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is a full-time writer for ArchIntel, a division of Executive Mosaic, and a contributor for ExecutiveBiz. She covers emerging technologies, technology innovation, contract awards, partnerships and market expansion stories in the government contracting industry.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected Galois to advance to the final phase of the Safe Documents program under which the software company will develop new methods of enhancing the cybersecurity of electronic data formats. Galois said Friday it will partner with Verocel and Real-Time Innovations to create a code generator meant to […] More
NASA has selected Blue Origin‘s New Glenn heavy-lift rocket to send to space a pair of identical small satellites to observe the magnetosphere around Mars. Blue Origin secured a task order under the $300 million Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare contract to launch the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers mission in late […] More
Software company Govini has launched an artificial intelligence-powered commercial data platform intended to support national security missions. Ark.ai is a subscription-based application that uses AI and machine learning to gain insights from commercially available data to help address challenges in supply chain, nuclear modernization, acquisition, procurement, science and technology and foreign influence, Govini said Wednesday. […] More
Jim Brinker, president and general manager of Intel’s federal arm and a previous Wash100 awardee, said the development of the company’s $20 billion semiconductor chip manufacturing site in Columbus, Ohio, is a key step to addressing the growing demands for U.S.-manufactured computer chips, Journal-News reported Thursday. “We are big advocates of made in the U.S.A., […] More
ThinKom has demonstrated an airborne satellite communications antenna over SES‘ medium Earth orbit and geostationary satellite networks to deliver multi-orbit connectivity in support of manned and unmanned command and control missions. The ThinKom ThinAir Ka2517 airborne satcom terminal showcased its capability to interface with Hughes Network Systems‘ software-defined ruggedized HM400 airborne modem to enable roaming […] More
A Red Hat-operated cloud service that supports application development on Microsoft‘s Azure Government platform is now generally available for U.S. government customers. Red Hat said Tuesday the Azure Red Hat OpenShift on Microsoft Azure for Government combines an enterprise Kubernetes platform with the Azure infrastructure to enable public sector organizations to build cloud-based applications for […] More
Cobham Satcom will provide its SAILOR XTR user terminals to help Inmarsat‘s U.S. business arm modernize Military Sealift Command’s network communications systems. Inmarsat Government said Tuesday it selected Cobham to supply 1-meter SAILOR 1000 XTR and 0.6-meter SAILOR 600 XTR Ka-band very small aperture terminals to replace the existing Ku-band user terminals on MSC’s ships. […] More
A Leidos-led partnership on defense health has delivered the Department of Defense’s new electronic health record system to 11 military treatment facilities across eight states as part of the program’s latest double deployment wave. The Leidos Partnership for Defense Health deployed the Military Health System Genesis system to additional 12,000 clinicians and providers in Connecticut, […] More
Army Contracting Command-Redstone intends to award Textron‘s aviation business a potential five-year, $99.8 million sole source contract to manufacture and deliver King Air and Cessna aircraft to foreign military sales customers, including the government of Peru. The proposed indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a one-year base ordering period with four option years and covers the provision of […] More
The Defense Information Systems Agency has released a security technical implementation guide for the installation of the Chef configuration management tool in Microsoft Windows servers. The document contains Chef configurations that comply with the Windows Server 2022 STIG, and serves as a resource to help users enhance security within their systems, DISA said Friday. The […] More
General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business and the Air National Guard have jointly tested the capability of the MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle to enable global coverage and connectivity from low Earth orbit satellite communication systems. The remotely piloted aircraft demonstrated its LEO satcom command and control capabilities during flight tests held at GA-ASI’s Gray Butte […] More
Lockheed Martin showcased a long-range precision strike missile system integrated into an Apache combat vehicle during a live-fire test held at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The company said Thursday two Spike NLOS all up rounds were fired from the Apache Echo Model V6 at a distant target in two separate scenarios. The demonstration paves […] More
