NASA has awarded nearly $50 million in first-round funding to 257 small businesses and 41 research institutions to fund projects that would support future space explorations. The projects that will be supported by the funding include the development of sensors, software, materials, a solar panel coating and the manufacturing component of Ad Astra Rocket Company’s […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has introduced a five-step process that is designed to help other agencies securely adopt 5G technologies. The 5G Security Evaluation Process is the result of a collaboration between CISA, the Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate and the Department of Defense’s Office of the Undersecretary of Defense […]
Erika Marshall is the vice president of business development at Lockheed Martin. She has been with the company for over 20 years. As VP, she oversees business development, capture and strategy efforts to advance the company’s C6ISR line of business across multi-domain C4ISR, cyber warfare, anti-submarine warfare and undersea markets. She has been holding this […]
Becky John is the vice president of business development at ECS Federal and is a Potomac Officers Club member. She has been with the company since October 2019. As VP of business development, she oversees strategic growth efforts within the federal civilian, defense and intelligence sectors. She also works with other leaders across the company […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory‘s Directed Energy Directorate has entered into a five-year strategic education partnership agreement with New Mexico State University to test cooling solutions for high-powered weapons. The EPA extends the loan of an AFRL-owned laser diode system that the university will use for testing. According to Sean Ross, deputy high energy […]
FBI Director Christopher Wray has appointed Robert Brown as the executive assistant director of the bureau’s Science and Technology Branch. He will oversee the organization’s Criminal Justice Information Services, Laboratory and Operational Technologies divisions. He most recently served as the assistant director of the Operational Technology division. The unit provides technology-based solutions that support the […]
Amazon Web Services‘ Department of Defense Cloud Infrastructure as Code for AWS is now available. DOD Cloud IaC for AWS uses various templates to allow defense mission owners to build secure and scalable cloud environments. It is designed to give Pentagon organizations the ability to accelerate cloud adoption and rapidly deliver capabilities to warfighters. The […]
The U.S. Navy has deployed the Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout autonomous helicopter system to the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. MQ-8C was deployed aboard the USS Jackson littoral combat ship. The aircraft will provide enhanced marine intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting capability to military commanders in the region. The unmanned aerial vehicle also supports advanced […]
Satellite solutions provider Terran Orbital has delivered its Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator 3 satellite to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of the SpaceX Transporter-5 mission. PTD-3 is a 12-kilogram 6U cube satellite that hosts and supports on-orbit operations of the TeraByte InfraRed Delivery payload, which was developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory […]
Eric Goldstein, the executive assistant director for cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, told lawmakers that the organization is attempting to understand the potential impacts of an electromagnetic pulse on 5G networks. Testifying before the House Homeland Security cybersecurity, infrastructure and innovation subcommittee, Goldstein stated that CISA is considering both natural and man-made […]
