General Dynamics Receives NSA Certification for Data at Rest Security Tech
The National Security Agency has certified a compact device General Dynamics' mission systems unit designed to protect sensitive data at rest in manned or unmanned systems.
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in NewsHughes’ Rick Lober: Commercial Satcom Network Mgmt Systems Key to Efficient Global Operations
Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of Hughes Network Systems’ defense and intelligence systems segment, has said the Department of Defense should consider tapping industry for network management resources to support end-to-end global operations.
Splunk’s Bill Wright: Zero-Trust Concepts Also Bring Automation Benefits
Bill Wright, director of federal government affairs at Splunk, has said that implementing a zero-trust architecture will enable agencies to augment security procedures while leveraging data across the information technology infrastructure.
Air Force Uses Surrogate Aircraft to Test Northrop B-21 Bomber Avionics
The U.S. Air Force has begun testing on a surrogate aircraft the avionics and other subsystems of the Northrop Grumman-built B-21 Raider bomber in an effort to keep the aircraft development work on track, FlightGlobal reported Saturday.
Phil Carrai: Kratos Eyes ‘Revolution’ in Ground Segment to Back P-LEO Satellite Constellations
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions is working on new ground infrastructure that could be used to support proliferated low-Earth orbit constellations of small satellites, Breaking Defense reported Monday. “We think that p-LEO is a big deal. And there’s got to be a revolution that has to hit the ground segment,†said Phil Carrai, president of space, training and cyber division at Kratos.
in NewsIntelsat Launches Galaxy 30 Satellite with Northrop’s MEV-2; Stephen Spengler Quoted
Intelsat has launched the Galaxy 30, a geosynchronous communications satellite that will provide high-performance television distribution service to North American customers, the company announced Saturday. The Intelsat 10-02 satellite is scheduled to be its first customer in early 2021.
in Executive Moves, NewsJacobs Appoints Vincent Brooks to Board of Directors; Steve Demetriou Quoted
Jacobs has elected Vincent Brooks, a retired U.S. Army general, to its board of directors, the company reported announced Monday. Brooks’ areas of expertise ranging from leadership in complex organizations, inclusion and diversity, national security, international relations, military operations, combating terrorism and countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Â
in Contract Awards, NewsPSI Subsidiary to Update NIOSH Chemical Agent Database for Emergency Response Personnel
A Planned Systems International subsidiary has received a task order to help the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health update a repository of data on chemical agents personnel could encounter when responding to a terrorism event.
in Contract Awards, NewsTrace Systems Books $78M Task Order to Engineer Air Force Mission Enclave System
Trace Systems has received a $77.6M task order to help the U.S. Air Force consolidate multiple network enclaves and support tools into a data sharing environment for the military and mission partners.
