Fairbanks Morse to Supply Generator Sets for Navy LHA-9 Vessel
The U.S. Navy has tapped Fairbanks Morse to provide ship service diesel generator sets for an America-class vessel being built by Huntington Ingalls Industries.
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NASA Approves SpaceX Crew Dragon Spacecraft for Operational Missions
NASA certified SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft to transport humans to space, following the completion of a flight readiness review. The space agency said Wednesday it signed the Human Rating Certification Plan to approve Crew Dragon and the Falcon 9 rocket for manned transportation.
Raytheon Technologies, USAF Form Partnership to Speed Up 911 Response
Raytheon Technologies' intelligence and space business has partnered with the U.S. Air Force to accelerate response times to 911 calls at areas near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.
Zscaler Report Finds 260% Rise in Attacks via Encrypted Channels; Deepen Desai Quoted
A new report from Zscaler has found a 260 percent increase in encryption-based threats during the first nine months of 2020. Zscaler’s threat research team analyzed 6.6B encrypted threats delivered through Secure Sockets Layer channels between January and September and found that health care was the most targeted industry during the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by finance and insurance, manufacturing, government and services sectors.
IBM Center, NAPA Release Report on Agile Government Principles; G. Edward DeSeve Quoted
The IBM Center for The Business of Government and the National Academy of Public Administration have released a report that outlines 10 Agile government principles and offers examples of how they could help improve government performance.
Executive Spotlight: Jennifer Felix, President and CEO of ASRC Federal
Jennifer Felix, president and chief executive officer with ASRC Federal, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the company’s recent rebranding effort. The rebranding initiative, which launched nearly five months after Felix took the helm in her new role, highlights corporate legacy and heritage through capability-driven messaging. Check out ExecutiveBiz.com to see the most recent Executive Spotlight interviews.Â
Vertosoft & DataRobot Win OTA to Advance Federal Financial Transactions; Chet Hayes Quoted
Vertosoft and DataRobot have been awarded an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to support the Army’s Office of Financial Operations and Information and the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s (OSD) Comptroller to resolve financial and accounting errors without human intervention. DataRobot will integrate its enterprise AI platform with Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software to categorize unmatched transactions.
Hughes Concludes Demos of New Satcom System for Helicopters
Hughes Network Systems has completed testing of a satellite communications system designed to provide helicopters beyond-line-of-sight satcom, Space News reported Monday. The company worked with partners Applied Concepts Group and GetSat to demonstrate the HeloSat system in May, June and September.
Comtech Tests Blue Force Tracking Tech in Army Exercise
Comtech Telecommunications' mission-critical technologies group demonstrated its blue force tracking equipment during a network modernization exercise held by the U.S. Army.
Combined Joint All-Domain C2 Calls for Services to Develop Data Standards, Overcome Cultural Barriers
Several experts said advancing the U.S. Air Force’s Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control concept will not only require services to employ artificial intelligence, machine learning and other emerging technologies to connect sensors and warfighters but also develop data standards, C4ISRNET reported Monday.Â
PSC Finds Increase in Federal Use of Shared IT Services
The Professional Services Council has found that the use of shared information technology services by federal agencies has jumped 2 percent each year since 2017, FedScoop reported Monday.Â
NASA Prepares Crew for SpaceX’s First Manned Operational Flight; Jim Bridenstine Quoted
Four astronauts have begun preparing for their upcoming flight aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft as part of SpaceX's first operational manned mission with NASA. “We’re transitioning from test flights to operational flights. Make no mistake, every flight is a test flight when it comes to space travel, but it’s also true that we need to routinely be able to go to the International Space Station," said Jim Bridenstine, NASA administrator and a past Wash100 winner.