The Department of the Interior has opened the bidding process for its potential 10-year, $1 billion Foundation Cloud Hosting Services 2 contract vehicle. According to the DOI’s request for proposals, the contract will allow the department to procure cloud services from federal technology integrators who would also develop a cloud-production environment and provide deployment support. […]
NASA has delivered the Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System, a laser communications terminal designed to improve data reception and delivery for future space missions, to the Kennedy Space Center. NASA will test the O2O laser during Artemis II, slated for November 2024. According to O2O project manager Steve Horowitz, the laser is designed to […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory and California-based company Luminous Cyber have partnered to develop a resilient in-theater Global Positioning System solution to be used in regions where conditions are degraded or malicious actors actively jam or interfere with positioning capabilities. Under the collaboration, the AFRL’s Sensors Directorate adopted Luminous Cyber’s Location Information Service platform to […]
The director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said Ukraine’s information-sharing model is a good example of how United States operators should exchange adversarial threat details. According to 2023 Wash100 awardee Jen Easterly, Ukrainian officials were quick to share information about Russian cyber operations in Ukraine and potential threats to U.S. targets. Easterly said […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate Technology Centers Division has unveiled its Research Agenda, a multi-year strategic framework outlining research and investment priorities. Melanie Cummings, director of the S&T Technology Centers Division, said experts worked to identify key priority areas over the next five years. Key points under the Research Agenda include […]
The U.S. Space Force’s vice chief of space operations said a study on splitting responsibilities for space-based ISR will be concluded soon. Speaking at a Mitchell Institute-hosted event, Gen. David Thompson shared that the Department of Defense and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence are identifying the different needs between national and strategic […]
The U.S. Army Contracting Command has awarded Leonardo DRS a five-year, $94 million contract for sniper weapon sights systems. Leonardo DRS will provide its Family of Weapon Sights – Sniper, Improved Night/Day Observation Device Block III system. The INOD Block III is designed for sniper and reconnaissance operators who need to detect targets, identify landscapes […]
The deputy chief of space operations for operations, cyber and nuclear at the U.S. Space Force said in an interview that other countries want to work with the United States on defending space-based technologies and systems. According to Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt, allied European countries are increasingly investing in space defense systems and are developing […]
Northrop Grumman will produce new AN/WSN-12 Inertial Sensor Modules under a U.S. Navy contract. The AN/WSN-12 ISM is a component of the AN/WSN-12 Inertial Navigator System that provides accurate positioning data without GPS. Todd Leavitt, vice president of naval and oceanic systems at Northrop, said the component delivers greater precision to sailors by upgrading existing […]
The U.S. Army has awarded post-quantum security solutions provider QuSecure a potential Small Business Innovation Research Phase II Federal Government contract to continue research and development efforts for quantum-resilient software solutions. Under the SBIR contract, QuSecure will develop encryption technologies and solutions that would benefit Army users. The company will also identify how quantum technologies […]
