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in C4ISR News, News
Report: Army Eyes Northrop-Designed VTOL Drone as Potential RQ-7 Replacement
TheÂ U.S. Army is evaluating a vertical takeoff and landing droneÂ Northrop GrummanÂ designed withÂ MartinUAV as the military service considers replacing its RQ-7 Shadow fleet, C4ISRnet reported Sunday. Both companies developed theÂ V-BATÂ unmanned aerial system to perform reconnaissance missions without the use of special equipment. A single controller can operate the drone using a tablet, software and a waypoint […] More
by Nichols Martin December 17, 2018, 3:20 am
in Executive Moves, News
Former NSC Official Tracy McKibben Joins Huntington Ingalls Board; Thomas Fargo Quoted
Tracy McKibben, a former official at the White House’s National Security Council, has joined the board of directors of Huntington Ingalls Industries. She is the founder investment and consulting firm MAC Energy Advisors, which she also leads as its CEO, and has worked with government and industry clients throughout her professional career,Â HIIÂ said Friday. McKibben previously […] More
by Darwin McDaniel December 17, 2018, 2:30 am
in Contract Awards, News
Peraton to Provide Technical Support for USAF Cross-Domain Tech Under $66M Order
Peraton has secured a potential five-year, $65.6M order from the U.S. Air Force to provide programmatic, engineering and technical support for a cross-domain information platform. Tasks include research, requirements analysis and definition, systems and software integration, interoperability testing, configuration management, lab-based security evaluation and other support services for Xdomain technology, theÂ Department of DefenseÂ said Friday. The […] More
by Nichols Martin December 17, 2018, 2:20 am
in News, Space News
ULA Sets Dec. 18 as New Launch Date for NRO Mission
United Launch AllianceÂ rescheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 18, the launch of a National Reconnaissance Office payload aboard a Delta IV Heavy rocket. The NROL-71 mission will still lift off from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California as originally planned, the company said Thursday. ULA initially scheduled the launch for Dec. 7 but […] More
by Darwin McDaniel December 17, 2018, 1:40 am
in C4ISR News, News
Virginia Contracting Activity Seeks Contractor to Support Centcom Intell Operations
The Virginia Contracting Activity has released a draft request for proposalsÂ on a potential five-year contract that will cover intelligence support services to U.S. Central Command. VACA said Friday in a FedBizOpps notice it seeks a contractor to perform analysis, indications, warning, application and dissemination efforts to help Centcom’s intelligence directorate plan, assess and execute missions. […] More
by Nichols Martin December 17, 2018, 12:47 am
in Industry News, News
Lockheed-Led Shipbuilding Team Launches Navy’s 19th LCS; Joe DePietro Quoted
A Lockheed Martin-led industry team launched the U.S. Navy‘s 19th littoral combat ship into the Menominee River in Wisconsin during a ceremony held Saturday. Barbara Broadhurst Taylor, the ship’s sponsor and daughter of a decorated pilot during World War II, led the USS St. LouisÂ christening at a Fincantieri Marinette Marine-owned shipyard before the launch, LockheedÂ said […] More
by Matthew Nelson December 17, 2018, 12:34 am
in Industry News, News
Labor Dept Recognizes Eaton’s Military Veterans Employment Initiative
The Department of Labor has chosenÂ Eaton to receive DOL’s HIRE Vets Medallion Award in recognition of the power management company’s efforts to recruit, employ and retain military veterans. EatonÂ said FridayÂ the department evaluatesÂ award recipients based on criteria such as leadership programming, compensation and tuition assistance programs and availability of resources for the country’s former active-duty service […] More
by Matthew Nelson December 17, 2018, 12:31 am
in News, Space News
Virgin Galactic’s Piloted Spacecraft Carries NASA Tech Payloads in Suborbital Flight Test
Virgin Galactic has completed a flight test of a company-built manned space vehicle carrying four NASA technology experiments to suborbital space. The agency said Thursday SpaceShipTwo‘s payloads were designed to examine the behavior of dust particles on planetary surfaces, the effects of microgravity on life support systems and plant growth, and vibration during launch, re-entry […] More
by Darwin McDaniel December 14, 2018, 9:45 am
in Government Technology, News
Salesforce’s Todd Schroeder: Digital Platforms Key to Government IT Modernization
Todd Schroeder, vice president of government digital strategy at Salesforce, has said digital platforms can help agencies transform information technology, business and workflow processes. He wrote in an article published Monday that a platform will allow government users toÂ collaborate on programs and across departments, as well as manage customer service. “Digital transformation isnâ€™t about preserving […] More
by Mary-Louise Hoffman December 14, 2018, 9:43 am
in Industry News, News
DTRA Details Technical Reachback Support Requirements in Presolicitation Notice
The Defense Threat Reduction AgencyÂ has issued a presolicitation to lay out its technical reachback operational support needs. A FedBizOpps noticeÂ posted ThursdayÂ saysÂ DTRA wants potential contractors that could help develop weapons of mass destruction modeling tools and manage decision support analysis programs related toÂ chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear explosives. Other tasks include configuration management of research-and-development software; […] More
by Matthew Nelson December 14, 2018, 9:04 am
in Government Technology, Industry News, News
DXC to Deploy Asset Management Tech for New York Public Transit Authority
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority has partnered withÂ DXC Technology on a multiyear effort to field a new enterprise asset management system designed to plan, monitor and facilitate public transit maintenance operations. The Tysons, Va.-based technology services contractorÂ said Thursday it will help the MTA simplify maintenance procedures for its assets and infrastructure that support routes […] More
by Brenda Marie Rivers December 14, 2018, 6:56 am
in Government Technology, News
Charles River Analytics to Release Open-Source Mixed-Reality Training Interface
Charles River Analytics has developed an open-source interface that employs a hybrid reality approach toÂ military medical training and education. VirtuosoÂ is based on a multimodal interface to allow natural human interactions within virtual and augmented reality environments and facilitate transfer of knowledge to trainees, the company said Thursday. The platform works toÂ automatically assess a trainee’s skill […] More
by Matthew Nelson December 14, 2018, 6:45 am