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WidePoint Moves Corporate HQ to Fairfax, VA; Jin Kang Quoted
Managed mobility services contractor WidePoint has moved its headquarters from McLean, Va., to a Fairfax site as part of the company's long-term strategy.
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DARPA Solicits Autonomous Undersea Robot R&D Proposals
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has unveiled a funding opportunity for industry proposals to build an autonomous undersea robotic platform that would transit large distances and handle objects on the ocean floor without human intervention or use of communications technology.
General Dynamics NASSCO Launches Steel Panel Line for Ship Production
General Dynamics' NASSCO subsidiary has commissioned a new panel line for steel welding activities in a move to expand capabilities for the company's shipbuilding efforts in San Diego.
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Will Roper: Air Force to Hold First Pitch Day in March
The U.S. Air Force plans to host an event on March 6 and 7 in New York City in a push to transform how the military service collaborates with startup companies.
Lockheed-Built USS Wichita Littoral Combat Ship Enters Active Service
The seventh Freedom-variant littoral combat ship constructed by a Lockheed Martin-led industry team has entered into active service with the U.S. Navy.
Navy Posts RFI on Messaging Platform for DoD Satcom Controllers, Users
The U.S. Navy has issued a request for information on industry's ability to develop a technology platform for the Department of Defense's satellite communications system controllers and users to transmit and secure messages in real time.
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Triumph Receives $77M Contract Extension to Update Army Aircraft Electronic Control Units
Triumph Group's integrated systems business will produce digital electronic control units for two U.S. Army aircraft types under a potential $77M contract extension from the Defense Logistics Agency.
Lisa Atherton: Textron Systems Interested in Four Army Programs
Lisa Atherton, president and CEO of Textron Systems, spoke to reporters Thursday about four U.S. Army programs the company will be pursuing this year, Defense News reported Friday.
Dell EMC Federal’s Cameron Chehreh: Data Lakes Could Help Agencies Derive More Insights
Cameron Chehreh, chief operating officer and chief technology officer of Dell EMC’s federal business, has said data lakes work to help federal agencies build “a consolidated and scalable agile repository†that allows them to generate insights from data, FedTech Magazine reported Friday. Chehreh noted that data lakes have the ability to take in any type of data, a feature that enables agencies to develop a mechanism to add metadata to help users with access to data lakes to easily tag and search information.
Unisys CEO Peter Altabef’s CES Government Conference Presentation Focuses on Internet Security
Peter Altabef, chairman and CEO of Unisys, appeared Saturday before CES Government conference attendees in Las Vegas to discuss the need to advance internet security and safety through technology adoption. "To enact the necessary changes, governments and companies will need to actively leverage new technologies, including 5G communications, artificial intelligence and biometrics, to make us safer – not just better connected," Altabef said in a statement published Friday.
Final Iridium NEXT Satellite Batch Launches Aboard SpaceX Rocket; Matt Desch Quoted
Iridium Communications’ final and eighth batch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites launched Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard SpaceX’s previously flown Falcon 9 rocket. Iridium said Friday the satellites, which were fielded to orbital plane three, established communications with its satellite network operations facility after launch and are set to enter the first on-orbit testing phase.