Satellogic, an Argentinian Earth observation company with offices across the globe, plans to establish a U.S. subsidiary to capitalize on business opportunities with national security agencies. Matthew Tirman, head of Satellogic North America, told SpaceNews that while the company has a growing commercial business, defense and intelligence is the biggest market right now. According to […]
Iridium Communications has added Tony Frazier, an executive at Maxar Technologies, to its board of directors. Frazier, who is also an event speaker for the Potomac Officers Club and a 2021 Wash100 winner, will provide strategic guidance to Iridium’s business enterprise. His familiarity with space industry players, services and trends is expected to help with […]
Jean-Pierre Brulard is the executive vice president of worldwide sales at VMware, a software company based in Palo Alto, California. As EVP, Brulard is responsible for the go-to-market organization, including sales, field operations, global channels and partnerships, according to his company profile. He has been with VMware for more than 10 years. From 2015 to […]
Michael Tanner serves as the regional vice president of federal sales and general manager at Pavilion Data. Before joining Pavilion, he was the managing federal sales director at Global Knowledge. For over a year, he led a team of enterprise-level sales executives dedicated to helping the federal government enhance its IT, business and project management […]
Clare Martorana has been appointed by President Joe Biden as the federal chief information officer. As the federal government’s top information technology leader, Martorana will be tasked with improving cybersecurity, modernizing IT systems and making government websites more accessible. She will also be responsible for increasing access to digital election information and online voter registration, […]
Parsons has secured a $100 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award task order contract to help the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific achieve its vision of network-centric warfare. The contract also requires Parsons to support NIWC Pacific’s command, control, communications, computers & intelligence systems. Required services will range from management to engineering, technical assistance, integrated logistics, facilities, […]
The Department of Homeland Security seeks to issue a single award contract to support the development of a cybersecurity compensation system. DHS said in a solicitation that the system will comprise a set of business rules, processes and policies for administering compensation in order to recruit and retain cybersecurity talent. The selected contractor will provide […]
The Naval Sea Systems Command plans to award AeroVironment a sole-source contract for the procurement of unmanned aerial vehicles that can be launched from submerged submarines. NAVSEA wants to purchase AeroVironment’s Blackwing 10C Electro-Optic UAVs and infrared-equipped UAVs in support of the Submarine-Launched Unmanned Aerial System program. The unmanned vehicles will be used on various […]
The Joint Force Headquarters–Department of Defense Information Network, in coordination with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, has issued a cyber tasking order in response to the zero-day vulnerabilities found in Microsoft’s Exchange software. While DOD spokesman Russell Goemaere opted not to share specifics of the order, he said it requires all defense agencies and […]
NASA will utilize a reusable suborbital rocket system from Blue Origin to run lunar gravity tests on technologies bound for the Moon. According to NASA, Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket will be upgraded to simulate the Moon’s gravity, with the new lunar gravity testing capability expected to be available in late 2022. The rocket is […]
