Gilman Louie, chairman of the board of LookingGlass Cyber Solutions, has been named CEO of the company in a string of executive appointments.

Bill Gattle, president of space systems at L3Harris Technologies, said the Space Development Agency’s procurement of communications and missile warning satellites in mass quantities reflects a “fundamental transformation” in how the Department of Defense buys space platforms, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.

James Langley, a solutions consultant at Hitachi Vantara Federal, wrote in a commentary published Tuesday on Federal News Network that agencies should adopt a hybrid cloud approach as they work to meet the demands of their remote employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing’s defense, space and security business and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, told Air Force Magazine in an interview published Monday about the company’s focus on the “art of connectivity” and its potential role in the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System.

The U.S. Army has issued a draft solicitation seeking industry support to develop and modernize electronic warfare, cyber space and signal capabilities, Inside Defense reported Monday.

Stan Lowe, global chief information security officer at Zscaler, wrote in a commentary published Monday on FCW that adopting Trusted Internet Connection 3.0 guidance, zero trust and Secure Access Service Edge models could help ensure security as they move to the cloud and modernize their information technology infrastructure.

Teresa Carlson, vice president of the worldwide public sector business at Amazon Web Services and a 2020 Wash100 winner, said the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed government agency clients to adopt cloud platforms to address the increasing demands during the health crisis, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday.

Laura Klebanow, a senior manager at Maximus, wrote in a Nextgov guest piece published Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted government information technology modernization trends such as cloud migration and IT contracting in general.

Arnold Punaro, CEO of consulting firm The Punaro Group and a previous Wash100 awardee, has been named chair of the National Defense Industrial Association’s board of directors.

The emergency response division of Washington’s state military started connecting to SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation in August using user terminals to deliver internet service to wildfire-ravaged areas, CNBC reported Tuesday.

Raytheon Technologies’ intelligence and space business segment is conducting research on quantum radars that could help detect, identify and track satellites and other manmade objects in Earth’s orbit to improve space domain awareness.

Denver-based software company Palantir Technologies is scheduled to debut Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange through direct listing and NSYE said the company’s listing will have a reference price of $7.25 a share, CNBC reported Tuesday.

Andy Green, president of Huntington Ingalls Industries’ technical solutions segment and a 2020 Wash100 awardee, said a new center of excellence will help increase HII’s manufacturing capacity to handle future programs focused on unmanned underwater vehicles, Inside Defense reported Tuesday.

SpaceX and NASA plan to launch on Oct. 31 the manned Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station.

Cubic’s PIXIA subsidiary will continue to provide its software platforms for data management and dissemination to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency after NGA exercised the second option year under a five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.