The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has not slowed down its productivity and information technology development during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a top agency official. Jamie Holcombe, USPTO's chief information officer, said the agency continued to churn out new services and to replace legacy capabilities because it had already established flexible workforce policies long […]
The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has directed all federal agencies to urgently patch a major vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Server program. CISA Director Christopher Krebs, a two-time Wash100 awardee, said that while there have been no reported cases of the vulnerability being exploited, it could still allow remote attackers […]
Retired Army Maj. Gen. Camille Nichols, a business transformation and acquisition veteran, has joined Amentum as executive vice president of project services. Nichols is now responsible for Amentum's contracts and procurements, ethics, information technology, security and real estate organizations, the company announced Wednesday. “Camille has developed extensive expertise in business operations and understands the complex […]
The Army has awarded BAE Systems $179M in total awards as part of the Limited Interim Missile Warning System Quick Reactionary Capability program. BAE's awards include orders for the first production lots and funding to enable fielding of the next-generation Missile Warning System, which are designed to give aircrews advanced threat detection capabilities, improved survivability and […]
The House Appropriations Committee has voted to move its 2021 budget proposal for financial services and general government, tacking on funding for technology modernization and telecommunications security. The committee proposed adding another $25M to the Technology Modernization Fund, a funding vehicle designed to support agencies' information technology modernization projects, Nextgov reported Wednesday. The Trump administration […]
NASA has awarded Boeing a $916M contract extension to continue supporting the International Space Station through September 2024. Under the contract, which is valued at about $225M annually, Boeing will provide engineering support services, resources and personnel for activities on the ISS, the company announced Wednesday. “We thank NASA for their confidence in our team […]
The Air Force’s AFWERX has awarded Geospark Analytics a Special Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract for the company’s Hyperion cloud-based platform. Hyperion is a platform that provides analysts and operations situational awareness and AI-based forecasts of political, economic and social risk across the globe, Geospark said Wednesday. “We are excited to once again […]
Relativity Space has appointed Caryn Schenewerk, a regulatory and space industry veteran, as its vice president for regulatory and government affairs. As a key member of the executive leadership team, Schenewerk is now responsible for developing and executing the Relativity Space's federal, state and local government strategy, the company said Wednesday. “Caryn is a dynamic, accomplished leader, […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency and the National Security Agency are leading the adoption of zero-trust best practices across the Department of Defense's enterprise. Vice Adm. Nancy Norton, commander of both DISA and the Joint Force Headquarters DOD Information Network, said the initial "Zero Trust Reference Architecture" will be completed before the end of 2020, […]
Achieving success through information dominance is the major goal of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Mordor Intelligence expects the ISR market to grow moderately through 2025 as more countries adopt ISR technologies to secure their borders. The Asia-Pacific and the Middle-East are taking great strides in strengthening their armed forces and are slashing the United States’ […]
