The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released a Trusted Internet Connections 3.0 document addressing how agencies can secure remote working scenarios. The guidance covers employees performing sanctioned business functions outside of physical agency premises and remote user devices not directly connected to network infrastructure that is managed and maintained by agencies. CISA details ways […]
Maxar Technologies filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office, seeking fairness in the Space Development Agency’s procurement of the 126 initial satellites for Transport Layer Tranche 1. A spokesperson for Maxar said the space tech company “wants to ensure that the government is following its own rules in connection with the procurement” and that […]
Bill Weiss serves as the vice president of manufacturing and logistics at General Dynamics Mission Systems. Weiss assumed his current position in August 2018. Since then, he has been responsible for ensuring that mission-critical products, systems and services offered by GDMS are delivered on time, according to his company profile. GDMS is a technology integrator […]
Lockheed Martin’s executive vice president for space, Richard Ambrose, is set to retire on March 1, 2022, wrapping up more than 20 years of service to the company. Ambrose, a Potomac Officers Club member and Wash100 winner, will continue serving as Space EVP until his successor is announced. He will then take on the role […]
The Department of Homeland Security will require organizations across the transportation industry to share cybersecurity information. DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced the move at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit in the midst of the agency’s fourth 60-day cyber sprint focused on transportation security. Under the information sharing requirement, Mayorkas said 2,300 maritime entities will have to […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has enlisted the Institute for Defense Analysis to review and provide a full cost estimate of its electronic health record modernization program. The move comes after the VA’s failure to put a price tag on its EHR modernization initiative in line with a request from Congress. Initial estimates priced the […]
Armaments Research Company will develop predictive maintenance sensors for Marines’ medium-caliber weapons. The sensors will utilize machine learning algorithms to detect potential weapon component failure and whether weapon systems require maintenance. The development effort will help the Marine Corps reduce unscheduled weapons maintenance, extend the life of weapons and generate savings through supply chain optimization, […]
The National Reconnaissance Office has issued a broad agency announcement in its bid to purchase commercial synthetic aperture radar datasets. According to NRO Director Christopher Scolese, the BAA will offer a flexible acquisition process that would allow the agency to evaluate, leverage and integrate new and emerging phenomenologies like radar, hyperspectral and radio frequency sensing […]
Bryant Henson is the president of L3Harris Technologies’ tactical communications business, which caters to military customers, including the U.S. Army. Henson took on the role of president in December and has since been in charge of the business strategy, financial performance, successful execution and growth for the tactical communications business in the U.S. and internationally, […]
Stacey Dixon, the deputy director of national intelligence, confirmed that key policymakers within the Biden administration and members of the intelligence community are working on reducing the regulatory burden among local players in the commercial remote sensing arena. Dixon, who spoke before attendees at the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation’s GEOINT conference, said regulatory reform is […]
