NASA and the European Space Agency have set up a new group that will focus on studying Mars rock and sediment samples. The Mars Sample Return Campaign Science Group consists of 16 scientists from the U.S., Europe, Canada and Japan who will create a roadmap for Martian sediment research. According to Michael Myers, Mars Exploration […]
Raytheon Intelligence & Space has tested its AN/TRC-244(V)1 tropospheric scatter communications system for the U.S. Army. AN/TRC-244(V)1 is a next-generation, transportable, beyond-line-of-sight communications system that delivers voice and command and control information even when satellite communications are disrupted or unavailable. It supports the Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control vision. The communication system […]
David Messina is the executive vice president of national security at Modern Technology Solutions Inc., a role that he has held for nearly four years. The EVP is also a Potomac Officers Club member. Messina has over 40 years of experience in managing national security and government technology tasks. He is also knowledgeable in business […]
Kevin Bennett is the senior director of Department of Defense combatant commands at Science Applications International Corp. He has been with the company for nearly six years. As senior director, Bennett is responsible for securing contracts that support national security. The industry veteran has also taken on multiple other responsibilities at SAIC, including business development […]
Brian Morrison is vice president and general manager of cyber systems at General Dynamics Mission Systems. He has been with the General Dynamics business unit for nearly four years. Morrison leads a group that provides encryption and cybersecurity products and services to the government. He also oversees profit and loss, growth strategy and execution and […]
The Office of Management and Budget has launched a new plan for implementing new IT offerings at federal agencies. Federal Chief Information Officer and 2022 Wash100 winner Clare Martorana said in the OMB’s Information Technology Operating Plan that the framework is designed to ensure that government agencies are investing Congress-provided money properly. She noted that […]
The U.S. Air Force has installed Northrop Grumman’s AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar on 72 F-16 fighter jets owned by the Air National Guard. AN/APG-83 SABR provides F-16 pilots with advanced radar capabilities and extends the operational effectiveness of the Air National Guard’s fourth-generation jet fighters. The radar installation meets U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Emergent […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is planning a technology competition that is designed to improve incident command dashboard technologies for emergency response. The Command Dashboard Integrating Next-Gen Tech Challenge encourages first responders, video analytics and indoor localization professionals, public safety experts and other emergency response experts to develop interfaces that will feature new […]
NASA will set up an independent study that will examine unidentified aerial phenomena from a scientific perspective. NASA defines UAPs as “observations of events in the sky that cannot be identified as aircraft or known natural phenomena.” The study will focus on data identification and collection and how the space agency can use the information […]
The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to improve its cybersecurity oversight of the water and wastewater sector after experts said water and wastewater cybersecurity is the weakest link in critical infrastructure. According to Mark Montgomery, executive director of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, the EPA only has around $7 million in its annual budget dedicated to […]
