Jane Edwards
is a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, where she writes for ExecutiveBiz about IT modernization, cybersecurity, space procurement and industry leaders’ perspectives on government technology trends.
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DARPA Names Top Five Teams in Subterranean Challenge Virtual Tunnel Circuit Event
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announces the top five performing teams that competed in a DARPA challenge, which evaluated the capability of software-based tools to detect artifacts in simulated tunnel environments. The agency said Wednesday eight self-funded and DARPA-backed teams developed and tested software for their set of robots and sensors designed to explore tunnels in simulated environments as part of the Subterranean Challenge Virtual Tunnel Circuit event.
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York Space Systems Plans Facility Expansion to Speed Up Satellite Production
York Space Systems plans to expand its manufacturing facilities to accelerate the production of its S-CLASS satellite platform. The company said Tuesday the move seeks to increase satellite production from 10 units to hundreds annually and speed up satellite delivery to government and commercial clients from a year to within four months.
Aevum Builds Drone-Launched Rocket Under Air Force Contract
Alabama-based space startup Aevum is developing a drone-launched rocket under a $4.9M contract with the U.S. Air Force, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.
Cloudera’s Shaun Bierweiler: ‘Connected Campus’ Could Help Universities Enhance Student Experience
Shaun Bierweiler, president of government solutions business at Cloudera, wrote in a LinkedIn article published Thursday that investing in internet of things and other information technology platforms could help higher education institutions improve operational efficiency and student experience.
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Kent Rominger: Northrop Eyes Vandenberg’s SLC-6 as Launch Pad for OmegA Rocket
A Northrop Grumman executive said the company will launch its OmegA rocket from Space Launch Complex 6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, SpaceNews reported Saturday.
CFO Toby O’Brien on Raytheon’s Hypersonics, Counter-Hypersonics Work
Toby O’Brien, chief financial officer of Raytheon, told Defense One in an interview published Thursday that the company “did get some incremental work†when it comes to hypersonics and counter-hypersonics and saw its backlog rise to approximately $750M through the third quarter of 2019.
Report: SpaceX Eyes Crew Dragon Static Fire Test in November
SpaceX plans to perform a static fire test of its Crew Dragon capsule on Nov. 2 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, CNBC reported Thursday.
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Tenable’s Jamie Brown: Public-Private Partnerships Key to Grid Security
Jamie Brown, director of global government affairs at Tenable, wrote in a blog post published Wednesday that public-private partnerships could help improve coordination to ensure the security of the electric grid.
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Terma’s US Arm to Deliver A-10 3D Audio Systems Under $60M Air Force IDIQ
Terma North America has received a potential $60M contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide up to 328 units of 3D audio systems for the service branch’s A-10 aircraft.
Federal Agencies Use AWS Cloud to Support Research Collaboration, Track Apps
Officials from three federal agencies have shared how their organizations leverage Amazon Web Services cloud to advance information technology modernization and support their missions.