Modus announced that its government solutions have received FedRAMP authorization. Steven Horan, the company’s chairman and CEO, praised the FedRAMP process for striking a balance between government security and entrepreneurial flexibility. Horan said the FedRAMP authorization demonstrates that Modus has one of the most scalable and secure technology architectures in the world to deliver on […]
NASA announced that the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers had passed a crucial “Key Decision Point C” agency review allowing it to move into the final design and construction of its instruments. EscaPADE, which is part of NASA’s Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration program, will go into orbit around Mars and study […]
Federal agencies have been given a two-month deadline to assess how well they log cybersecurity incident data against a new maturity model released on Friday. As part of the Office of Management and Budget directive, agencies must also identify gaps, develop plans to mitigate those problems and submit cost estimates to the OMB Resource Management […]
NASA revealed that its engineering teams have completed the final tests on the James Webb Space Telescope, which is now being readied for its trip to the launch site. Engineers carried out the battery of tests at Northrop Grumman’s facilities to ensure that the space science observatory will operate as designed once positioned in orbit. […]
A ranking naval officer involved in space operations revealed that the U.S. Navy is poised to give its existing warships new space capabilities but stopped short of going into the technical details of the planned upgrades. Rear Adm. Michael Bernacchi, the director for strategy, plans and policy at U.S. Space Command, said that the improvements […]
North Carolina-based Geo Owl announced that its Patternflows technology has been chosen by the Department of Defense in its search for highly innovative technologies with the potential to help the U.S. maintain its dominance over near-peer adversaries in short order. The company was among a handful of companies selected to present their technological offerings before […]
In drafting the markup on the Biden administration’s FY2022 defense spending bill, the House Armed Services Committee called for the creation of two new entities to bolster public-private cyber information sharing and collaboration, as well as a new Defense Information Systems Agency program management office to handle cyber products procurement, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. A […]
Both the membership and charter of the National Space Council’s advisory body are due for a shake-up to better reflect the needs and views of the growing commercial space sector. Chirag Parikh, the council’s executive director, said on Wednesday that the Biden administration wants to make the Users’ Advisory Group more attuned with the changing […]
The Space Development Agency will no longer procure commercial launch services as it builds its large constellation of small satellites in low-Earth orbit. Instead, it will buy the needed services through the government’s National Security Space Launch program. SDA Director Derek Tournear made the announcement Wednesday after initially saying that he did not want to use […]
Tim Irvine is currently the head of Accenture’s Federal Digital Studio, where he leads a diverse, interdisciplinary team that helps government customers navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape with a consistent lens toward real human impact. He brings deep experience with human-centered design and a commitment to solving problems in new and innovative ways. In […]
