A new program will help the Federal Communications Commission to better understand the cybersecurity of K–12 schools and libraries, a frequent target by hackers. On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission announced a three-year, $200 million Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program, an effort that will provide the agency with valuable data to guide its investments […]
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Research and Development Center has developed a new application that will ensure that lights, buoys and other markers across the United States are working and where they should be. James Spilsbury, a project manager with the Coast Guard’s RDC, said the Aid Verification Assistant app helps accelerate the Private Aids to […]
The U.S. Air Force has selected a vendor to support its B-52 Stratofortress bomber modernization initiative. On Thursday, L3Harris Technologies announced that it had secured a $34 million contract under the service branch’s Global Strike Command B-52 Quad Crew Program. Under the deal, the contractor will focus on consolidating the functions of the electronic warfare […]
The National Science Foundation is seeking proposals for cyber-physical systems to better understand how the technology could be used to open up new opportunities for addressing new challenges. The NSF program seeks to establish the core research behind the complex CPS, including uncovering “cross-cutting, fundamental scientific and engineering principles that underpin the integration of cyber […]
The Department of Defense has released the “Zero Trust Overlays” document, a road map detailing its strategy to meet goals set by the Biden administration’s executive order on the safe development and deployment of artificial intelligence. Randy Resnick, the department’s chief zero trust officer, said that the overlays will help risk management professionals at the […]
Terran Orbital has added its Nebula and Ambassador micro space vehicle platforms to the NASA Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV On-Ramp III contract, which already offers the 6U Triumph and 12U Renegade cubesats to government agencies. Marc Bell, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Terran Orbital, said that expanding the company’s role in the Rapid IV program […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded DDC IT Services a Mainframe Line of Business West contract to offer full-lifecycle mainframe services. Under the deal, the Dine Development subsidiary will provide DISA and its customer base across the Department of Defense application hosting, software and hardware management and security modernization, among other services. The $50 […]
The Hubble Space Telescope could soon operate on a single gyroscope as NASA extends its life without the need for commercial servicing. On Tuesday, the U.S. space agency announced that one of the Hubble’s remaining gyros “failed and could not be restored.” The development left the spacecraft with two working gyros, prompting NASA to activate […]
The U.S. Air Force Digital Transformation Office-backed Catalyst Accelerator Ogden has started accepting proposals for its Fall 2024 cohort. The accelerator is a semi-residential, three-month program for small businesses connected with the Department of Defense and aims to support the businesses’ initiative to improve their presence in the national defense ecosystem. Proposals should be within […]
Ultra Intelligence & Communications is the latest vendor to join the Federated Mission Networking Coalition Interoperability Assurance and Validation, an effort focused on evaluating new network capabilities that would modernize the U.S. Marine Corps’ contribution to the Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control. Ultra I&C Command, Control and Intelligence President Bradford Powell, a 4×24 […]
