NASA has selected a team led by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory to develop modeling technologies that can help visualize geomagnetic storms that impact the Earth’s magnetic field and disrupt satellite communications.
Read More »Intel Invests $50M for COVID-19 Response, Online Learning Initiatives; Robert Swan Quoted
Intel has earmarked over $50M in funding for COVID-19 response initiatives with external partners as well as efforts to support online learning and technology development projects.
Read More »SpaceX’s Dragon Capsule Concludes 20th ISS Resupply Mission for NASA
SpaceX is slated to retire an earlier version of its Dragon spacecraft that recently completed the company’s 20th commercial cargo delivery mission for NASA, TechCrunch reported Wednesday.
Read More »Brillient Promotes Paul Strasser to CEO; RJ Kolton, Richard Jacik Take Exec Roles
Paul Strasser, former president of professional services firm Brillient, has been appointed CEO of the company replacing Sukumar Iyer who will take on the role of executive chairman.
Read More »CDC, Johns Hopkins APL Partner to Implement Analytics-Driven Biosurveillance Tech
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has collaborated with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to deploy a data analytics platform meant to support population-based biosurveillance activities, Nextgov reported Monday.
Read More »White House Adds Key Members to COVID-19 R&D Consortium; Michael Kratsios Quoted
The Trump administration has partnered with NVIDIA, semiconductor manufacturer AMD and the National Science Foundation-sponsored National Center for Atmospheric Research Wyoming Supercomputer Center in an effort to leverage high-performance computing to aid COVID-19 research.
Read More »Hughes’ Rick Lober Talks Potential Ways to Improve Interoperability in DoD Satcom Systems
Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of Hughes Network Systems’ defense and intelligence systems segment, has said that software-defined radios can help address the Department of Defense’s interoperability issues, Avionics International reported Friday.
Read More »Northrop, NASA Continue Preparations for OmegA Rocket’s 2021 Launch; Charlie Precourt Quoted
Northrop Grumman and NASA are continuing work on a mobile launch platform at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of the OmegA rocket's launch in spring 2021, NASA Spaceflight reported Friday.
Read More »Dell’s Rob Silverberg: Endpoint Security, Network Virtualization Key to 5G Deployment
Rob Silverberg, chief technology officer of digital communities at Dell Technologies, has said that local governments must balance information technology, security and workforce transformation efforts to fully leverage 5G technology.
Read More »Jan Neutze Outlines Microsoft’s Upcoming Election Security Efforts
Jan Neutze, senior director for digital diplomacy at Microsoft, has said that the company is launching efforts as part of its Defending Democracy program to address election security amid the ongoing health crisis.
Read More »Bell Eyes Updated V-22 Tiltrotor Aircraft for Military VIP Transport
Textron’s Bell subsidiary has begun conceptual studies to inform the development of a version of its V-22 Osprey aircraft intended for VIP customers such as heads of state, FlightGlobal Magazine reported Wednesday.
Read More »USAFE-AFAFRICA Taps Mission Essential for ISR Data Mgmt Support; Al Pisani Quoted
Defense and intelligence services firm Mission Essential has received a five-year task order to support the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations.
Read More »James Geurts Talks Navy Plans to Accelerate LPD-31 Amphibious Transport Ship Contracts
The U.S. Navy intends to award contracts for its LPD-31 amphibious warfare ship over the next few days to prevent disruptions in the defense industrial base amid the coronavirus pandemic, National Defense Magazine reported Wednesday.
Read More »Orbit Fab Lands NSF Seed Fund Grant to Develop In-Space Refuelling Tech
Space engineering startup Orbit Fab has received a $250K grant from the National Science Foundation to demonstrate a docking system for refueling satellites in space, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.
Read More »HII, Nat’l CyberWatch Center for Cybersecurity Education Form STEM Advocacy Partnership
The National CyberWatch Center for Cybersecurity Education has added Huntington Ingalls Industries to its membership in an effort to drive STEM and cybersecurity education efforts across the globe.
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