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The General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service has begun seeking feedback from industry sources on a potential 10-year governmentwide multiple-award blanket purchase agreement to procure supply chain risk visibility tools. A notice posted Friday on SAM.gov states that the Supply Chain Risk Illumination Professional Tools and Services BPA will be awarded against GSA Multiple Award […] More
Carahsoft Technology has agreed to offer Acalvio Technologies‘ cyber deception platform to public sector customers through its reseller partner network and government contract vehicles. Acalvio’s ShadowPlex advanced deception technology uses artificial intelligence to automate the identification and mitigation of advanced persistent threats, malware and ransomware attacks, Carahsoft said Thursday. ShadowPlex gathers intelligence about attack tactics, […] More
Intelligent Waves CEO Tony Crescenzo and Chief Technology Officer Marqus Hutchinson won the 2023 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards for their respective categories. Crescenzo secured the gold award in the CEO of the Year category for his efforts in ensuring the company’s maximum value, growth and impact, Intelligent Waves said Thursday. He oversaw the company’s transition to […] More
Ultra Intelligence & Communications has expanded the satellite communications feature of its antenna and terminal products to make the devices capable of supporting multi-orbit constellations. Ultra I&C added medium earth orbit support to flyaway satcom equipment offerings to complement the portfolio’s existing geostationary capability, the company said Friday. MEO upgrade kits are available for 1-meter […] More
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 returned to Earth after spending 157 days at the International Space Station, marking the completion of the fifth commercial crew rotation mission to the space laboratory. The SpaceX Crew-5, which consisted of NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, safely landed in their Dragon […] More
Rick Wagner, president of Microsoft’s federal arm and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, said he sees as a primary challenge the emergence of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and automation and how the federal government can take advantage of such technologies, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday. He told the publication in an […] More
General Dynamics’ information technology business will update the legacy systems of the U.S. Space Systems Command under an $18 million contract from the Space Enterprise Consortium. SpEC manager National Security Technology Accelerator said Friday General Dynamics Information Technology will handle the Enigma prototype project aimed at creating a digital network that allows for platform-as-a-service capability and […] More
Anduril has unveiled a new facility in Atlanta, Georgia, that will house the production of its suite of autonomous air systems including the multi-domain unmanned aerial vehicle Altius. The company said Monday the 180,000-square-foot office includes research and development laboratories, a 3D printing facility, a machine shop and a manufacturing lab to support the production […] More
Allen Badeau, chief technology officer at Empower AI, said the U.S. needs to enact comprehensive legislation to advance the governmentwide adoption of artificial intelligence. “New legislation should streamline the AI development process, creating cohesive and measurable benchmarks for agencies at the beginning stages of their AI journey,” he wrote in an article published Sunday in […] More
Space exploration-focused company Voyager Space has acquired ZIN Technologies, a provider of human-rated spaceflight systems and monitoring services, propulsion and other offerings. The acquisition marks a milestone in Voyager Space’s efforts to grow its space infrastructure and technology capabilities to support the development of Starlab, a continuously crewed, free-flying commercial space station, the Denver, Colorado-based organization announced on […] More
Triman Holdings, a platform company of AE Industrial Partners, has named two new division presidents to lead its three businesses and oversee the execution of aggressive growth plans and the delivery of products and services to industry partners and military clients. Mike Boyd will transition from chief strategic sales officer to division president of Crestwood […] More
Executive Mosaic is pleased to honor Andrew Hunter, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, with his first-ever Wash100 Award for his remarkable leadership in driving research, development and acquisition activities within the service branch. The coveted Wash100 Award reached its incredible 10th anniversary this year as it once again hand-picked the top 100 […] More
