A ranking Federal Trade Commission official said that companies are expected to have “reasonable” cybersecurity mechanisms in place to quickly spot and fend off attackers who may try to exploit known vulnerabilities. James Trilling, a senior attorney for the commission’s Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, issued this statement following a steep fine imposed on […]
The National Reconnaissance Office is calling on commercial satellite service providers to submit proposals for supplying space-based radio frequency imagery. In a solicitation issued as part of a program called Strategic Commercial Enhancements, the agency said it seeks to evaluate how commercial RF could contribute to its broader signals intelligence needs, SpaceNews reported Thursday. An […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded contracts to GeoOptics, PlanetIQ and Spire Global to provide space weather data as part of a pilot program to test the value of commercial observations. The deal will see all three companies providing the agency with radio occultation datasets that reveal weather conditions in Earth’s ionosphere, SpaceNews […]
Florida-headquartered Yava Space announced that it has been awarded a National Aeronautics and Space Administration contract to demonstrate its rocket engines and related aerospace components at both the Stennis Space Center and Kennedy Space Center. The contract with the American space agency focuses on hybrid rocket engines that produce over 22,000 pounds of thrust, Vaya […]
New Jersey-headquartered technology firm SciTec announced that it has been awarded by the Army an almost $27 million contract to continue system development and technical support for missile simulators being operated by the Center for Countermeasures. The five-year deal calls for continued maintenance and improvements on the Joint Mobile Infrared Countermeasure Test System and the Multi-Spectral […]
San Francisco-headquartered software developer BedRock Systems has entered into a collaboration with the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Aviation & Missile Center and DESE Research involving the demonstration of a trusted computing base integration framework. The TCB framework supports the flexible design and secure integration of multiple features, functions and applications to better protect aviation […]
The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday published the Cyber Safety Review Board‘s first report on the investigation into the Log4j software and the subsequent response to the vulnerabilities arising from it. The investigation brought together government and industry leaders in probing a significant cybersecurity event with the potential to cause widespread harm, the DHS […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory announced that it has developed a new medical profile system for improving communication and overall readiness in collaboration with the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency and the Defense Health Agency. The profile system, dubbed the Airman and Guardian Availability Management system, will be rolled out to all treatment facilities sometime […]
Anita Lynn is a principal at the information technology services and consulting firm Capgemini Government Solutions, working out of Potomac, Maryland. She has 30 years of experience “helping individuals and organizations work together to tackle complex problems,” according to her LinkedIn profile. Lynn credits her successes to her ability to deliver rapid situation assessments, innovate […]
Kathryn Feldmann is a senior client development adviser at the business consulting firm McKinsey & Company, working out of Annapolis, Maryland. She brings to her current job more than 20 years of professional experience in government and private sector consulting, according to her LinkedIn profile. Feldmann brings to the table a wide range of insights […]
