program. The deployment of two Modular Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance imaging cubesats and the XVI military communications spacecraft marked STP’s 306th mission, dubbed STP-CR2301, designed to […]

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Lauren Grey

CISA Requires Federal Civilian Agencies to Secure Network Devices Exposed to Public Internet

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has ordered federal civilian agencies to secure their networked management interfaces exposed to the public-facing internet. In a recently issued binding operational directive, CISA called on the agencies to remove the devices that can be managed remotely via the public internet from their networks. Such devices include routers, switches, […]

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Lauren Grey

Marine Corps FY 2024 Budget Request Includes Funding for MADIS Procurement

The U.S. Marine Corps’ budget request for fiscal year 2024 includes over $130 million to procure 13 Marine Air Defense Integrated Systems Increment 1 units, which will be mounted on joint light tactical vehicles. According to a budget justification document, the Marines also requested $32.5 million to purchase L-MADIS systems, the light version of MADIS […]

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Lauren Grey

Merlin Adds Two Former Air Force Leaders to Federal Advisory Board

Two former Department of the Air Force leaders have joined the federal advisory board of autonomous flight technology company Merlin. According to Matt George, co-founder and CEO of Merlin, retired Maj. Gen. Kyle Kremer and Preston Dunlap bring extensive experience that will support the progression and commercialization of the Merlin Pilot automated flight control system. […]

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Lauren Grey

OMB Creating New Information Gathering Standards to Enable AI-Ready Data

U.S. Chief Data Scientist Dominique Duval-Diop said the Office of Management and Budget is developing new data collection standards for race and ethnicity and identifying best practices for gathering sexual identity data. The OMB’s effort is part of an ongoing initiative involving executive agencies aimed at getting data ready for artificial intelligence to enable data-driven […]

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Lauren Grey

US Army Unveils M10 Booker Combat Vehicle

The U.S. Army unveiled its new M10 Booker combat vehicle during a celebration of the service’s 248th birthday on Saturday in Virginia. According to a 2022 report from the Pentagon’s director of operational test and evaluation, the system can fire currently fielded munitions designed to defeat various targets. General Dynamics Land Systems was awarded a […]

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Lauren Grey

USDA Deploys New Tool to Better Inform Small Businesses of Contract Opportunities

The Department of Agriculture has launched its new Procurement Forecast tool designed to make it easier for industry and small disadvantaged entities to seek contracting and subcontracting opportunities and do business with the agency. Deploying the new tool is part of the USDA’s effort to remove contracting barriers and increase engagement with such businesses. Currently, […]

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Lauren Grey

Two NASA SBIR Autonomous Robotic Systems Contracts Awarded to PickNik Robotics

NASA has awarded PickNik Robotics two Small Business Innovation Research contracts focused on advancing autonomous robotic systems. Under the first SBIR award, the company will develop software that can detect and report issues with autonomous robotic systems NASA uses to maintain spaceflight hardware.  The tool will enable operators to resolve system failures remotely in real […]

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Lauren Grey

State Department Creates New Framework to Guide Space Policy Activities

The Department of State has published a framework to ensure its efforts focused on space policy and space diplomacy correspond with national space policy and the 2021 Space Priorities Framework. According to Jennifer Littlejohn, acting assistant secretary of state for oceans and international environmental and scientific affairs, the new framework focuses on coordinating existing efforts […]

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Lauren Grey

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