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NAVSEA Explores Wearable Tech Sources for COVID-19 Contact Tracing Initiative
Naval Sea Systems Command is seeking information on wearable commercial devices, prototypes and approaches that could support contact tracing efforts amid the coronavirus pandemic. NAVSEA said Wednesday in a sources sought notice its COVID Rapid Response Team is interested in using proximity trackers and a system to transfer data from the wearable technology to stations.
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in NewsArmy Issues Heavy Tactical Truck Autonomy RFI
The U.S. Army has issued a request for information to determine potential sources of heavy tactical trucks that could perform semi-autonomous and autonomous transportation missions, Inside Defense reported Friday.
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Report: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Eyes Approval of Amazon Broadband Satellite Plan
Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has proposed conditional approval for Amazon's plan to launch more than 3K broadband satellites in non-geostationary orbit, GeekWire reported Friday. "Satellite constellations like this aim to provide high-speed broadband service to consumers in the U.S. and around the world," Pai said in a tweet.
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in Contract Awards, News
Northrop Books DARPA Hypersonic Tech Research Contract
Northrop Grumman has landed a $19.7M contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to explore for hypersonic boost-glide technologies.
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in NewsL3Harris CEO William Brown on 2020 Revenue, Workforce Growth Projections
William Brown, CEO of L3Harris Technologies and former Wash100 awardee, has said the company is making progress in its technology development and expansion efforts despite experiencing disruptions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Florida Today reported Friday.
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in NewsForcepoint’s Eric Trexler: Agencies Should Ensure Supply Chain Security Beyond CMMC Requirements
Eric Trexler, vice president of global government sales at Forcepoint, has said that agencies need to incorporate stringent controls to ensure that supplier networks are secure even after they are verified.
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WWT’s David Watts: Data-Driven Culture Key to Advancing Federal Digital Transformation
David Watts, chief digital adviser for the public sector at World Wide Technology, wrote in a Nextgov article published Friday that government agencies should implement a data-driven culture and leverage data analytics to accelerate their digital transformation efforts.
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in News, Space News
NASA Selects Northrop-Built Performance Measurement Tech for Perseverance Mars Rover
NASA has partnered with Northrop Grumman to deploy the latter’s inertial navigation system designed to help extend the operational life of the agency’s Mars exploration rover Perseverance.