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    Veritas Rebrands Acquired CAES Space Unit as Frontgrade Technologies; Ramzi Musallam Quoted

    Veritas Capital has completed its purchase of CAES Space Systems and changed the name of the acquired business to Frontgrade Technologies to reflect its objectives of creating technology platforms that support national security and addressing engineering challenges facing clients. Mike Elias, formerly senior vice president and general manager for the space division at CAES, will […] More

  • in Press Releases

    Jay Jones Assumes HighPoint Digital President Role

    TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 24, 2022 — HighPoint Digital elevated Jay Jones to the role of president from his most recent position as chief operating officer of the information technology and customer experience services provider, GovCon Wire reported. Jones will be responsible for overseeing HighPoint’s growth efforts through the delivery of products and services meant […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    Atlas Secures Contract for Georgia Railroad Safety Program Support

    Atlas Technical Consultants, an Austin, Texas-based infrastructure and environmental services provider, has booked a potential five-year, $15 million contract to support the Railroad Safety Program of Georgia’s transportation department. The contractor said Friday it will specifically provide engineering, design and environmental services related to rail crossing for one of the state’s largest Class I rail operators. […] More

  • in News

    NASA Seeks Feedback on Open-Source Sharing of Scientific Data

    NASA’s Science Mission Directorate is asking public and private sector entities for ideas on how to better manage data and computing infrastructure. In a notice posted Thursday on SAM.gov, the directorate said that input from the request for information will support a larger goal to align the agency’s computing systems to Open-source Science policies. The […] More

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    Raytheon Subsidiary Gains DOD Recognition for Semiconductor Material Maturation

    Raytheon Technologies‘ missiles and defense business received the 2022 Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement award for enhancing its gallium nitride production process. The new version of GaN is covered by the Defense Production Act Title III contract and manufactured at the semiconductor foundry of Raytheon Missiles & Defense in Andover, Massachusetts, the company said Thursday. The […] More

  • in Executive Moves, News

    C3 AI Appoints UK Royal Marines Vet Gordon Messenger to Advisory Board

    Gordon Messenger, a retired U.K. Royal Marines general and former vice chief of the British defense staff, has joined the advisory board of C3 AI. The enterprise artificial intelligence application software company said Thursday Messenger accompanies two-time Wash100 awardee John Hyten and seven other members in providing C3 AI with strategic guidance. His expertise in […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    KBR, KSAT Team Up to Develop Solar Observatory Antenna Network for NOAA

    KBR and Norway-based Kongsberg Satellite Services have partnered to develop ground communications infrastructure for a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration observatory designed to observe solar activity in space.  The two companies aim to create a network of terminals and an associated service the Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 mission the agency plans to launch in […] More

  • in News

    Carahsoft’s Tim Boltz on Cybersecurity Measures Educational Institutions Should Do Amid Budget Limitations

    Tim Boltz, education program executive at Carahsoft Technology, said there are several steps academic institutions should take as they work to improve their cybersecurity posture amid budget constraints and one is understanding their external footprint. “Through the employment of third-party devices that scan the internet for web service protocol solutions, agencies can see how much […] More

  • in Artificial Intelligence, News

    Army Launches New SBIR Contract Opportunity for AI/ML & Wearable Tech

    The U.S. Army is seeking small businesses capable of developing artificial intelligence and machine learning-powered tools and wearable technologies designed to improve warfighting capabilities. A Phase I contract opportunity under the Army Applied Small Business Innovation Research program calls for the development of wearable radiation detection sensors that meet size, weight, and power reduction requirements, […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    Navy Taps HII to Modernize 2 Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Ships

    Ingalls Shipbuilding, a unit of HII, will assist the U.S. Navy in planning the modernization work on two Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyers under a $10.5 million contract. The advanced planning period will support updates and improvements for the USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) and USSS Micheal Monsoor (DDG 1001), HII and the Defense Department said Friday. […] More

  • in News, Space

    Virgin Orbit, SSC in Final Launch Preparations for Space Force Mission

    Virgin Orbit‘s national systems division has begun final preparations with Space Systems Command to launch a pair of research and development satellites for the U.S. Space Force from Spaceport Cornwall in Newquay, U.K.  The Space Test Program-27VPD mission will liftoff to orbit onboard Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket to perform R&D experiments to demonstrate the capability […] More

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    Iridium, Qualcomm to Advance Satellite Messaging Service in Smartphones; Matt Desch Quoted

    Iridium Communications and Qualcomm Technologies have agreed to enable satellite and emergency messaging services in various smartphone brands with plans to expand the capability to personal computers, vehicles and other consumer devices. Smartphones equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Satellite, which is backed by the Iridium satellite network, will enable users to gain global coverage and transmit […] More