The U.S. Army has released a plan to address “mechanical engineering problems” with the service’s hypersonic weapon launcher that it claims is the cause of recent test failures. Doug Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, a 2023 Wash100 awardee and a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, said the plan involves […]
A Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency official said a rapid approach to addressing computer vulnerabilities is not the best way to resolve the issue. Speaking at an ISC2 event on Friday, Eric Goldstein, executive assistant director for cybersecurity at CISA, said the “patch faster, fix faster” model does not account for adversaries’ capabilities and adaptability […]
The U.S., UK and Australian governments are partnering for a new initiative to provide resilient space-based radar capabilities. According to John Plumb, U.S. assistant secretary of defense for space policy, the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability program will allow the countries to track, identify and characterize space objects and support space domain awareness and responsible […]
The Department of Defense has awarded Andro Computational Solutions several contracts worth $20 million for military machine learning technology development. According to a press release, the assistant secretary of the army for acquisition, logistics and technology awarded Andro a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research contract to develop DeepGenerator, a solution that enables rapid data […]
The Transportation Security Administration is eyeing enhancements to its data management strategy as part of efforts to improve internal operations. Kristin Ruiz, deputy chief information officer of the TSA, said the first step for the agency is to catalog disparate data located across various ports of entry, govern its storage and share it responsibly across […]
NASA’s acting associate administrator for space technology has warned advisers that budget cuts would impact some programs. Speaking at a NASA Advisory Council meeting, Prasun Desai shared that certain Space Technology Mission Directorate programs could face up to a 27 percent budget cut if the directorate does not receive the full $1.39 billion funding request. […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Woolpert a one-year contract to provide geospatial technologies to the Air Force Materiel Command’s 448th Supply Chain Management Wing. Woolpert will provide IT capability development, training services, geospatial IT modernization and sustainment services supporting the 448th SCMW’s mission of managing the Air Force’s logistics. The contractor will also provide […]
Clear Ridge Defense said it has secured a potential $25 million prime contract from U.S. Cyber Command for cyber capabilities support services. CRD will provide red team operations, cyberthreat emulation, infrastructure engineering, exercise scenario development, adversarial threat assessment, training and other support services to CYBERCOM’s Cyber Adversary Tactics Office.Work on the contract ensures that cyber […]
The U.S. Army’s principal deputy assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology said the military needs to rethink its data management strategy to accommodate more 5G technologies and objectives. Speaking at the NTIA’s Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference, Young Bang, a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, shared that while 5G offers bandwidth improvements, certain […]
Leidos has awarded Stratolaunch a contract to deliver hypersonic flights and optional payloads in support of the U.S. Navy’s Multiservice Advanced Capability Test Bed program. Stratolaunch will provide five Talon-A hypersonic vehicles, which will serve as a testing platform under the MACH-TB program. Talon-A is an autonomous and reusable solution that would allow the Navy […]
