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Iridium Communications has signed a five-year agreement with L3Harris Technologies to provide its Satellite Time and Location service. The service will be deployed across more than three dozen L3Harris-operated network backbone nodes and various Federal Aviation Administration facilities nationwide, Iridium said. Iridium’s STL service will enhance timing synchronization within L3Harris’ communications network, providing essential resiliency […]

The National Energy Technology Laboratory has appointed Heather Quedenfeld as the permanent chief operating officer. Quedenfeld, who previously held the COO role in an acting capacity, has gained diverse experience from all technology program-related areas at NETL over her three-decade-long federal service. She was appointed to senior-level positions at the laboratory, including deputy director for […]

The Department of Homeland Security has named Hemant Baidwan as chief information security officer. He will succeed Kenneth Bible, who retired from government service in April, an agency spokesperson confirmed to Nextgov/FCW.  Already with more than eight years of DHS service, Baidwan was previously the agency’s deputy chief information security officer, tasked with strengthening cybersecurity […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has joined the Minimum Viable Secure Product Working Group to promote “secure by design” product development.  The working group offers organizations a checklist to enhance security at multiple stages, ensuring “secure by design” principles are followed throughout the development process. The coalition, composed of technology companies and organizations, encourages […]

Parsons has secured a position on a $1 billion contract awarded by the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Office of Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence. The contract has an initial three-year base period with optional extensions, potentially reaching a total of seven years, and aims to deploy advanced counter-nuclear smuggling detection systems across the globe, Parsons […]

The return of Obama administration-era net neutrality policies empowers the Federal Communications Commission to weed out Chinese and other foreign government-tied companies classified as a threat to national security. In a press call on Wednesday, a senior Federal Communications Commission official said that reclassifying broadband as a regulated service will help shorten the list of […]