The U.S. Navy has completed autonomous test flights of two unmanned aerial resupply drones being considered for future acquisition programs. Tests in St. Inigoes, Maryland, featured the Tactical Resupply UAS, which is being developed by Malloy Aeronautics and a Maryland-based firm called SURVICE Engineering Company, as well as the PteroDynamics-built Blue Water logistics UAS. The […]
NASA has delayed plans of landing astronauts on the lunar surface before the end of 2024, citing legal challenges and a lack of funding. Speaking at a media teleconference, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said the Artemis 3 mission is now planned for no earlier than 2025. He noted, however, that a program review will have […]
Susie Perez Quinn took on the role of NASA’s chief of staff in May. Upon Quinn’s appointment, she became responsible for the day-to-day operations of the NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C. She also helps NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and senior NASA staff set the strategic direction of the space agency, according to her organizational profile. […]
Jacobs has made a minority investment in Virginia-based geospatial analytics company HawkEye 360. The construction company is one of several new investors, along with Gula Tech Adventures and 116 Street Ventures, that participated in HawkEye 360’s $145 million Series D financing round. The investment underscores the company’s commitment to spectrum-based geoanalytics technologies and the need […]
Mobility 4 Public Safety has received $1.5 million in funding from the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate to further develop its Bridge 4 Public Safety messaging and collaboration platform. Bridge4PS is a first responder solution designed as a smartphone application offering secure messaging, picture, video and file sharing. It is interoperable across […]
Government technology funding vehicles are set to receive a combined $500 million in additional funding as part of the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act. As of Nov. 5, the trillion-dollar package includes $250 million in new investments for the Technology Modernization Fund, $200 million for the General Services Administration’s Federal Citizen Services Fund and […]
Two senators have proposed new legislation that would require the Department of Defense to launch a pilot program aimed at increasing the accessibility and availability of its datasets for accelerated software and artificial intelligence capabilities development. The effort would be co-led by the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center director or another appropriate official and the defense […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has published a cybersecurity strategy aimed at preventing exposure and corruption of veterans’ data. The strategy outlines five main goals. The first focuses on securing and protecting VA and veteran information. To do so, the agency will work on identifying and tagging sensitive data, protecting at-rest and in-transit data and […]
Northeastern University has been tasked with leading the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate’s new Center of Excellence for Engineering Secure Environments from Targeted Attacks. According to Kathryn Coulter Mitchell, the senior official performing the duties of the DHS’s undersecretary for science and technology, the CoE will promote a culture of security by […]
Google Workspace, formerly known as G-Suite, has received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program High authorization. The federally approved product consists of a variety of cloud-based collaboration tools. According to the FedRAMP website, Google Workspace services such as Calendar, Docs, Drive, Forms and Gmail are now classified under FedRAMP High. The high authorization was granted […]
