The U.S. Army Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors is modernizing the service’s Integrated Sensor Architecture to speed up the incorporation of various sensors into the Army’s network-centric systems and the sharing of information between sensors from different manufacturers. Matthew Harrell of PEO IEW&S said having sensors interact with each other without relying […]
NASA has awarded Autonomic Integra a cost-plus-fixed-fee completion contract to provide specialized scientific support services to the Goddard Institute for Space Studies. The potential $20.87 million contract has one base year and four one-year option periods. Autonomic Integra’s work will focus on supporting scientific programming and analysis, systems programming analysis and computer facility operations. The […]
The office of National Cyber Director Chris Inglis has confirmed the official’s retirement from government service next week. Inglis, a previous Wash100 awardee, was the first person to hold the position following Senate confirmation in June 2021. He has served the government in national security-related positions for over four decades, including time spent as the […]
A bill introduced in the Senate would require the Federal Aviation Administration to address a lack of clarity in the requirements for securing approval for beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone flights. Sens. Mark Warner, a former Potomac Officers Club speaker, and John Thune proposed the Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023. According to Warner, integrating drones […]
Stephen Homeyer, the vice president for defense and space intelligence strategy at the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance. Homeyer, a 4×24 member, served as the moderator of the Transitioning of AI from R&D to Operations panel at GovCon Wire’s AI: […]
Steampunk will support the Department of Homeland Security in conducting information assurance, cybersecurity and risk-based reviews of cloud service offerings seeking provisional authorization from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s Joint Authorization Board. Work under a multiyear FedRAMP technical review and analysis support services contract includes conducting cybersecurity risk assessments and collaborating with IT […]
The Alliance for Digital Innovation, a software technology trade group, has urged the Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration to make policy changes to reduce the barriers preventing commercial cloud providers from entering the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Marketplace. In a letter to OMB Director Shalanda Young and GSA […]
A Leidos-led consortium of technology companies called Leidos Partnership for Defense Health has deployed the Military Health System Genesis to 11 more parent military treatment facilities in eight states. The delivery allows 12,000 additional clinicians and care providers to access the electronic health record system. MHS Genesis was introduced in 2016 after the Department of […]
Australia, India, Japan and the United States, collectively known as the Quad, have urged internet users across the Indo-Pacific and beyond to join the newly launched Quad Cyber Challenge and commit to practicing safe and responsible cyber habits. The initiative aims to increase cybersecurity awareness of internet users and providers and create a more secure […]
Jim Free, NASA associate administrator for exploration systems development, said during a Space Transportation Association luncheon that his agency will work to complete an architecture concept review at the Kennedy Space Center meant to ensure the success of future Artemis missions. Free did not go into details about what issues have yet to be resolved. […]
