The Space Development Agency has released a draft solicitation for a program to design and build satellite prototypes for the first tranche of the National Defense Space Architecture’s tracking layer and will use other transaction authority as a contracting mechanism for the prototyping effort. SDA expects the Tranche 1 Tracking Layer to help dete...
Satellite imagery provider Planet Labs expects to complete its pending merger with dMY Technology Group (NYSE: DMYQ) on Tuesday and receive post-closure proceeds of approximately $590 million. Shareholders at the special purpose acquisition company voted Friday to approve the combination of the two companies, which will subsequently do business as P...
Two Six Technologies has named Daniel Ragsdale and Greg Bitel to vice president roles as part of a strategy aimed at driving the company’s business expansion initiatives within the U.S. government market and related sectors. Ragsdale, formerly VP-architect of Two Six, will now lead its research and development portfolio that includes support w...
The Space Development Agency has issued a draft request for proposals for a program to provide demonstration and experimentation capabilities for the first tranche of the National Defense Space Architecture’s transport layer. The Tranche 1 Demonstration and Experimentation System seeks to supplement the Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellite constell...
The Space Development Agency has sought proposals from industry to design and build satellites for the first tranche of the National Defense Space Architecture’s transport layer. SDA expects the Tranche 1 Transport Layer to support warfighter missions worldwide by providing initial warfighting capability, global communications access and persisten...
Jerry Black, program manager for Criterion Systems’ U.S. Department of Agriculture Information Technology Support Services contract, has been elevated to a vice president role at the Vienna, Virginia-based IT contractor. Black has three decades of IT experience and has played a role in federal civilian market expansion efforts, primarily withi...
Daniel Ragsdale, former principal director for cyber in the Department of Defense’s research and engineering office, has been appointed vice president and architect at Arlington, Virginia-based Two Six Technologies. The retired U.S. Army colonel brings his three decades of military experience and his knowledge of cybersecurity to the technolog...
The Space Development Agency has indicated its intent to acquire launch services for a planned network of low-Earth orbit military communications satellites through the U.S. Space Force’s National Security Space Launch program. A special notice posted Monday on SAM.gov states the agency could remove language pertaining to “contractor procure...
David Stagney, senior director at Pratt & Whitney, served as moderator for an expert panel discussion during the Potomac Officers Club’s 2021 Air Force Acquisition Forum on July 8th. The following panelist discussed embracing digital transformation and agile development featuring Preston Dunlap of the Department of the Air and Space Forc...
Michael Baker, staff VP and chief information security officer at General Dynamics Information Technology, served as the moderator for an expert panel discussion during the Potomac Officers Club’ 2021 CMMC Forum on Wednesday. The following panelists discussed cybersecurity maturity in an era of mounting vulnerabilities featuring Karlton Johnson of...
