Johns Hopkins APL to Manage Asteroid Redirect Mission for NASA
NASA selected Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to build and operate spacecraft in support of the agency's planetary defense goals.
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DSI Receives FedRAMP OK for Business Process Automation, Mgmt Platform
Distributed Solutions Inc. has secured Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification to offer a software-as-a-service platform designed to help government customers automate and manage business processes.
David Wennergren: ACT-IAC Eyes Involvement of More C-Suite Execs in Tech Discussions
David Wennergren, recently named CEO of the American Council for Technology – Industry Advisory Council, said he aims to expand ACT-IAC’s membership to include chief data officers and other C-suite executives as emerging technologies drive conversations between industry and government, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday.
Lockheed Tests Ground Control Contingency System for Air Force GPS 3 Satellite
Lockheed Martin has started final qualification testing of ground control system updates meant to help U.S. Air Force personnel fly a Global Positioning Systems 3 satellite, C4ISRNET reported Friday.
Josh Jackson: SAIC Partners With Space Startups to Deliver Tech in Support of Gov’t Missions
Josh Jackson, executive vice president and general manager of solutions and technology group at Science Applications International Corp., said SAIC collaborates with approximately 12 space startups through accelerators in Colorado Springs, Colo., and Austin to facilitate the delivery of technology platforms to U.S. government clients, SpaceNews reported Friday.
Navy, Huntington Ingalls Lay Keel for USS McCool Amphibious Transport Dock
Huntington Ingalls Industries hosted a keel authentication ceremony Friday for the U.S. Navy's 13th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock vessel being constructed at the Ingalls Shipbuilding facility in Pascagoula, Miss.
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Industry, Military Should Collaborate on Integrated Satellite Architecture
Industry experts and military leaders say the Department of Defense should collaborate with enterprises to come up with a new satellite architecture that could support military functions amid the rising space threats, C4ISRNET reported Thursday. Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy at Inmarsat Government, said commercial satellite providers could help the military quickly build and deploy new platforms to support missions.
Northrop to Develop Biological Sensing Tech Prototype Under DARPA PALS Research Program
A consortium that includes Northrop Grumman will develop prototype sensing tools to support a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program aimed at determining which marine organisms could help the U.S. military detect and track undersea threats.
Three Firms Selected to Participate in DARPA Launch Challenge
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected Vector Launch, Virgin Orbit subsidiary VOX Space and one unnamed company to compete for a program designed to give the U.S. military new technologies to launch small payloads into orbit.Â
DoD Seeks Cloud Computing Program Support
The Washington Headquarters Services has posted a request for information on potential sources of professional services for the Department of Defense's cloud computing program office to manage Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract operations.