The chief information officer of the U.S. Air Force Intelligence Office said various workforce-related initiatives within the Department of the Air Force are crucial in ensuring that staff members maximize their knowledge of evolving technologies. Col. Michael Medgyessy, a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, shared that programs like the Air Force and Space Force’s Digital University allow […]
The U.S. Army is seeking insights into kinetic capabilities that can shoot down unmanned aerial systems. According to a sources sought notice posted by Army Aviation and Missile Command, the counter-UAS solution must use a rapid-fire cannon that can automatically target and shoot down drones. The command’s ideal solution is a turreted system that can […]
ManTech International has announced that it has won a five-year, $44 million recompete contract from the Secretary of the Air Force for software development solutions and services. ManTech will provide software modification and maintenance, configuration management and analytical support for modeling and simulation tools. David Hathaway, executive vice president and general manager of ManTech’s defense […]
The U.S. Army Contracting Command has awarded Astrion a five-year, $910 million contract to continue providing mission support services to the military branch through a joint venture with AI Signal Research Inc. Under the Redstone Test and Engineering Services contract, the Joint Technical Solutions joint venture will continue supporting the Army’s missile, aviation and combat […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an advisory on Thursday about ransomware deployed by the Phobos hacking group. According to CISA, Phobos is a ransomware-as-a-service group that targets municipal and county governments, emergency services, educational institutions, public health agencies and other critical infrastructure sectors. The agency also noted that Phobos targets state, local, tribal […]
NASA has scrapped its On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing 1 mission because of delays and cost overruns, as well as rapid developments in orbital technologies. According to NASA, changes to the costs, schedule and technical requirements, as well as an ongoing development across the space sector, meant that resources could not be dedicated to OSAM-1. […]
ICF has secured two contract option-year extensions from the Department of Health and Human Services worth a total of $50 million to modernize systems for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid. For the first contract extension, ICF will transition the CMS Quality Improvement and Evaluation System into the cloud-based Internet Quality Improvement System. The cloud […]
Northrop Grumman and Viasat have partnered to support the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet program. Under the partnership, Viasat will use its ViaSat-3 satellite communications network and Northrop Grumman’s processors and antennas to conduct DEUCSI experiments on multiple platforms. According to Viasat, the network ensures that warfighters have access […]
NASA and Nikon have entered into a Space Act Agreement partnership to develop a camera that will be used for the Artemis III lunar mission. Under the agreement, NASA and Nikon will work on the Handheld Universal Lunar Camera, a space-grade camera that can withstand lunar environments. The HULC comprises a modified Nikon Z 9 […]
The U.S. Space Systems Command has selected BAE Systems to create a prototype ground system under the first phase of the U.S. Space Force’s SSC Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution Command and Control project. BAE will use its existing capabilities to create a system that allows the Space Force to provide C2 capabilities for Next-Generation […]
