The Department of the Interior has sufficient cyber threat detection and defense controls, the agency’s Office of the Inspector General said. The OIG shared in a memorandum that it performed penetration tests on DOI’s public-facing systems. Based on the tests, the oversight body shared that the department’s systems detected the simulated attacks and responded accordingly […]
NASA is accepting proposals from students interested in participating in the 2023 Human Exploration Rover Challenge. Student teams seeking to join the program are asked to review the 2023 HERC handbook to learn about proposal guidelines, new challenges and a new obstacle course. Participants are also invited to pre-register for and attend a Proposals Expectations […]
A team of defensive cyber operators within the U.S. Cyber Command was deployed to Croatia to look for malicious cyber activity on partner networks. The deployment marks the first time CYBERCOM has deployed a team to the Balkan country. CYBERCOM’s Cyber National Mission Force worked with partners from the Croatian Security and Intelligence Agency‘s Cyber […]
The General Services Administration is raising the ceiling of the Alliant 2 contract from $50 billion to $75 billion. Alliant 2 is a contract vehicle that allows government agencies to procure customized IT services and solutions. Sonny Hashmi, the commissioner of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, said there are already over 465 Alliant 2 task orders […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded data training company Labelbox a $950 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Joint All-Domain Command and Control efforts. Labelbox will mature, demonstrate and proliferate artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities across platforms and domains. The company will use open systems, modern software and algorithm development solutions to support the Air Force’s […]
IronNet Inc. has entered into an agreement with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to share information needed to combat global cyber threats. IronNet will use its Collective Defense platform to provide data to help CISA detect and respond against cyberattacks. The Collective Defense platform can detect anomalous behavior and deliver attack intelligence to users […]
NASA has selected six small businesses to continue working on technologies that will be used for various applications. Makel Engineering, Xiomas Technologies, Protoinnovations, Astrobic Technology, Mentium Technologies and Flight Works were awarded Phase 1 and Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research contracts and will receive sequential Phase 2 SBIR contracts to continue advancing their solutions. […]
BAE Systems has secured a $17.5 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to support the Generating RF with Photonic Oscillators for Low Noise program. Under the contract, BAE’s FAST Labs will work on high-performance electronic oscillators, which require large amounts of energy from bulky systems. FAST Labs will use BAE’s solutions to […]
Stacy Kubicek is the vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin Space’s Mission Solutions business. She is also a Potomac Officers Club member. Kubicek leads a team that develops and delivers solutions for space-based programs. She also oversees efforts to deliver 5G, artificial intelligence, machine learning, joint all-domain operations and other advanced technologies and […]
Thomas Eaton is the president of Telesat Government Solutions. He has been holding his current leadership role since October 2021. Eaton leads Telesat’s efforts to provide secure and resilient end-to-end communications to government clients. He provides mission-critical services using Telesat’s Lightspeed low-Earth orbit satellite network and other space-based services. The industry veteran was the vice […]
