The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that it will not perform immigration enforcement activities at select areas barring exigent circumstances amid continued wildfires in the western part of the country. The list primarily includes disaster recovery locations such as sites used for sheltering or the distribution of emergency supplies, food or water, […]
Project proposals submitted for Technology Modernization Fund consideration should be direct to the point in order to stand out in the evaluation process, according to Deputy Federal CIO Maria Roat, one of the TMF Board’s alternate board members. Roat, a one-time Wash100 winner, noted the importance of keying in on a solid business case when […]
The U.S. Army and Northrop Grumman have concluded a demonstration in New Mexico, where they incorporated a multi-mission radar and vehicle-mounted sensors into the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System for the interception of a cruise missile target. During the test, the IBCS analyzed data collected by the Marine Corps AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented […]
The U.S. Space Force has officially taken over an Air Force satellite tracking station located in a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. The New Boston Space Force Station, formerly the New Boston Air Force Station, was furnished with a new installation sign on July 12, signaling the completion of the transfer, Military Times reported. […]
Samsung and GBL Systems deployed the first of three 5G testbeds for augmented and virtual reality training requested by the Pentagon at a Florida-based Army lab. The AR/VR initiative is expected to support military training exercises by enabling tech-boosted simulated scenarios. The testbeds are powered by Samsung’s cloud-native 5G Standalone Core and Galaxy 5G mobile […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs will implement governance and management changes to address issues affecting its electronic health records program. Speaking at a July 14 Senate hearing, VA Secretary Denis McDonough announced that future EHR rollouts will no longer be simply based on time and location. Instead, he said the agency will follow an evidence-based […]
Lt. Gen. Mike Minihan, deputy commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, has been nominated by President Joe Biden to take over the Air Mobility Command. Upon receiving Senate confirmation, he will be promoted to a four-star general and succeed Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, who is poised to become the next leader of the U.S. Transportation […]
Blue Origin has auctioned off one of the seats on its July 20 New Shepard crewed suborbital spaceflight, with most of the proceeds going to 19 space-related nonprofit organizations. The seat sold for $28 million. Blue Origin’s foundation Club for the Future will distribute $1 million each to the selected nonprofits and will save the […]
Matt Vepraskas is the newly appointed director of procurement at Leidos’ Intelligence Group. Vepraskas manages nearly $2 billion in annual procurement spend for the business unit, which supports the modernization needs of customers like the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. According to his LinkedIn profile, he previously served as Leidos’ director […]
Science Applications International Corp. has formed a strategic advisory board composed of experienced industry and public sector leaders to foster business growth and innovation. Three members have been inducted into the board so far: David Norquist, Ellen Lord and Dana Deasy, SAIC said. All three appointees previously held leadership roles at the Department of Defense […]
