The Department of the Air Force has awarded California-based aerospace company JetZero a contract to develop a prototype blended wing body aircraft. According to Air Force Secretary, 2023 Wash100 winner and past Potomac Officers Club even speaker Frank Kendall, being able to transport personnel and materiel across great distances is critical to national security, and […]
The U.S. Air Force has selected the California-based hardened network solutions provider Actelis Networks to modernize on-base networking. Under the deal, Actelis will provide its hybrid fiber-copper networking solutions to extend connectivity to 41 sites within an unnamed Air Force base and enable data services and mission-critical systems monitoring and control. The company was chosen […]
Rocket Lab has signed a contract with NASA for the Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment mission. Under the agreement, Rocket Lab will use its Electron rocket to deliver to low Earth orbit two PREFIRE satellites from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand in 2024. The agreement will involve two launches to be carried […]
AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm, has awarded New York-based company Wallaroo .AI a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer contract to help the department address key on-orbit challenges. Under the STTR award, Wallaroo .AI will use its expertise in artificial intelligence to help the Air Force Research Laboratory deploy machine learning […]
Booz Allen Hamilton has secured a potential five-year follow-on production other transaction authority agreement to deploy the Defense Information Security Agency’s Thunderdome architecture at scale. Thunderdome is a cybersecurity architecture that uses enterprise identity, credentials and access management, commercial secure access service edge and software-defined networking and security tools to protect DOD networks. It is […]
California-based automation and augmented reality solutions provider Teleidoscope has won a potential $100 million contract to modernize the National Capital Region-Integrated Air Defense System. The contractor will replace parts of NCR-IADS with artificial intelligence-enabled solutions, ensuring the defense system can stop unauthorized aircraft from flying over the U.S. capital region. Teleidoscope founder Matt Rabinovitch said […]
Tyto Athene has appointed John West as vice president of business development and strategy. West, a 4×24 member, will oversee Tyto’s business relationships and guide the company’s strategic vision. According to West, the company’s size and leadership put the organization in a position to adapt to changes in the market and make and implement decisions […]
The U.S. Air Force will introduce two regional Air Force Medical Commands to improve personnel health and readiness across the Air Force Medical Service. The AFMED regions will help modernize the AFMS in a way that can better support Air Force and Space Force medical readiness while integrating the Defense Health Agency authorities for health […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Safety Review Board will conduct a review of the vulnerabilities facing cloud computing environments. CSRB’s third review will assess the recent Microsoft Exchange Online intrusion and review issues like cloud-based identity and authentication infrastructure and other problems facing cloud service providers. The CSRB will also provide recommendations on how […]
The Biden administration is speeding up efforts to create an executive order to guide federal agencies on how to use artificial intelligence responsibly and address risks posed by the technology. Arati Prabhakar, director of the White House Office of Science Technology and Policy, said President Joe Biden has expressed concerns about AI security as generative […]
