Matt McDonald has been serving as vice president of the information management solutions group at Data Systems Analyst for nearly three years. In this role, McDonald oversees the support of public safety and law enforcement agencies in federal, state and commercial industries. He also handles a team that provides comprehensive cybersecurity services to commercial and […]
Michigan-based Digitized Schematic Solutions will provide technical data support services to the U.S. Air Force as part of a $260M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Specifically, the company will sustain the technical data of the Air Force Materiel Command by standardizing roles, processes and methodology. Work for the contract will be done in Air Force bases in Georgia, […]
Richland, Washington-based Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, an advanced mobile communications research and development facility for the Department of Energy, will test Verizon’s ultra-wideband service to advise agencies on 5G’s potential impact on their operations and infrastructure. PNNL will also help Verizon refine its approach to designing and deploying 5G, functionality, physical and cybersecurity. Scott Godwin, […]
Neil Albert is the president and chief executive officer of NFA Consulting, a company that provides advice and support to government and industry service providers. He is a veteran in the business and government consulting field, with over 38 years of experience in working, managing and leading multiple government and industry service support organizations in […]
President Donald Trump confirmed via Twitter the appointment of Republican Rep. Mark Meadows as his new chief of staff. Meadows, who will be Trump’s fourth chief of staff in as many years, will replace acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney. Government sources said Meadows was offered the job Thursday while Mulvaney was informed of the […]
Amdocs has entered into a strategic partnership with Google Cloud to collaborate on solutions to help communications companies modernize, automate and digitize with the cloud, as well as expand its operations support system and business support system in the Google platform. Amdocs will deliver its digital portfolio on Google Cloud’s Anthos to enable communications service […]
Scientists and engineers from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division have developed the Threat Tracker, a system capable of autonomously detecting, tracking and classifying unmanned aerial systems from land or sea. According to Marvin Peardon, NSWC PCD Threat Tracker program manager, the tech uses machine learning algorithms to autonomously process radar detections, analyze […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has tapped Lockheed Martin to lead Phase 3 of the Operational Fires initiative, an effort aimed at developing ground-launched missile systems to manage next-generation weapons like hypersonics technology. Phase 3 of the project includes finalizing system architectures, vehicle integration, design, development and maturation of first-stage booster and launcher components. […]
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has reached an agreement with the U.K. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace to reduce the involvement of Huawei equipment and services in the U.K. 5G communications infrastructure. During a recent joint press conference, Esper warned that giving Chinese vendors access to critical allied networks, including the intelligence alliance Five Eyes, could allow […]
George Mason University has secured a $320.7M contract from the U.S. Air Force for the accelerated development and software and hardware demonstrations of the Mobile Unmanned/Manned Distributed Lethality Airborne Network. The contract requires George Mason to enhance the technologies to be developed under the MUDLAN Joint Capabilities Technology Demonstration program, including directional K/Ku/eKU and W-band […]
