The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman its five-year, $111 million Integrated Modification and Maintenance Contract for the E-6B Mercury aircraft. Northrop will modernize the E-6B’s command, control and communications functions that connect the national command authority with the United States’ Nuclear Triad. The company would also set up a consolidated construction line for core […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking information on a virtual employee training platform. According to a request for information, the Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning hub needs help in designing the Simulation Platform for Learning and Education. SIMPLE is designed to be a virtual platform that will support training activities at the Veterans […]
NASA has issued a request for comment for an Alliant 2 best-in-class governmentwide acquisition contract to consolidate applications and platform services at its 10 centers. According to a draft performance work statement, the NASA Consolidate Applications and Platforms Services task order will transform the Office of the Chief Information Officer’s Application Division into an Application […]
NASA has launched the Geostationary Operational Environment Satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The satellite, which is the third in a series of next-generation weather monitoring spacecraft, was loaded onto a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Nearly four hours after launch, mission managers confirmed that GOES-T’s solar arrays were successfully deployed and […]
Bhaskar Ghosh is the chief strategy officer at information technology company Accenture. He has been holding his current leadership position since October 2020. In his current role, Ghosh oversees the company’s strategy and investments and the development of all assets and offerings across the company’s services. He also sponsors Accenture’s Responsible Business & Sustainability Services […]
Giles Kesteloot is the chief strategy officer at management consulting company ECS Federal. He has been holding this leadership position since January 2021. Kesteloot oversees the development and execution of the company’s corporate business strategy and growth across the federal and commercial markets. He also forms teams and organizations that support and create value for […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded LinQuest Corp. a five-year, $48 million task order under the Skyborg Vanguard Program. The task was awarded on the Skyborg Vanguard’s Small Business Innovation Research Phase III contract. Tim Dills, president and CEO of LinQuest, said the company will facilitate the rapid development and integration of new […]
The Department of Commerce has appointed Oliver Wise as chief data officer. Wise will work within the agency’s Office of the Undersecretary of Economic Affairs and ensure that the department’s data strategy will support evidence-based policymaking. Wise most recently served as the director of recovery solutions at software company Tyler Technologies. He also held leadership […]
The Federal Communications Commission will has issued a notice of inquiry to find ways to secure the Border Gateway Protocol internet routing system. According to the FCC, the Department of Homeland Security warned U.S. organizations that they could face cyber threats as a result of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. The FCC will look into the […]
NASA has appointed Howard Hu as program manager of the agency’s Orion program. He will succeed Catherine Koerner, who has been appointed as deputy associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters. Hu will oversee the design, development, production and operations of Orion, which is slated to make its first uncrewed […]
