FCC OKs SpaceX Ground Antenna Rollout for Starlink Broadband Service
SpaceX has received the Federal Communications Commission’s approval to deploy the ground antenna needed for the company's internet service, CNBC reported Friday.
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Report: Lockheed Partners With SEAKR to Work on Protected Tactical Satcom Payload
Lockheed Martin selected Colorado-based space electronics provider SEAKR Engineering to help build a satellite communications payload for the U.S. Space Force, SpaceNews reported Sunday. Sources said Lockheed and SEAKR are expected to announce this week their partnership on the Protected Tactical Satcom program.
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: ‘Commercial First’ Strategy Could Help Gov’t Implement Integrated Satcom Architecture
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy at Inmarsat Government, wrote in a MilsatMagazine article that there are several measures the U.S. government can consider to further advance the development of an integrated satellite communications architecture and one is the implementation of a "commercial first" strategy.
USAF Seeks Industry Info for Big Data Platform Dev’t
The U.S. Air Force has posted a request for information on the development of an integrated big data platform designed to support USAF operations.
Army Picks 10 Firms for ‘xTechSearch’ Accelerator Effort
The U.S. Army has selected 10 companies that will compete for $250K in prizes for the Expeditionary Technology Search 4.0 competition focused on providing avenues for small businesses to work with the service branch.
Virgin Orbit Evaluates LauncherOne Orbital Test Flight Schedule
Virgin Orbit has started to assess the potential schedule for the initial orbital flight test of the LauncherOne rocket amid the coronavirus outbreak, SpaceNews reported Thursday.
DHS Discloses EIS Contract Transition Plans in Draft Solicitation
The Department of Homeland Security released a draft solicitation to transition its headquarters data network to the General Services Administration's $50B Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions telecommunications contract, FCW reported Thursday.
StackRox Cybersecurity Product to Support Sumo Logic Cloud Intelligence Services
Intelligence company Sumo Logic has selected a StackRox-made product for use in the former’s cloud security services.
USAF Helicopters Field Leonardo-Made Infrared Missile Defense Systems
The U.S. Air Force has deployed Leonardo DRS-made systems designed to protect aircraft from infrared missiles.
Hitachi Vantara Federal’s Pragyansmita Nayak on How Agencies Can Leverage Data
Pragyansmita Nayak, chief data scientist at Hitachi Vantara Federal, wrote in a Signal Magazine article published Tuesday that government chief information officers and their teams seeking to leverage data should advance a "digital cultural transformation" to enable agencies to “think both strategically and tactically in collecting, analyzing and acting upon data-based intelligence."