Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo and Thales, will equip the helicopters developed by the Italian aerospace company with Hughes Network Systems-made satellite communication system to connect the aircraft with the JV’s ground station in Fucino, Italy. Hughes said Monday its HeloSat beyond-line-of-sight satcom capability will be insta...
A new McAleese & Associates report outlines key takeaways from the 2021 Air, Space & Cyber Conference where Department of the Air Force leaders called for operational and cultural transformation across the two military services operating under DAF. Jim McAleese, founder of McAleese & Associates and three-time Wash100 winner, reported tha...
Deborah Lee James, former secretary of the U.S. Air Force and a previous Wash100 Award winner, took her oath of office as the new chair of the Defense Business Board during a ceremony held Tuesday at the Pentagon. Kathleen Hicks, deputy secretary at the Department of Defense and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, swore in...
Daniel Jetton, a cybersecurity business executive, has joined Reston, Virginia-based information technology services provider Evolver as vice president of cybersecurity. He will oversee the expansion of cyber capabilities and facilitate the delivery of cyber operational security, vulnerability management, risk assessments, analytics, diagnostics, cl...
Potomac Officers Club (POC) hosted its Fall 2021 5G Summit to bring together some of the most influential executives from the federal government and industry to explore the impact that 5G integration has on the private and public sectors, as well as future programs, plans and priorities as the nation aligns with emerging technology. Jay...
While the world continues to navigate the “new normal” brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, another inevitable environmental concern that can cause droughts, among other challenges, is emerging. But scientists say mitigation measures can still help reduce its severity and damages. Notwithstanding the future levels of greenhouse gas em...
President Joe Biden has nominated John Sherman, acting chief information officer at the Department of Defense, to serve as full-time CIO at DOD. Sherman has nearly 25 years of innovation and national security experience across DOD and the intelligence community leading modernization efforts in the areas of collaboration, cybersecurity and cloud comp...
SOS International has opened a facility that will offer information support to the public and private sectors on international security-related topics such as intellectual property, foreign military affairs and cybersecurity. The Center for Intelligence Research and Analysis uses open-source technology, software and data-as-a-service platforms from ...
The U.S. Cyber Command is planning to collaborate with different agencies like the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Cyber Information Security Agency to strengthen cybersecurity initiatives for the upcoming 2022 elections, Signal reported Wednesday. Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of the Cybercom who serves concurrently as the director of the Na...
Neural Investments and Island Empire Community Development have jointly acquired Fairfax, Virginia-based information technology and consulting services provider DigitalSpec for an undisclosed sum. DigitalSpec said Thursday the deal provides the company growth capital and access to government contracts as it looks to expand its digital services offe...
