Cybersecurity is becoming more important as organizations continue to rely on technology for various tasks. Government agencies, in particular, use IT and emerging technologies for workforce training, clerical tasks and other business functions. As government agencies continue to rely on technology, they become more prone to cyber risks that could lead to compromised systems, national […]
Thomas Afferton is the president of Peraton’s Cyber Mission sector. The executive leads an organization that provides cyber solutions and services to secure clients’ digital domains. He oversees strategy development and execution, program performance and growth objectives. Afferton has experience in leading IT services and solutions business lines, as well as working with clients and […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected nine research teams that will participate in the Automating Scientific Knowledge Extraction and Modeling program. The teams will use artificial intelligence approaches and tools to develop complex models and simulators for data and knowledge management. They will apply the models and simulators to various use cases with […]
The Department of Energy has announced up to $42 million in funding for projects that focus on high-performance, energy-efficient cooling solutions for data centers. The Cooling Operations Optimized for Leaps in Energy, Reliable and Carbon Hyperefficiency for Information Processing Systems funding program will be managed by Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. The main focus areas are […]
Raytheon Missiles and Defense has secured a $985.35 million contract from the Department of the Air Force to develop and demonstrate Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile prototypes. Raytheon will operationalize its Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research Experiment prototype design for fighter aircraft integration. The company will also provide two leave-behind assets with operational utility. The award […]
Easy Dynamics has secured a $50 million single-award blanket purchase agreement for identity, credential and access management support for the Department of Education. Under the BPA, Easy Dynamics will support the DoED in its efforts to develop an ICAM system. Specifically, the company will establish an ICAM program management office and help the department meet […]
The U.S. principal deputy national cyber director said cybersecurity information sharing across the government has improved, particularly when organizations report to the FBI. Kemba Walden said during a CrowdStrike event in Las Vegas that the FBI is receiving cybersecurity-related information more quickly whenever incidents are reported. She added that data is being used for investigations […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded Spire Global a $9.9 million contract to provide space-based radio occultation for satellite weather data delivery. Spire Global will provide 3,300 near-real-time radio occultation profiles to NOAA per day. The RO data includes atmospheric temperature and related quantities that are used for operational weather models and other […]
NASA is studying an issue with an instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope that was first discovered on Aug. 24. NASA said in an announcement on Tuesday that one of the four observing modules on JWST’s Mid-Infrared Instrument is experiencing increased friction. The problem affects medium-resolution spectroscopy observations. A team was assembled to investigate […]
Robotic systems provider AeroVironment secured a $20.6 million contract from the U.S. Army in mid-August for its Switchblade 300 tactical missile systems. The Switchblade 300 is a man-portable and rapidly deployable missile system that can be used from any ground-based platform. It includes a multi-pack launcher that can provide warfighters with rapid response force protection […]
