Mercury Systems, an aerospace and defense company, said it will provide solid-state data recorders for NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation science mission. Led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the EMIT mission is aimed at mapping the surface mineralogy of arid dust source regions and understanding how mineral dust warms or cools the Earth’s […]
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has released a request for information to identify sources for the Student and Exchange Visitor Program Information Technology Program Management Office Support Services recompete contract. The contract, which is currently held by Deloitte, is scheduled to expire in September. Information provided by respondents will be used to identify potential Department of […]
The Air Force has awarded SpiderOak a Small Business Innovation Research contract to develop solutions for securing software and communications. SpiderOak said it will integrate its OrbitSecure protocol into Air Force and Space Force systems. OrbitSecure was designed to provide assurance in the security of space architecture data and its connected systems, SpiderOak said Thursday. […]
The Department of Defense’s research arm is formalizing its Embedded Entrepreneurship Initiative, a pilot program launched two years ago to help connect researchers with business experts. In partnership with In-Q-Tel, the EEI program will provide 150 teams from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency with financing to hire business executives over the next five years, […]
The National Security Agency and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have published a cybersecurity information sheet detailing the benefits and risks of using a Protective Domain Name System. PDNS was designed to address the lack of trustworthiness of upstream DNS infrastructure and DNS registrations that may be compromised or maliciously provisioned, the NSA and […]
The Air Force has selected D2iQ’s Konvoy Kubernetes platform to support its transition to remote work amid the coronavirus pandemic. The service used Konvoy to Navigate the complexities and security challenges involved in adopting Mattermost, an open-source collaboration platform, the D2iQ said Thursday. “From a Kubernetes perspective, D2iQ’s distribution was aligned with what we were […]
The Space Force announced that it has launched an experimental payload for an undisclosed research project by the Air Force Research Laboratory. The AFRL payload was launched on a sounding rocket that took off from NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia. The rocket then followed a preplanned suborbital trajectory, C4ISRNET reported Thursday. Space […]
President Joe Biden said he will make cybersecurity a top priority in his administration’s effort to strengthen the United States’ scientific and technological base. Biden will work with the private sector, foreign allies and all levels of the U.S. government to create a more secure online space for Americans, the White House said in its […]
Lockheed Martin has signed a joint collaborative agreement to extend its partnership with NEC, a Japanese electronics company that develops artificial intelligence tools. Lockheed Space Executive Vice President Rick Ambrose, a Potomac Officers Club member and 2021 Wash100 winner, said the partnership will shorten the delivery time of systems and streamline the work of employees. […]
Former Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and three-time Wash100 winner, has joined the board of directors of drone company Volansi. Volansi said Roper will focus on the company’s strategy, operations and growth in defense markets, Defense News reported Wednesday. Hannan Parvizian, CEO and co-founder of Volansi, said […]
