The Air Force has issued a request for information to determine how to best use emerging 5G technologies to support space data transport terrestrially, in space and in the space-ground links. According to the RFI posted on SAM .gov, the service branch is interested in learning more about the application of 5G to any aspect […]
NASA has postponed the launch of a spacecraft meant to prevent the impact of potentially hazardous asteroids on Earth. The spacecraft is central to the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, a planetary defense mission aimed at deflecting a near-Earth binary asteroid system called Didymos. NASA originally scheduled the launch during the primary launch window between July […]
Bruce Preiss joined Black River Systems Company in January 2016 as the director of business development. For more than five years, Preiss has been part of a small business, applied engineering firm that delivers products to agencies across the Department of Defense enterprise and their contractors. The firm specializes in developing software and hardware to […]
Roni Miran is a seasoned executive who serves as the vice president of operations at D-Fend Solutions, an Israel-based provider of counter-drone takeover technology. With a career spanning more than 30 years, Miran has led various aspects of operations, including manufacturing, engineering, quality, cost and supply chain for large-scale companies and small startups, according to […]
Kevin Hair is the president and chief executive officer of SRC, a not-for-profit research and development corporation dedicated to solving problems in the areas of defense, environment and intelligence. As the leader of SRC, he oversees the development and implementation of strategic plans and business initiatives, monitors financial performance, creates new expansion initiatives and fosters […]
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is using cloud services from Amazon Web Services to efficiently store, process and distribute data collected by the Mars Perseverance rover. AWS Vice President Teresa Carlson, a past Wash100 winner and Potomac Officers Club event speaker, welcomed the opportunity to support the planetary mission. According to Carlson, AWS cloud services have […]
Lee Dingman currently serves as the president and chief commercial officer of Ascent Vision Technologies, a CACI company specializing in integrated systems, imaging systems and software development. Dingman leads AVT employees in supporting international initiatives and efforts by the Department of Defense in the component and integrated counter-unmanned aircraft system space. Prior to being promoted […]
The General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services seeks state and local government partners to make full use of the services offered by login .gov, a single sign-on solution for U.S. government websites. In a blog post, the login .gov team at GSA said crises like the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing natural disasters necessitate a fast […]
The Air Force is pursuing an effort called Operation Flamethrower to get rid of old information technology policies that slow down its network modernization. The transformation effort, which was launched in 2020, aims to eliminate policies that hinder the Air Force’s shift to an enterprise IT-as-a-service model. According to Brig. Gen. Chad Raduege, chief information […]
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division has received a $2.9 billion Navy contract to provide refueling and complex overhaul services for the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. The contract covers the refueling of the ship’s reactors and the modernization of more than 2,300 compartments and hundreds of tanks and systems. Contract work […]
