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NASA Seeks Industry Partner to Build Heliophysics Medium Explorer Spacecraft
NASA looks for a contractor to build spacecraft, integrate payload into the vehicle and support on-orbit operations for the Goddard Space Flight Centerâ€™s Heliophysics Medium Explorers Program. The agency said in a FedBizOpps noticeÂ posted TuesdayÂ it expects to allocate $200M in fiscal 2019 funds for the Announcement of OpportunityÂ that will also cover instrument systems, mission science, […] More
by Monica Jackson October 3, 2018, 10:35 am
in Government Cloud, News
FireEye Obtains ISO, SCO 2, FedRAMP Certifications for Cloud-Based Email Security Services
FireEye‘s cloud-based email security offerings have received certifications from Schellman & Company and the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The enterprise cybersecurity companyÂ said Tuesday its Email Security Cloud Edition obtained International Organization for Standardization 27001:2013 certification and Service Organization Controls Type 2 recertification for security and confidentiality. The platform is designed to block potentially […] More
by Monica Jackson October 3, 2018, 7:48 am
in C4ISR News, News
General Atomics Flies Second SkyGuardian RPA; David Alexander Quoted
General Atomicsâ€™ aeronautical systems business has completed the initial flight of a secondÂ MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft at a military airport in Yuma, Ariz. The company said TuesdayÂ its MQ-9B features new technologies that were not present in the first unit produced two years ago such as updated avionics, software package and de-icing and lightning protection […] More
by Joey Harris October 3, 2018, 7:39 am
in Cybersecurity News, News
Lockheedâ€™s Jim Keffer: White House, DoD Cyber Strategies Could Lead to Campaigns Against Threat Actors
Jim Keffer,Â director of cyber at Lockheed Martin, told Federal News Radio in an interview posted Tuesday how the Defense Departmentâ€™s cyber strategy is synched up with and embedded into the White Houseâ€™s National Cyber Strategy. â€œThe national strategy talks more about domestic issues and the DoD strategy is more about the military part, but the […] More
by Jane Edwards October 3, 2018, 6:59 am
in General, Industry News, News
F-35 Lot 11 Contract to Incentivize Enhanced Production Processes
F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program director Vice Adm. Mat Winter has said that the new contract with Lockheed Martin to produce Lot 11 of the fifth-generation multi-role fighter aircraft will incentivize the defense contractor to enhance its production performance, USNI News reported Monday. The contract, potentially worth $11.5B, calls for the manufacture of […] More
by Jerry Petersen October 3, 2018, 6:55 am
in Featured, General, News, Space News
Boeingâ€™s Leanne Caret: Conversations on â€˜Contested Spaceâ€™ Needed
Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeingâ€™s defense, space and security business, told Fortune magazine in a video interview aired Tuesday how threats to space assets could impact mobile devices and other systems that depend on GPS satellites. She noted how space assets work to support â€œprecision engagementâ€ that service personnel use in combat and […] More
by Jane Edwards October 3, 2018, 5:07 am
in News, Space News
Northrop Tests Electrical Interface Between NASA Webb Telescope Systems
Northrop Grumman and NASA have demonstrated the operability of electrical interfaces between two key components of the James Webb Space Telescope. The Optical Telescope element/Integrated Science instrument module and Spacecraft element demonstration marked as the first integration and testing effort ahead of an observatory-level evaluation that will begin once the system is fully integrated, Northrop […] More
by Brenda Marie Rivers October 3, 2018, 4:53 am
in Healthcare IT, News
Booz Allen Secures FDA IT Life Cycle Support Contract
Booz Allen HamiltonÂ has been awarded a potential $36M contract to support an information technology platform the Food and Drug AdministrationÂ uses toÂ monitor adverse drug events. The company subsequently received a $5.6M initial task order under theÂ indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity that covers IT life cycle services for FDAÂ Adverse Event Reporting System, according to a notice posted Tuesday on FedBizOpps. Work […] More
by Brenda Marie Rivers October 3, 2018, 4:52 am
in Government Cloud, News
NOAA Requests Info on Open Data User Experience
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration seeks input from industry, academia and the general public on the advantages of open access to data through NOAA’sÂ Big Data Project collaborators. A FedBizOpps notice posted Monday says NOAA will collect and use feedbackÂ to determine end user needs as well as the impact of agency data across the marketplace. […] More
by Nichols Martin October 3, 2018, 4:52 am
in News, Products & Service
US Military Buys Additional DragonFly 3D Printers From Nano Dimension
The U.S. military has purchased two moreÂ DragonFly Pro 3D printers from Israel-based additive electronics firm Nano Dimension. The multi-material additive manufacturing platform enables users to facilitate in-house prototyping or manufacturing of functional electronic units such as sensors, antennas, molded interconnect devices, circuit boards and other circuitry within a short time span, Nano Dimension said Tuesday. […] More
by Brenda Marie Rivers October 3, 2018, 4:50 am
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News
Raytheon Enters Cyber Partnerships With Cybraics, Authentic8; John DeSimone Quoted
Raytheon has teamed up with two companies to help organizations protect financial, health care and electoral systems and other critical infrastructure from cyber threats through the adoption of artificial intelligence, analytics and isolated browsers. â€œWith global critical infrastructure systems under constant attack, organizations need flexible access to the most advanced technology possible to ensure resiliency,” […] More
by Jane Edwards October 3, 2018, 4:10 am
in News, Products & Service
General Atomics Evaluates Arresting Gear Performance on Turboprop Aircraft
General Atomicsâ€™ electromagnetic systems business has completed an assessment of its Advanced Arresting Gearâ€™s performance on turboprop aircraft at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. The company said Tuesday AAG performed over 800 roll-in and fly-in aircraft arrestments for the C-2A Greyhound, E-2C+ Hawkeye and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye planes. The arresting system also completed 400 […] More
by Monica Jackson October 3, 2018, 4:00 am