NASA’s Space Launch System Program teams and Northrop Grumman have tested a ground-based version of a booster motor that will be used on the Artemis mission. Flight Support Booster-2 was mounted on a horizontal test stand at Northrop’s test facility in Promontory, Utah, and was activated for two minutes. The motor produced 3.6 million pounds […]
Brian Pickerall is a senior vice president at technology services firm Changeis and is a Potomac Officers Club member. Pickerall helps the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the departments of Transportation and Homeland Security in their efforts to implement technology modernization. He offers expertise in enterprise technology solutions, training and […]
The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command has awarded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions a contract to demonstrate a virtualized satellite communications ground system based on the company’s OpenSpace Platform. According to the company, the solution will allow the government to streamline gateway and remote terminal capabilities that are supported by multiple vendors. The enhanced […]
Bob Nicholson is the director of business development at Dell Technologies. Nicholson helps federal civilian agencies in modernizing infrastructure and accelerating application development. He has been holding this position since September 2021. He has been with Dell since August 2015. He was a solutioning strategist for the company’s U.S. Federal segment from May 2021 to […]
L3Harris Technologies has secured a potential $380 million contract from the U.S. Navy for Cooperative Engagement Capability production, repair and sustainment. The initial contract award is worth $15 million. L3Harris will deploy a team with experts in waveforms, communication technologies and engineering services. The team will deliver CEC, which will support the Department of Defense’s […]
Raytheon Intelligence & Space has secured a $21.7 million contract modification to exercise a fourth-year option for the NextGen Weather Processor Program. The NWP contract has a potential value of $47.8 million. Under the contract, RI&S will continue the development, testing, training and implementation of the NextGen Weather Processor, which will replace legacy FAA weather […]
Rep. Eric Swalwell has introduced legislation that would increase the authority of the Office of the National Cyber Director. The Proactive Cyber Initiatives Act of 2022 will put the ONCD in charge of eliminating redundant jurisdictions between agencies when it comes to cybersecurity. It also mandates the heads of departments and agencies to implement regular […]
The Internal Revenue Service believes that the funds it received through the American Rescue Plan in 2021 could allow it to increase its IT modernization programs. The IRS said in its IT Annual Key Insights Report that it was able to deliver over 80 new capabilities in the first three years of its six-year IT […]
Aerospace company SpaceX has secured a NASA contract to provide launch services for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission. Under the NASA Launch Services II indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, SpaceX will provide a Falcon Heavy rocket to launch the Roman Space Telescope from the Kennedy Space Center. The launch, which is expected to cost around $255 […]
Robert Shelton is the chief technical officer at Microsoft Federal‘s National Security Group and is a Potomac Officers Club member. He has been holding this position since July 2011. Shelton described himself in his LinkedIn profile as an expert in streamlining operations and increasing productivity. He is also knowledgeable in cost analysis, value estimation, risk […]
