Fielding economically-priced drones alongside a leaner fleet of manned aircraft is crucial to maintaining the U.S. Air Force’s superiority amid the rising threat from peer adversaries like China, according to Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. He explained that lower-cost unmanned aerial systems would bridge the capability gap created by downsizing the service’s fleet of crewed […]
Doug Keating is a senior director of portfolio management at multinational technology corporation Microsoft, working out of Reston, Virginia. He collaborates with a team of world-class engineers and cloud computing experts to deliver digital transformation to federal government clients with a focus on national security, according to his LinkedIn profile. Concurrently, Keating serves as the […]
Aaron Rogers is senior director of advanced programs and national security space at Maxar Technologies, working out of Herndon, Virginia. He is a dynamic and innovative executive with over 25 years of experience in the successful delivery of space and launch systems for both government and commercial customers, according to his LinkedIn profile. Rogers is […]
Luxembourg-headquartered Kleos Space announced that it has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division for joint data experimentation. The agreement is the first phase of a collaboration between the Navy, industry players, academia and other Department of Defense technology partners called the SCOUT Experimentation Campaign, Kleos […]
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced that it has licensed proprietary technology for monitoring plant productivity and health at wide scales to Utah-based company Campbell Scientific. The technology measures solar-induced fluorescence, which is emitted by plants during photosynthesis as they convert sunlight into chemical energy, ORNL said Tuesday. In a statement, the […]
Software company Red Hat announced that is collaborating with three Department of Energy laboratories to bolster cloud-native standards and practices in high-performance computing. The collaboration is taking place amid the expansion of HPC applications beyond what is considered traditional use cases, Red Hat said Tuesday. In a statement, the software developer said it will be […]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that the third satellite in the Joint Polar Satellite System series is scheduled for launch on Nov. 1. The JPSS-2 climate satellite, which was developed for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is set to lift off from the Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard a United Launch Alliance […]
A ranking official of the Secret Service said that addressing cybercrime has become the agency’s top priority and its agents have turned to artificial intelligence and machine learning to run after cybercriminals. Roy Dotson, the Secret Service’s national pandemic recovery coordinator, explained that new technology gives investigators a better chance of working cases faster and […]
Matthew McDonald is the chief growth officer at Enterprise Knowledge, working out of Fairfax, Virginia. He is an accomplished operations and business development leader with over 20 years of management experience and a proven track record of driving revenue growth, according to his LinkedIn profile. McDonald joined EK, touted as a knowledge and information management […]
Jay Jones is the chief development officer at HighPoint Global, working out of Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a dynamic, high-energy, results-oriented sales leader with strong solution selling experience, according to his LinkedIn profile. Jones is described as a consummate senior executive with strong mentoring, relationship and team-building skills. He is “driven to succeed and excel […]
