NASA has concluded a full-duration hot fire test for the RS-25 engine to help power the Space Launch System rocket for future Artemis missions. During the test, operators fired the engine for 10 minutes at power levels between 80 percent and 113 percent, allowing testers to study power outputs and capabilities within and beyond the […]
The National Institutes of Health has awarded DLH Holdings a potential five-and-a-half-year, $138 million contract to provide IT services to the National Cancer Institute. IT services under the contract include hardware configuration, software management, ServiceNow support, network connectivity, cybersecurity, technology refresh and desktop platform engineering. Zach Parker, president and CEO of DLH, said the contract […]
IBM has opened the IBM X-Force Cyber Range, a facility that allows trainees to engage in exercises to fend off cyberthreats and dangers posed by artificial intelligence. The facility can simulate various scenarios, including AI code poisoning, deepfake zero-day attacks and other cyber intrusions. Trainees can engage in crisis response exercises, cyber wargames and offensive […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Leidos a potential five-and-a-half year, $158 million contract for continuing work on the Command and Control Incident Management Emergency Response Application. Leidos will continue developing C2IMERA and expanding its availability to all Air Force installations, meeting the service’s C2 and emergency management requirements. C2IMERA is a Leidos-built, government-owned application […]
The U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Space Office will provide up to $40 million in grants to commercial companies that can provide GPS satellite alternatives. Col. Richard Kniseley, director of COSMO and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said during the POC 2024 Space Summit that while most space-based navigation capabilities use GPS, the Space […]
Cyberthreat intelligence solutions provider Cloudburst Technologies has partnered with Carahsoft Technology and Smartpoint Solutions to make its solutions available to the public sector. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will act as Cloudburst’s public sector distributor, making Cloudburst’s cryptocurrency fraud mitigation solutions available to government users. The Cloudburst Application Programming Interface allows users to identify and prevent […]
Palantir Technologies announced that it has secured a $178.4 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop and deliver the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node ground station system. TITAN is a ground station that would give the Army an artificial intelligence and machine learning-enabled deep sensing capability. It is designed to automate target recognition and […]
Pacific Defense has announced that it secured a two-year, $17.4 million contract from the Office of Naval Research to demonstrate algorithms and software that can support sensor-to-edge-user capabilities. Pacific Defense will work with Carnegie Mellon University and Perceptronics Solutions to demonstrate how edge devices built from sensor open systems architecture can enable rapid and effective […]
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Boeing a $439.6 million contract to build the 12th Wideband Global SATCOM satellite for the Space Systems Command. The satellite will be part of the WGS constellation, designed to provide resilient, high-capacity satellite communications to the U.S. military and its allies. WGS delivers reliable connectivity to warfighters through the […]
The Office of Personnel Management has awarded Excella a spot on its five-year, $100 million Data Science and Analytics Support Services blanket purchase agreement and has given the company two task orders under the BPA. For the first task order, Excella will help the OPM develop customer-facing data products that give users direct access to […]
