Coras Secures Spot on $900M Air Force Multidomain Systems Contract

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has awarded Coras a spot on a five-year, $900 million Architecture and Integration Directorate indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for multidomain systems capabilities, studies of new technologies, demonstration and rapid deployment services. Dan Naselius, Coras president and chief technology officer, said that efforts will support warfighter needs for raw data simulation, […]

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Noah Lowell

Maxar Wins Two NGA Contracts to Provide Geospatial Intelligence, API Development Services

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has awarded Maxar Technologies two contracts worth up to $35.8 million. Under a one-year contract with a potential value of $22.5 million, Maxar will support the NGA’s Janus Geography program by providing geospatial intelligence data to characterize land cover over previously unmapped areas. The second award, worth up to $13.3 million, […]

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Lauren Grey

Intelligence Community Leaders Want to Boost IT Accessibility for Disabled Workers

Intelligence community IT leaders are asking technology vendors to take accessibility seriously when developing products for spy agencies. Jennifer Kron, the deputy chief information officer of the National Security Agency, said during the Department of Defense Intelligence Information System conference in Texas on Dec. 15 that around 25 percent of the U.S. workforce may be […]

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Lawrence Carter

DCSA Awards $2.3B Background Investigation Services Contract to Peraton

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency has awarded Peraton a five-year, $2.3 billion contract for nationwide background investigation services in support of federal civilian and military hiring efforts and trusted access grants. According to CEO Stu Shea, Peraton is the incumbent on the contract and brings more than 19 years of experience in providing such […]

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Noah Lowell

Army Artillery System Undergoing Operational Test to Inform Potential Improvements

The U.S. Army is subjecting its Extended Range Cannon Artillery system to a major operational test to determine how to make the weapon more resilient and reliable. The results of previous testing showed that the armored howitzer’s gun tube was damaged after firing a few rounds. At the latest trial, the Army aims to determine […]

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Lauren Grey

IARPA to Host Cyberpsychology Event in February

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity plans to host an event in San Diego to learn how to defeat cyber threat actors using psychology. According to IARPA, the Reimagining Security with Cyberpsychology-Informed Network Defense program will allow participants to engage in five-minute lightning talks about identifying the cognitive biases and limitations of cyber attackers and […]

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Lawrence Carter

AFRL to Seek New Airlift Planning Algorithms in Upcoming Competition

The Air Force Research Laboratory is inviting international researchers and students to join an Airlift Challenge competition, which will be held from Jan. 23 to Feb. 27. The event aims to identify new software with algorithms that can improve airlift operations planning. According to Andre Beckus, AFRL machine learning researcher, existing planning software has difficulty […]

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Lauren Grey

US Army Showcases Virtual Training Solutions During Week-Long I/ITSEC

The U.S. Army‘s Program Executive Office Simulation, Training and Instrumentation demonstrated some of the service’s latest simulation technology during the 2022 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando from Nov. 28 to Dec. 2. PEO STRI sponsored three separate booths that featured the Reconfigurable Collective Virtual Trainer – Ground solution for the Bradley Fighting […]

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Lawrence Carter

US Space Force Hosts Training Exercise for Operations Officers

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Training and Readiness Command conducted a training event earlier in December to support threat analysis and response capabilities. The two-day Space Flag 23-1 exercise saw nine U.S. Army space operations officers from various divisions work with representatives from the U.K., Canada and Australia to plan missions and undertake simulated combat. […]

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Noah Lowell

Air Force Tests C2 Capabilities to Advance JADC2 Concept

The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center has assessed the potential of forward edge battle management command and control capabilities to rapidly deliver critical information to warfighters on the battlefield. During Project Convergence 2022, AFOTEC worked with the 505th Command and Control Wing to evaluate two Tactical Operations Center – Light prototypes designed to […]

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Lauren Grey

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