L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has received a five-year, $43 million contract to build a command and control system for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's next space weather observatory. The company will develop, deploy and operate ground infrastructure of the Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 satellite that is scheduled ...
David Young, former vice president of advanced program development at Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) space segment, has joined Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions as chief technology officer. He will coordinate with four operating divisions within CAES to implement a technical strategic roadmap, introduce research and prototyping efforts, spea...
The National Security Space Association has appointed VOX Space President Mandy Vaughn as chair of NSSA’s Education and Workforce Development Center. She will spearhead efforts at the center to bring in new talent to the national security space community and develop approaches to career development of the existing workforce, NSSA said Friday. ...
President Joe Biden, who took the oath of office Wednesday, has appointed individuals to lead 34 federal government organizations in acting capacities until his Cabinet choices complete confirmation procedures. Each agency leader will support the new administration in efforts to create a “whole-of-government” strategy to address national challen...
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a request for proposals for a potential 10-year, $3.35B indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that covers enterprise data center, colocation and cloud to hybrid computing infrastructure. A solicitation notice posted Thursday states that the Data Center and Cloud Optimization contract has a fi...
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the federal government to launch an initiative to drive the adoption of small modular nuclear reactor technology across national defense and space missions. The EO is aimed at revitalizing the country’s nuclear energy sector and space exploration initiatives while developing alternativ...
Guilford, Maine-based woodenware manufacturing company Hardwood Products has secured a $110.1M undefinitized contract from the U.S. Air Force to obtain machinery and equipment needed to ramp up production of foam-tip nasal swabs for medical use. The AF Life Cycle Management issued the award as a commercial contract comes in support of industrial bas...
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has awarded contracts to teams led by Accenture Federal Services, BlackSky Geospatial Solutions, Kitware and Systems & Technology Research to support a research program that aims to automate search and analysis of multisource satellite imagery. A test and evaluation team for the Space-based Ma...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has closed its acquisition of small satellites provider Blue Canyon Technologies and will now integrate BCT into its intelligence and space business....
On January 7th, Potomac Officers Club’s 5G Summit will feature notable federal and industry leaders on the “5G Space: The Ultimate Connected High Ground” Panel. The panelists will discuss emerging programs, priorities and challenges within the integration process of the new 5G framework. To register for the 5G Summit, and view other upcoming e...
