Tony Frazier, executive vice president of global field operations at Maxar Technologies and a four-time Wash100 awardee, said the company uses commercial technology advancements to help the U.S. government manage national security operations and address various threats from near peer competitors, the ongoing global health crisis and extreme weather events.

Raytheon Technologies CEO Greg Hayes said the company’s defense work will represent about 67 percent of sales in 2020, Inside Defense reported Monday.

The Department of Defense’s Washington Headquarters Services has asked industry for proposals to establish a consortium that will bring together small businesses, entrepreneurs, universities and inventors to collaborate on prototyping projects in support of the National Security Innovation Network.

Xage Security has received a contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to provide a blockchain-based security platform to the U.S. Space Force to help the service enforce access control and protect data from cyber threats across military and civilian assets. 

Aerospace Corp. has named veteran defense leaders Cecil Haney, Michael McCord and Vincent Stewart to the board of trustees.

Lockheed Martin’s venture capital arm has invested in Hidden Level as both companies look to address airspace security and surveillance challenges through the use of distributed sensor networks.

A joint venture of Amentum, Fluor and Atkins has received a notice to proceed from the Department of Energy to begin transition activities for cleanup work at the Hanford site in Washington.

Tory Bruno, president and CEO of United Launch Alliance and a previous Wash100 awardee, said he believes the U.S. government could take more steps to help contractors address the risk posed by China’s infiltration of the U.S. supply chain, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.

Paul Lewis, director of ethics and business conduct for the intelligence and security sector at BAE Systems Inc., wrote in a commentary published Tuesday on Federal News Network that there are several issues the Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center should address when implementing the five ethical principles for AI and one is clarifying the terms used in the principles.

Tommy Gardner, chief technology officer at HP Federal, discussed in an article published Monday on Federal News Network about the vulnerability of supply chains to threats highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for federal agencies to examine the specifications of a device being procured for employees who are teleworking.

Toni Townes-Whitley, president of U.S. regulated industries at Microsoft, said the coronavirus pandemic has prompted regulated-industry companies and governments to accelerate the migration to the cloud as they advance the adoption of collaboration tools and field virtual desktops, Business Insider reported Monday.

Red Hat has obtained Common Criteria certification and Commercial Solutions for Classified designation for its Enterprise Linux 7.6 operating system.

Kenn Todorov, vice president and general manager of combat systems and mission readiness at Northrop Grumman, said the federal government should provide funding and establish a clear path to developing a network of space sensors to address the threat posed by hypersonic weapons, the Washington Business Journal reported Thursday.

Echodyne has established a four-person technical advisory board to advise the company on product strategies and trends in the field of radar technology.

Microsoft has found that three threat groups – Strontium, Zirconium and Phosphorus - are conducting cyber attacks against individuals and organizations involved in the upcoming U.S. presidential elections in November.