Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laboratory has secured a five-year, $1 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory for space technology development. According to a news release for the contract, Space Dynamics will provide space and nuclear advanced prototypes, experiments and technology. Col. Eric Felt, director of the AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate, […]
Lauren McGinley is a tenured veteran at Reston, Virginia-based Noblis, who handles company-wide legal matters and corporate secretary duties. She specializes in government contracts, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital financing transactions, real estate and other legal and financial matters. At Noblis, McGinley serves as vice president, general counsel, secretary and chief ethics […]
Mike Kostiw is the vice president and chief ethics and compliance officer at information technology services provider DXC Technology. He is a seasoned lawyer with experience in team management, compliance program implementation and government contract counseling. He also served with the U.S. Marine Corps for eight years before entering the private industry. In his current […]
U.S. Army Chief Information Officer and former Potomac Officers Club speaker Raj Iyer said that even though the number of Microsoft Office 365 licenses that will be purchased is fewer than the number of people in the Army, everyone will still have access to email. In an interview with FedScoop, the official said the service […]
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian said the company will bid on the Department of Defense’s multibillion-dollar Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability contract if it gets an invitation. Kurian said in a blog post published on Friday that it would help the DOD modernize cloud operations if it gets selected for the JWCC. His comments come amid […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Reston, Virginia-based Leidos a potential five-year, $76 million prime contract to continue supporting the Office of Child Support Enforcement. The contractor will provide operations and maintenance, continued system development and enhancement, data center operations and disaster recovery center development. Work will support the OCSE’s Federal Parent […]
A European oversight group revealed that a malicious hacker sent spam emails from an FBI email server to at least 100,000 individuals. The email referenced cybersecurity writer Vinny Troia and The Dark Overlord, a cybercriminal group that threatened to leak 9/11 information in 2019. Troia’s company, Night Lion Security, published research on the group in […]
An executive from aerospace company Boeing expects the U.S. Air Force to buy the company’s E-7 Wedgetail aircraft in 2022. Mike Manazir, vice president for defense business development at Boeing and a three-time Wash100 winner, said at a news conference ahead of the Dubai Airshow that the Air Force will use the E-7 to replace […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded The University of Dayton Research Institute an $88 million contract to help advance and mature the service’s autonomous capabilities. The contract is for a five-year Air Force program dubbed Soaring Otter. UDRI would provide research and development services to mature autonomy technologies like machine learning, artificial intelligence […]
A group of Democratic senators is asking the departments of Education and Homeland Security to improve K-12 institution cybersecurity measures. Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H.; Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz.; Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.; and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., said in a letter that K-12 schools are exposed to cyberattacks from various actors driven by a rapid rise in […]
