Mark Clampin, the incoming director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s astrophysics division, vowed to launch the next giant space telescope on time and within budget. He said that the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is still on track for its scheduled launch on October 2026 but there is a need to anticipate challenges […]
Safety advisers at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Thursday warned agency policymakers against phasing out the International Space Station at the end of the decade without putting in place a workable successor. Members of the agency’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel said in a meeting that they are concerned that commercial space stations may […]
Virginia-headquartered General Dynamics Information Technology announced that it was awarded a $65 million contract by the Enterprise Architecture Data Group of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to support its Integrated Data Repository. The deal calls for expertise to migrate CMS data to the cloud and provide operations and maintenance services to on-premises systems, […]
Boston-headquartered Merlin Labs announced that it is partnering with the Air Force to test a computer “co-pilot” on its cargo transport planes as part of efforts to integrate more autonomous technologies into routine military operations. The experiment is also seen as a possible solution to a growing problem within the service – a lack of […]
The Department of Justice said in a newly-released report that it is struggling to attract and retain cyber talent due to the relatively meager compensation package it can offer. The report, titled, “Comprehensive Cyber Review,” also points out that the DOJ is not only losing talent to the private sector but also to other government […]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that it has awarded Draper, a non-profit research and development organization, a contract to deliver Artemis science investigations to the moon in 2025. A total of $75 million will be paid to the Cambridge, Massachusetts-headquartered technology innovator for end-to-end delivery services, including payload integration, delivery from Earth to […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory announced that a change in leadership has taken place within the Space Force unit tasked with tracking and monitoring manmade objects in space. Erstwhile Space Delta 2, Detachment 2 commander, Maj. James Banta relinquished command to Maj. Jin Kim in ceremonies held at Kirkland Air Force Base in New Mexico, […]
Thomas Naughton is the president of Maximus’ U.S. Federal Citizen Services business, working out of Reston, Virginia. He has extensive experience in health care reimbursement, Medicare and Medicaid concerns, workers’ compensation, state health care law, quality oversight, peer review, and all forms of benefits disputes and dispute resolution programs, according to a biography posted on […]
Gregg Mossburg is a senior vice president at CGI Federal‘s Strategic Operations Group, working out of Gainesville, Virginia. He has over 25 years of experience developing and leading high-performing teams to deliver results in client delivery, leveraged delivery operations, business development, solution and offering development, and financial engineering, according to his LinkedIn profile. Mossburg said […]
Senior leaders of the U.S. Air and Space forces said that interoperability with allies is essential to confront and deter threats posed by Russia, China and other emerging rivals. During a series of speaking engagements in the U.K., Italy and Germany, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Brown Jr., […]
