The associate administrator of NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate has announced her retirement effective April 30. Kathryn Lueders has spent more than three decades at NASA, where she provided strategic guidance for space exploration and science mission launches that uncover details about the Earth and the universe. The agency said her efforts helped NASA improve […]
The U.S. Army has selected the Raytheon Technologies-Northrop Grumman team to continue working on the anticipated Precision Strike Missile Increment 4. Raytheon and Northrop will design, build and test the propulsion subsystem for the DeepStrike-ER missile, a solution designed to meet the Army’s range and effectiveness targets against next-generation threats. The PrSM development is part […]
Parsons has secured a potential five-year, $94 million contract to provide command, control, communications, computers and capabilities development support services to the U.S. Cyber Command. Parsons will deliver full-spectrum cyber capabilities to support CYBERCOM’s C4CD mission set. According to Parsons, its C4CD mission portfolio includes project management, IT services, infrastructure security, engineering and cybersecurity, C4 […]
The director of the Missile Defense Agency said his organization will develop hardware for its hypersonic missile interceptor. Vice Adm. Jon Hill recently told the Center for Strategic and International Studies that the Department of Defense Office of Research and Evaluation concluded a risk review for the Glide Phase Interceptor. He stated that the MDA […]
The commander of the U.S. Space Command has asked Senate lawmakers to support the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s request for an additional $3.5 billion for fiscal year 2024 for unfunded activities. In a letter addressed to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gen. James Dickinson, who spoke at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2nd Annual Industrial Space Defense […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded Spire Global a five-year, $59 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for satellite weather data delivery. The IDIQ allows Spire Global to compete for task orders for near-real-time radio occultation data that consists of atmospheric measurements. Data to be delivered includes global atmospheric pressure, humidity temperatures and ionospheric measurements. The […]
Leaders from a U.S. Army program executive office participated in a week-long executive training program designed to help participants manage data-centric organizations. During the Army Data Driven Leadership Certificate Program in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, senior leaders from PEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors learned about various data-related matters, such as visualization, engineering, strategy and governance, maturity, […]
The U.S. Space Force seeks $187.37 million for fiscal year 2024 to enhance the Unified Data Library, a cloud-based repository that takes data from multiple sources to support situational awareness. Lisa Costa, the Space Force’s chief technology and innovation officer, said during the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s Space Force IT Day that UDL […]
The Department of Commerce inspector general noted several cybersecurity deficiencies within the agency’s Office of the Secretary that leave it vulnerable to hacks. According to a Commerce Department Office of the Inspector General audit, the most glaring issue within the office is its use of default passwords for its endpoint protection tool, which can easily […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is set to publish the second version of its zero trust security architecture guidance in the coming days. Speaking at the Advanced Technology Academic Research Center’s Zero Trust Summit, CISA senior cybersecurity architect Sean Connelly shared that the CISA will review government agencies’ zero trust strategies and match them […]
