The U.S. Air Force used a command and control management application during the Cope North 2022 multinational exercise from Feb. 2 to 18. The C2 Incident Management Emergency Response Application was developed by the Air Force Kessel Run organization. The application focuses on reporting, planning, force generation, emergency management and C2 monitoring and execution. The […]
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board is slated to launch new digital tools through the ThriftLine Service Center sometime in mid-2022 as part of the organization’s Converge modernization effort. According to a letter to Thrift Savings Plan participants, the tools that are included in the upcoming release are mobile applications, a virtual assistant, live agent […]
NASA expects to roll out the Space Launch Systems rocket ahead of its wet dress rehearsal sometime in May or in the summer. According to agency officials, workers have completed testing on the rocket at the Kennedy Space Center‘s Vehicle Assembly Building and are now wrapping up work to send the vehicle to Launch Complex […]
Monica Langley, the deputy chief information officer at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said cloud computing allows the agency to optimize resources and reduce risks. Speaking at an FCW workshop on public safety, Langley shared that cloud services reduce turnaround times and cut costs for FEMA. She added that cloud modernization efforts allowed the organization […]
Sunnyvale, California-based technology solutions provider Trimble said its e-Builder Enterprise Government Edition has achieved an “In Process” status from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The e-Builder Enterprise is a cloud-based construction project and program management system that helps organizations streamline their infrastructure projects and improve efficiencies. The offering is now available on the […]
The National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee said the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency should establish a new office that would implement zero trust principles. According to a new NSTAC report, the office will serve as a management center of excellence for zero trust and will be a hub for zero trust-related implementation guidance, reference architectures, […]
The U.S. Navy is planning to install an advanced mine locator on an upgraded version of its Fire Scout MQ-8C unmanned helicopter, which was built by Northrop Grumman. Capt. Eric Soderberg, program manager for multi-mission tactical unmanned aerial systems at the Naval Air Systems Command, said during a press conference that the MQ-8C could be […]
Northrop Grumman has secured a $341 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to develop a radar that could track active satellites and debris in high orbits. The contract was awarded by the Space Systems Command‘s Space Enterprise Consortium and is part of the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability project. Northrop’s radar will be located […]
Mary Petryszyn is a corporate vice president and the president of Northrop Grumman‘s defense systems sector. She has been holding this leadership role since January 2020. As corporate VP and defense systems sector president, Petryszyn oversees the delivery of critical technology services, sustainment and modernization, integrated battle command systems, weapons and information systems. She also […]
Dave Ziegler is the senior vice president and general manager of defense and intelligence programs at ASRC Federal. He has been holding his current leadership role for over five years. In his current role, he oversees operations, strategy, business development and profit and loss activities for the company’s defense and intelligence elements. He leads over […]
