NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter is scheduled to enter a new operations demonstration phase to explore how aerial scouting can benefit future missions. On April 19, Ingenuity completed the first powered controlled flight by an aircraft on another planet. The new demonstration phase will commence in about two weeks with the helicopter’s sixth flight, NASA said. […]
White House officials said that Vice President Kamala Harris will put her own “personal stamp” on the National Space Council that the Trump administration revived in June 2017. As the second incarnation of the National Aeronautics and Space Council, the NSC develops policies related to civil, commercial, national security and international space matters. Senior White […]
The General Services Administration plans to adopt a modular or hybrid cloud to expand the technology’s use into new areas, an official said. Beth Killoran, GSA deputy chief information officer, said the agency wants to avoid locking itself into using a single cloud platform, noting that different offerings have different capabilities. “I think we’re going […]
The Department of Energy has announced funding for several projects to support the production of materials used in clean energy technology. About $19 million in funding will go to 13 traditionally fossil fuel-producing communities to encourage the production of rare earth elements and minerals used to manufacture batteries, magnets and other components, DOE said Thursday. […]
The Department of Defense Education Activity needs cloud migration services from a contractor with experience with Microsoft 365 and Azure. DODEA is a federally operated school system responsible for planning, directing, coordinating and managing the education of children of military families. The agency’s Information Technology Division needs help transitioning on-premise infrastructure systems, databases, application systems, […]
The Missile Defense Agency has begun implementing a new approach to improving cyber system requirements while streamlining test planning, according to the Government Accountability Office. MDA officials said the new approach replaces the 17 planned cybersecurity operational assessments that it decided to cancel for fiscal year 2020. The new method needs to be fully implemented […]
LinQuest has been awarded a $31.68 million sole-source contract to support U.S. Space Command operations through April 2022. USSPACECOM is a Department of Defense unified combatant command responsible for military operations in outer space, including the employment of space forces provided by the military services. The contract calls for analyses, assessments and solutions that can […]
The National Security Agency has released a cybersecurity advisory on ensuring the security of operational technology and enterprise networks. The document, titled “Stop Malicious Cyber Activity Against Connected Operational Technology,” is targeted at the Department of Defense, the defense industrial base and national security systems, NSA said Thursday. Operational technologies are programmable systems that interact […]
Martin UAV, a developer of unmanned aircraft systems, has been selected to participate in a Navy technology demonstration at the Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. Through the Mi2 Challenge, the Navy wants to prototype new UAS capabilities to address the technological requirements of harsh operating environments, Martin UAV said Wednesday. The Navy selected Martin UAV […]
Dave Tender is the vice president of security at Perspecta, a government contractor that serves the defense and intelligence communities. Tender has more than 40 years of government, military and industry experience in the defense sector. In his current role, Tender is responsible for personnel security, visitor control, physical security, information systems security, program security […]
