Viasat Inc. has been selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to support its Communications Services Project. The contract calls for the development of a space relay capability to connect the upcoming ViaSat-3 global satellite constellation with a newly developed terminal, enabling on-demand and cost-effective communications services for low-Earth orbit spacecraft, Viasat said Monday. In […]
Cybersecurity services firm SOFITC announced that it has completed the onboarding of personnel needed to perform work under the single-award Risk Management and Assessment Support Services blanket purchase agreement for the Department of Homeland Security’s Chief Information Security Officer Directorate. The $94 million, six-year BPA was competitively awarded on the General Services Administration’s Highly Adaptive […]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that three investigation teams have been selected to join its Geospace Dynamics Constellation mission science team in studying Earth’s upper atmosphere. The three teams will be given a combined budget of $149 million to design and deliver instruments to be used in the mission, NASA said Wednesday. In […]
California-headquartered Intel Federal has been awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency an opportunity to develop advanced simulation solutions for off-road autonomous ground vehicles. The effort will be carried out with the help of Intel Labs and other collaborators, the Spain-based Computer Vision Center and the University of Texas at Austin, Intel said Tuesday. […]
The Department of Health and Human Services‘ top official announced the launch of a $90 million initiative to supply health centers with the necessary data for reducing health disparities using remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said the initiative, dubbed Uniform Data System Patient-Level Submission, pays for efforts to gather more […]
Jason Porter is the president of Public Sector and FirstNet at AT&T, working out of Dallas, Texas. For nearly two decades at the company, his goal has always been to harness the power of technology to make people’s lives better, according to his LinkedIn profile. Porter joined AT&T as an engineering manager in 2002, when […]
Maggie Hallbach is the senior vice president at Verizon Public Sector, working out of Oakton, Virginia. She was appointed to this position in February and now leads a team of professionals dedicated to delivering innovative technology solutions and services to customers, according to her LinkedIn profile. Hallbach has held a number of executive roles during […]
The Army is making headway in efforts to introduce upgraded network technology and tools, according to an officer close to the program. As of mid-April, the Army was almost finished outfitting its seventh brigade combat team with gear associated with Capability Set 21, the collection of equipment and capabilities scheduled for release to soldiers in […]
BAE Systems announced that it has been selected by GE Aviation to provide energy management solutions for the hybrid-electric technology demonstrator program recently awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Its role in the research project will include designing, testing and supplying energy management components for electric aircraft in the megawatt power class, BAE […]
Information technology services and consulting firm GRSi announced that it has been awarded a four-year contract to provide support to the United States Marine Corps‘ Technical Control Analysis Center Family of Systems. The deal was awarded by Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic after a full and open competition, GRSi said Thursday. In a statement, GRSi […]
