The Defense Intelligence Agency is conducting market research to identify potential sources of technical assistance and information technology support to establish the Artificial Intelligence for Defense Intelligence Enterprise. According to a request for information, standing up AI DIE aims to increase AI adoption at DIA and its customers and partners and accelerate the transition of […]
A U.S. Space Force official said the service aims by 2025 or 2026 to have the capability to launch a satellite within 24 hours after receiving a deployment order. The Space Force has been exploring ways to reduce the time needed to deploy a satellite under the Tactically Responsive Space program. During a panel discussion […]
BlueHalo will supply the U.S. Space Force with electronic phased array antennas, called Badger, which will replace aging parabolic satellite dishes in 12 military ground stations beginning in 2025. According to BlueHalo CEO Jonathan Moneymaker, a 2022 Wash100 award winner, the Space Rapid Capabilities Office is the first customer to purchase the newly developed antennas […]
VMware’s vRealize Suite Cloud for U.S. Public Sector has received high authorization from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s Joint Authorization Board. VRealize Suite Cloud, a management solution for heterogeneous data centers and hybrid cloud environments, provides agencies with tools for managing cloud workloads in a manner that complies with federal security requirements. The […]
Personnel from the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy have launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile to demonstrate the capability of the United States to defeat 21st-century threats in a safe, secure and reliable manner and assure allies and partners that the U.S. nuclear deterrent remains strong and credible. The Minuteman III, […]
A new Government Accountability Office report has urged the Department of Homeland Security to clarify when its technology procurement programs should be required to identify their cybersecurity risks in a memo called the Cybersecurity Risk Recommendation Memorandum. Issuing the memo aims to ensure that the acquisition life cycle integrates cybersecurity threat analysis and risk management. […]
The U.S. Air Force is seeking to attract more cybersecurity professionals through the Cyber Direct Commissioning Program to address cyber workforce requirements. Compared to the service’s traditional hiring process, the program offers cyber experts a faster training period and onboarding process. The CDCP seeks individuals with cyber-related civilian work experience and graduate degrees, the Air Force […]
The U.S. Space Force has exercised the fourth option year under the potential 10-year, $1.2 billion Maintenance of Space Situational Awareness Integrated Capabilities contract awarded to L3Harris in February 2020. The new task order, worth $145 million, involves upgrades to space domain awareness ground systems, including communications infrastructure, to enhance how the military space service […]
The Space Systems Command office responsible for purchasing space-related technologies is being rebranded as part of the U.S. Space Force’s effort to strengthen its partnership with industry. The Commercial Services Office is being renamed Commercial Space Office to which the SSC will transition the management of various programs and organizations dealing with the commercial space […]
Nauticus Robotics is now moving to the next phase of an autonomous mine countermeasure robot development effort after it passed the competitive first phase of the Defense Innovation Unit’s Amphibious Autonomous Response Vehicle program. The company is creating a robot, called Terranaut, under a contract the DIU awarded in October 2022. Terranaut is being designed […]
