Gen. James Dickinson, commander of the U.S. Space Command and a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, expects his organization to reach full operational capability in the coming months. SPACECOM has been working to achieve full operational capability since it reached initial operational capability in August 2021. During his keynote address at the 2023 Space Symposium, […]
Raytheon Technologies will supply the U.S. Army with a Ku-band Radio Frequency System and Coyote unmanned aircraft systems under a $237 million contract to detect and counter airborne threats. KuRFS, a 360-degree radar, will be part of the Army’s low, slow, small-unmanned aircraft integrated defeat system, designed to provide better protection against enemy drones, Raytheon […]
Leidos and its wholly owned subsidiary Dynetics have entered a promotional partnership with NASCAR in support of a lunar vehicle development effort. The collaboration was announced at the Space Symposium, during which Leidos also unveiled the Lunar Terrain Vehicle’s design and technology. Leidos CEO Roger Krone, a 4×24 member and a 2023 Wash100 winner, said […]
The Department of Defense is seeking to accelerate the adoption of commercial space technologies through a new effort focused on enhancing its collaboration with the private sector. Lindsay Millard, the principal director for space at the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, will lead the initiative. At the 2023 Space Symposium, […]
The Cybersecurity Task Force of the Department of Health and Human Services has provided the health care and public health sector with an online educational platform and two other resources for addressing cybersecurity threats. The Knowledge on Demand education platform offers five cybersecurity training programs: social engineering, ransomware, loss or theft of equipment or data, […]
The Department of Agriculture is establishing a fellowship-style digital services team within the Office of the Chief Information Office to modernize agency systems. Arianne Gallagher-Welcher is currently the only member of the USDA Digital Service. She was hired in December 2022 as its executive director in charge of forming the team. According to Gallagher-Welcher, a […]
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Tesseract Ventures a $1.25 million direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation grant to improve the company’s Smart Space, Prism hardware and Mosaic software. The research and development work will be conducted at Space Launch Delta 45 at Patrick Space Force Base in Florida. Tesseract’s products are designed to work together […]
Northrop Grumman will begin manufacturing satellites for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer of the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture later in 2023. It is transitioning to the production phase after clearing a critical design review. The company won a contract with the SDA to develop and deliver 42 T1TL communications spacecraft for quick […]
Maynard Holliday, the Pentagon’s deputy chief technology officer for critical technologies and a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, said the Department of Defense is organizing a conference to seek input from key figures in the industry, academia and the defense sector about how the military can develop trusted artificial intelligence capabilities using commercial technologies. The […]
The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority is inviting transitioning service members, veterans and military spouses to attend a two-day career fair that will begin on May 10 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Several public and private organizations operating in Northern Virginia, including the FBI, BAE Systems, CACI, General Dynamics Information Technology and Inova Health System, will […]
