Aerospace company SpaceX plans to launch Falcon Heavy’s second national security mission for the U.S. Space Force on Jan. 12. According to the U.S. Space Systems Command, details of the USSF-67 mission will be released three days before launch. The launch follows USSF-44, SpaceX’s first national security launch that brought six payloads to geostationary Earth […]
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is seeking a contractor that can perform penetration testing services to improve its cybersecurity capabilities. According to a request for information posted on SAM .gov, the contractor will serve as a red team that would simulate attacks on the USPTO’s networks by using methods and resources that threat actors […]
The U.S. Transportation Command has awarded Science Applications International Corp. a potential five-year, $150 million contract for IT modernization services. Under the single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity Managed Information Technology Services contract, SAIC will modernize nearly all of TRANSCOM’s enterprise IT services and introduce IT-as-a-Service models. Work will ensure that TRANSCOM’s IT products have the latest innovations. The […]
The Federal Communications Commission has proposed new rules that would give unmanned aerial systems access to the 5-gigahertz band. Jessica Rosenworcel, the chairwoman of the FCC, said the rule should meet current and future spectrum needs for evolving technologies and ensure that emergency responders and critical services would not have their allocations hampered. In addition […]
Intelligence community IT leaders are asking technology vendors to take accessibility seriously when developing products for spy agencies. Jennifer Kron, the deputy chief information officer of the National Security Agency, said during the Department of Defense Intelligence Information System conference in Texas on Dec. 15 that around 25 percent of the U.S. workforce may be […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Charles River Analytics a Small Business Innovation Research contract for aircraft systems cybersecurity. Under the Cyber Grammar Representations for Attack Meta-Monitoring including Analysis and Response SBIR, Charles River will offer its expertise in cyber linguistics to identify and analyze cyber threat data and ensure that aircraft systems will […]
Raytheon Intelligence & Space is building missile-tracking satellites for the U.S. Space Force and has selected Lockheed Martin’s LM400 medium satellite bus for the effort. The LM400 bus, introduced in 2021 with security features designed for the military, will house an infrared sensing payload. Raytheon’s satellite design is one of two that the Space Systems […]
Jim Hahn, a Potomac Officers Club member, is the director of finance and controller at the secure network communications provider Artel, which offers terrestrial connectivity, global satellite communications enterprise, technology support and on-demand services to the Department of Defense and other clients within and outside the U.S. It is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, but has […]
James Schmeling, a Potomac Officers Club member, is the president and CEO of the National Defense University Foundation. NDUF connects private sector leaders, business and industry to the National Defense University to support the latter’s students, faculty and leaders. It also builds resources in support of the university and hosts lectures and workshops focused on […]
The NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic Initiative has selected Barbara McQuiston as board chairwoman. McQuiston is the U.S. representative for NATO DIANA’s board of directors. She was selected by Heidi Shyu, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering and a two-time Wash100 winner, as board representative in October. The DIANA Initiative […]
