The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center has picked the National Security Technology Accelerator to manage the potential $12B Space Enterprise Consortium for a period of 10 years....
Gen. John Raymond, chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force and a 2020 Wash100 awardee, has said the service branch plans to include nontraditional and legacy procurement offices in its planned acquisitions command, SpaceNews reported Wednesday....
THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 MOST POPULAR STORIES View Weekly Contract Awards Sandeep Kalra Promoted to Persistent Systems CEO Persistent Systems has promoted Sandeep Kalra, an experienced leader in the software services industry, as CEO to lead the company’s strategic growth and services, the company announced Monday. “We are looking forward to ...
Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) has been awarded a one-year, $8.5 million contract by the U.S. Space Force to develop prototype mission data processing applications for the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution Mission Data Processing (FORGE MDP) program, the company announced Thursday. “Maxar has decades of commercial expertise in geo...
Maj. Gen. Kimberly Crider, mobilization assistant to the Chief of Space Operations, will be featured as a keynote speaker during Potomac Officers Club’s 5G Summit on October 27th. To Register for the 5G Summit and view other upcoming events, visit Potomac Officers Club’s Event Page!...
During Potomac Officers Club’s 5G Summit, Ellen Lord, undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense (DoD) and four-time Wash100 Award recipient, will be featured as the keynote speaker. Lord will discuss the impact that innovative technologies and 5G integration have on the private and public sectors....
Boeing (NYSE: BA) will develop a payload prototype for the first phase of a military satellite communications program under a potential $298M contract from the U.S. Space Force....
TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 30, 2020 — Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) space segment and a five-time Wash100 Award recipient, said at a recent virtual forum that the company looks to help the U.S. Space Force address threats and requirements in the domain via investments and collaborative efforts, Exec...
The U.S. Space Force has awarded L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) a $119.2M contract modification to support modernization of the Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance system used to monitor geostationary communication satellites and other manmade objects in orbit....
The Air Force Research Lab and the U.S. Space Force have initiated the development of new cybersecurity architecture for satellites, FedScoop reported Monday. The Space Force will work with Xage Security to create a zero trust-style security system that is “rooted in tamperproof blockchain technology” to protect space systems....
