Matthew Travis, a seasoned homeland security executive, has been named the first chief executive officer of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body. As CEO, he will be tasked to lead the day-to-day operations of CMMC-AB, advancing the organization’s mission to operationalize CMMC assessments and training across the defense industrial base. Travis joins the accreditation […]
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin received his first high-level briefing on space issues during a meeting attended by senior officials from the U.S. Space Force, the U.S. Space Command and the National Reconnaissance Office. The briefing, which was led by John Hill, acting assistant secretary of defense for space policy, informed Austin of the Department of […]
Two senior Air and Space Force officials attended the annual Survivor Advocacy roundtable, where they expressed support to the families of fallen or wounded service members. The event serves as an opportunity for surviving family members to discuss support services and raise suggestions to improve current programs. During the roundtable, Chief of Space Operations Gen. […]
Jim Fitzmaurice is an enterprise account manager at Cloudera, a computer software company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. Fitzmaurice is deployed in Leesburg, Virginia, and primarily works with customers across the departments of Justice and Homeland Security, according to his LinkedIn profile. With a career spanning over 15 years, he has gained experience in direct/enterprise […]
Jason Hannah joined Science Applications International Corp. in August as the director of justice and law enforcement. Since assuming the role, Hannah has been responsible for growth strategy and business development efforts for the company’s Department of Justice business. He also deals with federal law enforcement clients, according to his LinkedIn profile. Previously, he worked […]
The Department of Energy is investing $29 million in new tools employing machine learning and advanced algorithms to analyze massive amounts of scientific information. According to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, scientists need new capabilities to handle large datasets collected by enhanced research tools, such as electron microscopes, which can generate a terabyte of data in […]
The Department of Energy is offering $43 billion through its Loan Programs Office to provide support for electric vehicle and energy projects. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm revived the LPO after years of dormancy under the Trump administration, starting with the appointment of Jigar Shah as office director. LPO finances U.S.-based projects through its three lending […]
The Department of Defense has awarded a team of researchers from Virginia a $13 million contract to build a 5G-enabled smart warehouse at the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany, Georgia. The Virginia Tech Applied Research team will leverage expertise in electrical and computer engineering, systems engineering, wireless communications, modeling, simulation and analysis for the […]
The Army is working on establishing All-Domain Operation Centers to support the U.S. military’s Joint All Domain Command and Control concept of connecting sensors from all of the military services into a single network. The ADOCs will operate within the Army’s multi-domain task forces, which are units meant to enable combat operations in areas with […]
The Space Force Commercial Satellite Communications Office has issued a request for information to learn more about current and planned proliferated low Earth orbit COMSATCOM systems. Details obtained through the RFI are expected to inform the government’s approach to procuring broadband services from operators of low-orbit satellites. The service branch traditionally purchased satellite-based communications services […]
