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All posts by: Lawrence Carter

Ahmed Ayad Named HII Mission Technologies Chief Growth Officer

HII Mission Technologies has appointed Ahmed Ayad as chief growth officer. Andy Green, HII executive vice president and president of HII Mission Technologies, said Ayad will oversee the division’s growth strategy and help customers solve national security challenges. Green, a 2023 Wash100 awardee and a 4×24 member, added that Ayad’s expertise in strategic growth, capture […]

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Lawrence Carter

Sandia National Lab Creates New Ion Trap for Quantum Computers

Sandia National Laboratories has produced its first set of ion traps that will be used on certain quantum computers. The devices, called Enchilada Traps, are microchips that can store up to 200 qubits using a network of five trapping zones. Daniel Stick, a scientist and the lead researcher with SNL’s Quantum Systems Accelerator, said a […]

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Lawrence Carter

DISA Launches OCONUS Cloud Capability at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam

The Defense Information Systems Agency has launched the OCONUS Region for Stratus, a cloud capability available at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii. The cloud capability works to deliver additional cloud capabilities outside the contiguous United States. It is part of DISA’s initiative to create infrastructure that will connect ground teams stationed around the world […]

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Lawrence Carter

US Army Halfway Through Four-Month Cybersecurity Study

The U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence is halfway through a four-month study to test its cyber solutions and review associated funding. David May, a senior intelligence adviser at the Cyber Center, said during the TechNet Augusta conference that the study is looking at the Army’s cyber forces and the associated funding that falls under […]

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Lawrence Carter

US Agencies Warn Space Companies About Threat From Foreign Intelligence Operators

U.S. intelligence agencies have warned space companies to look out for attacks from foreign adversaries. According to a joint bulletin published Friday, foreign intelligence entities know that the commercial space industry is essential for the U.S. economy and national security and consider innovations in the sector as threats and opportunities they can take advantage of. […]

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Lawrence Carter

Steampunk Secures $174M DHS Contract for Cyber Risk Management

McLean, Virginia-based digital solutions provider Steampunk has secured the Department of Homeland Security’s potential five-year, $174 million U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Security Assurance Support Services II contract. Under the ICE SASS II contract, Steampunk will deliver Information System Security Officer support to over 115 systems, technical staffing for automation and risk management framework integration […]

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Lawrence Carter

Leidos Secures $95M Navy Contract for USV Sustainment

The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Leidos a potential three-year, $95 million task order to sustain its Overlord unmanned surface vessels and other medium USVs. Dave Lewis, Leidos Defense Group senior vice president and Maritime Systems operations manager, said the single-award task order helps the Navy’s mission to evolve USVs and integrate them […]

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Lawrence Carter

HII to Deliver Two Remus 620 Submersibles to NOAA

HII has secured an order from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to build two Remus 620 medium unmanned underwater vehicles. HII Mission Technologies will work with W.S. Darley & Co. to build the Remus 620s, which will be delivered to NOAA by 2024. The UUVs will be fitted with a synthetic aperture sonar module, […]

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Lawrence Carter

Over $200M in Contracts Awarded Under Pentagon Enterprise Cloud Vehicle, DISA Chief Says

The director of the Defense Information Systems Agency said over $200 million worth of orders have been awarded under the Department of Defense’s $9 billion Joint Warfighting Cloud Capacity contract vehicle. Speaking at the AFCEA TechNet Augusta conference, Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, a 2023 Wash100 awardee, said 13 JWCC task orders have been issued and […]

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Lawrence Carter

US Army to Have Global Network Connectivity by 2024

The U.S. Army expects to have a secure unified network. Lt. Gen. John Morrison, deputy chief of staff of the Army G-6, said during the AFCEA TechNet Augusta conference that the anticipated network will deliver connectivity wherever soldiers need them. Morrison, a previous Potomac Officers Club event speaker, also shared that soldiers will have global […]

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Lawrence Carter

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