The Department of Defense has released a request for prototype proposals for technology that can maintain spectrum availability for aerial combat training. The RPP supports the department’s planned Operational Spectrum Comprehension, Analytics and Response project, which is aimed at determining how best to assign or modify spectrum access parameters and policies, the National Spectrum Consortium […]
Karen Britton serves as LMI’s chief digital officer and vice president of marketing and communications. LMI is a technology consultancy company that specializes in digital and analytics solutions, logistics and management advisory services. Britton is responsible for the development and execution of corporate communications and for overseeing online platforms, marketing, external relations and corporate citizenship, […]
The early months of the coronavirus pandemic brought about a decade’s worth of digital transformation in the business and government sectors, according to Futurum Research analyst Daniel Newman. He expects the accelerated pace of digital transformation to continue driving advancements in 5G, artificial intelligence, customer data platforms, cloud technology, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and “headless tech.” For […]
The Department of Commerce inspector general has warned the agency’s leaders that they are putting too much focus on implementing new financial technologies. The inspector general performed an audit of the Commerce Department’s Business Applications Solution program, which is being used as a vehicle to modernize legacy financial applications and processes through the adoption of […]
The Air Force is looking for sources that can provide enterprise-wide DevSecOps support services under the Global Application Delivery Network contract. Work under the contract will support the information technology modernization efforts of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Kessel Run detachment, according to a request for information posted on SAM .gov. Kessel Run […]
The Department of Energy has launched a $109.5 million initiative to boost economic growth in the coal and power plant communities. The funding supports the Biden administration’s short-term goal of creating jobs through remediation projects for oil and gas wells and coal mines, allowing for the development of underutilized land, the DOE said. DOE Secretary […]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has repealed two delegation orders that imposed fines on non-citizens who fail to leave the country. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said there is no evidence that the financial penalties achieve their purpose and that they run against ICE’s best interest. Mayorkas and acting ICE Director Tae Johnson’s […]
McKean Defense Group, an employee-owned ship integrator, has landed a contract to provide ship sustainment and maintenance for Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division. The $20 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will support Materials, Structures, Environmental and Protection Division 33, McKean said. “The team we assembled for this effort provides Division 33 with access to hundreds of […]
The Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps want to provide their soldiers with the ability to receive information from space, according to a top Space Force official. Gen. David Thompson, vice chief of space operations, said the Army and the Space Force are discussing how they can fund and operationalize space-based capabilities for combat, […]
NASA has released a statement welcoming President Joe Biden’s plan to nominate Margaret Vo Schaus, a career member of the Senior Executive Service, for the role of NASA chief financial officer. NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk said he looks forward to working with Schaus on executing the agency’s budget of more than $20 billion. “The chief financial […]
