The Air Force Research Laboratory‘s Information Directorate plans to use experimental cube satellites to create a training environment for space domain cybersecurity. Thomas Parisi, a program manager at the AFRL Information Directorate, said the Stellar Space Cyber Range will replicate a real-world satellite operations center that will allow military researchers and operators to practice efforts […]
Companies need to have robust public relations to promote a positive image of the organization. This responsibility falls on the shoulders of public sector communications leaders – professionals who share business milestones and achievements. Communication professionals oversee media releases, events and correspondences between their company and the agencies that they work with. They are responsible […]
Jason Hart is the director of communications at Empower AI and is a Potomac Officers Club member. At Empower AI, Hart oversees communications and marketing initiatives for the federal government. He also does media relations; employee, executive and customer communications; brand development; video production; social media presence; and thought leadership development. His other responsibilities include […]
The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a five-year, $383 million contract for vehicle support services. Under the contract, BAE’s System Technical Support and Sustainment Systems Technical Support teams will provide ongoing engineering and logistics services for the Army’s fleet of Bradley Fighting Vehicles. The armored platforms that the team will work on include the […]
The U.S. Army has launched a Google Workspace offering for soldiers as the Department of Defense starts to end the Defense Enterprise Email. Raj Iyer, the chief information officer of the Department of the Army and a 2022 Wash100 winner, said in a LinkedIn post on Monday that the organization started looking for an email […]
The Department of Energy has announced a funding opportunity worth up to $400 million for basic scientific research efforts that would advance the department’s Office of Science and its programs. According to the DOE, funding grants will support clean energy, economic lines of effort and national security goals. The funding round would also support various […]
The Department of Defense has awarded the University of Virginia a three-year, $4.5 million applied research contract to work on hypersonics technology. Under the contract, UVA will focus on engine design, maneuverability controls and operational resiliency. The university will conduct individual tests that will culminate in an integrated scramjet ground test. Work is sponsored by […]
The Office of the National Cyber Director is seeking information that would inform its forthcoming cyber workforce strategy. According to a request for information, ONCD wants to focus on the areas of cyber workforce hiring; diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility; and training, education and awareness. There would also be a focus on filling a shortage […]
NASA will conduct two tests near Flagstaff, Arizona, to practice Artemis mission scenarios. The tests are expected to take more than two weeks combined and will involve astronauts, engineers and scientists. They will prepare for various missions that they are expected to encounter on the lunar surface. The tests will take place through October and […]
The Department of Defense relies on businesses of all sizes to support its mission. A Government Accountability Office report posted on July 7 revealed over 200,000 companies provide supplies, parts and manufacturing for the Pentagon’s weapons systems alone while a separate review from Mordor Intelligence found that the U.S. defense market is expected to grow […]
