The U.S. Space Force will soon release a list of commercial companies to form part of its Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve, a group formed to help fulfill its mission in times of conflict. In a Jan. 30 interview with C4ISRNET, Col. Richard Kniseley, a senior materiel leader at the Space Force’s Commercial Space Office and […]
The Department of Transportation has launched the Complete Streets AI Initiative, aiming to develop a tool powered by artificial intelligence to improve transportation across the United States. Offered through the DOT’s Small Business Innovation Research program, the initiative will award 10 Phase 1 contracts to small businesses to build data and analytics capabilities that will […]
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s research and development unit has introduced a new quantum computing program to address challenges faced in solving chemistry, physics and mathematical problems. On Thursday, the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity launched the Entangled Logical Qubits, aiming to provide insights into quantum computing by exploring the complexities of […]
The Government Accountability Office has recommended that the Office of the National Cyber Director adopt performance measures and come up with a budget for the implementation of the White House’s National Cybersecurity Strategy. According to a GAO audit, the March 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy and July 2023 Implementation Plan have so far achieved four out […]
NASA will send its Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem spacecraft into orbit on Feb. 6 from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex in Florida. The PACE spacecraft will carry three instruments to study the oceans, clouds and aerosols in the atmosphere. Its goal is to better understand phytoplankton on the ocean surface, including differentiating among phytoplankton […]
Northrop Grumman has completed the All-Up Round Preliminary Design Review of the Next Generation Interceptor. In a review led by the Missile Defense Agency, the NGI team carried out the demonstration by showcasing the solution’s full-scale solid rocket motor, avionics and other test hardware. The company’s NGI solution is capable of defending the United States […]
The FBI and the Department of Defense have disabled a botnet from a Chinese government-directed hacking campaign called Volt Typhoon. According to court records released on Monday, an unidentified FBI official said that the bureau disrupted the botnet on infected routers by deleting the KV Botnet malware from devices without impacting their data and function. […]
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., said that it is expected that federal agencies received a lower FITARA scorecard in its 17th version due to the addition of new metrics. In a roundtable discussion in Washington on Thursday, Connolly revealed that the agency scorecard tracking information technology modernization awarded one A, 10 Bs, 10 Cs and three […]
A Department of Defense official said innovation remains a vital part of ensuring the U.S. armed forces remain a global leader. Kathleen Hicks, deputy secretary of defense and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said that while China has been working to get ahead of the U.S., it can never copy American ingenuity, the […]
The Space Development Agency will continue working on its existing business model in procuring missile tracking and related communications satellites for its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. In a LinkedIn post, SDA Director Derek Tournear, a Potomac Officers Club speaker and past Wash100 winner, said that during his dialogue with industry executives, many expressed support for […]
