TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 18, 2019 — Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) hired Teresa Shea, formerly executive vice president of technology at In-Q-Tel, to serve as VP of cyber warfare and mission innovations and lead a newly integrated business area within its... Read more
ATLAS Space Operations and the Defense Innovation Unit have partnered to develop a satellite communications system in an effort to help the U.S. Air Force address multiband, multimission requirements. Read more
Zappix, a Burlington, Mass.-based mobile on-demand technology provider, has released a visual self-service tool that works to help agencies respond to customer queries. Read more
Interos secured a contract to provide a technology platform for the F-35 Joint Program Office to manage potential risks to the fighter aircraft program's global supply chain. Read more
Fugue has unveiled updates to a service that offers reporting and continuous compliance scanning capabilities to an organization's cloud footprint. Read more
United Technology Corp.'s Collins Aerospace business and the University of Iowa have partnered to demonstrate the integration of secure live, virtual and constructive air combat training systems. Read more
Northrop Grumman has received milestone C approval to enter the production phase for a pod-based missile detection, tracking and jamming system designed for the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. Read more
Michael Van Rassen, formerly executive vice president of business development at Rajant, has been promoted to president of military and government markets at the Malvern, Pa.-based wireless mesh network provider. Read more
Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary received a four-year, $23.4M contract to perform overhaul and maintenance work on UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters for the U.S. Army. Read more
NASA has selected Blue Origin to modernize the space agency’s historic vertical firing test platform for the company to perform assessments of the BE-3U and BE-4 rocket engines. Read more
Lockheed Martin has awarded master repair agreements and performance-based logistics contracts to multiple suppliers supporting the Bethesda, Md.-based company's F-35 aircraft development efforts. Read more
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has introduced its first unmanned aerial target platform manufactured at the company's new production facility in Oklahoma City. Read more
Richard Ford, chief scientist at Forcepoint, wrote in a Fifth Domain opinion piece published Wednesday that organizations seeking to address cybersecurity risks should shift their focus towards human behavior amid evolving threats. Read more
Jason Keplinger, chief technology officer at information technology services contractor T-Rex Solutions, told FedScoop in a video interview posted Wednesday that meaningful progress has been made when it comes to federal IT modernization driven... Read more
DoD Innovation Org Seeks Prototype Pathways for Satellite Data Processing
The Defense Innovation Unit is seeking prototype concepts for a processing system intended to translate spacecraft-obtained data transmitted through commercial gateways into a usable format for users in forward operating locations. Read more