The Air Force Research Laboratory has scheduled more tests to address previous test setbacks by the swarming drone program dubbed Golden Horde. Speaking at a recent Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies event, AFRL Commander Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle said the lab has made adjustments to the Golden Horde weapons system and that a new demo […]
Telos, an Ashburn, Virginia-based security solutions provider, has secured a $13.5 million contract to integrate its Xacta solution with the cloud systems used by the FBI. The contract is aimed at shortening the time it takes for contractors to gain access to FBI systems. With its capabilities, the solution makes it easier to pass security […]
MicroTech has been included in another $20 billion, multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract under the small business portion of the Chief Information Officer–Solutions and Partners 3 vehicle. The company was recently selected for the CIO-SP3 SB group contract award, building on its inclusion on the contract vehicle’s service-disabled veteran-owned small business variant. Companies selected for CIO-SP3 contracts, […]
The Space Force has awarded LinQuest a five-year, $500 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for analysis support services. According to Greg Young, chief operating officer at LinQuest, the award builds on the support that the company has already been providing to the Space Force and the broader space community. Work under the analysis support IDIQ also expands […]
James Geurts is heading back to the Navy a few weeks after resigning from his post as assistant Navy secretary for research, development and acquisition. Geurts, performing the duties of Navy undersecretary, will serve as the operations and management chief for the Department of the Navy. The role puts him in charge of department-wide intelligence […]
Gen. John Raymond, the chief of space operations and a 2021 Wash100 winner, told reporters that the Space Force is looking to welcome 1,300 enlisted Air Force personnel into its ranks over the next several months. The bulk of those recruits, according to Raymond, will be converted by the end of February as organic Space […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has tapped Duality Technologies to develop a hardware accelerator for fully homomorphic encryption computations in support of its Data Protection in Virtual Environments program. Under the terms of a $14.5 million contract, a team of experts from Duality Technologies will develop a novel application-specific integrated circuit, dubbed TREBUCHET, to […]
The Army Combat Capabilities Development Command C5ISR Center Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate has issued a request for white papers to support cyberspace technology development. The RFI is specifically aimed at gauging industry expertise and capabilities related to science and technology or research and development support in the area of cyber electro-magnetic activities cyber operations, […]
CGI has deployed a proprietary solution to advance the Department of Veterans Affairs’ plan to modernize agency-wide financial management and acquisitions. Built specifically for federal government needs, CGI's Momentum Enterprise Solution features capabilities to support federal financial, budget, asset and procurement management lifecycles. It also comes with flexible user interfaces and features for robust reporting […]
The House Armed Services Committee has introduced two new subcommittees to share the portfolio of the now defunct intelligence and emerging threats and capabilities subcommittee. The first subcommittee, to be chaired by Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., will be dedicated to cybersecurity, emerging technologies and information systems. Another subcommittee, which will be led by Rep. Ruben […]
