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General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has handed over the first of the eight unmanned aircraft systems being manufactured for the U.S. Marine Corps. Naval Air Systems Command said Wednesday the MQ-9 Reapers are intended to perform long-distance intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions as well as data relays in the Indo-Pacific Command area. The first delivered Reaper […] More
Mac Thornberry, former representative for Texas’ 13th congressional district and chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has joined the advisory board of defense and space technology manufacturing company CesiumAstro. He will serve as a strategic adviser and provide guidance on national security matters as the company expands its services to the intelligence community and Department of […] More
A Koniag Government Services subsidiary will help the Indian Health Service manage information technology modernization efforts under an $83 million contract. Kadiak will assist an IHS program management office across eight task areas to facilitate the usability and integration of agency data while ensuring patient care delivery, KGS said Tuesday. Kevin Wideman, CEO of KGS, said […] More
Christopher Wood, formerly an independent consultant at Sparksoft, was tapped to serve as vice president of capture at the Maryland-based information technology consulting firm. He brings to his new role over two decades of industry experience and is now in charge of business development, capture and strategy across the firm’s core and emerging strategic accounts, Sparksoft said Friday. […] More
Yurts AI and Lambda will collaborate to create a language processing platform capable of being integrated into an enterprise and enabling companies to access generative artificial intelligence-based tools securely. The air-gapped large language model network will be designed to run on NVIDIA-powered Lambda workstations, Yurts said Monday. Additionally, the LLM stack offering will be equipped with application, […] More
A Rocket Lab team has launched into space the first two satellites of a four-part constellation that is designed to monitor cyclone and hurricane activities for NASA. Along with MIT Lincoln Labs, Blue Canyon Technologies and Kongsberg Satellite Services, Rocket Lab said Monday they performed the “Rocket Like a Hurricane” mission to deploy two CubeSats for the Time-Resolved Observations of […] More
Carla Provost, a retired federal servant with 25 years of experience working at the U.S. Border Patrol, has been appointed as adviser at risk management company Constellis. Her time at USBP included serving as chief of the agency from August 2018 to January 2020, the Washington, D.C.-based company said Thursday. Terry Ryan, CEO of Constellis, said […] More
BAE Systems has enhanced one of its infrared imaging products to produce a small and lightweight version capable of capturing high-definition imagery even in poor visual conditions. The new version of Athena 1920 thermal camera core was also further developed to support missions that need 360-degree situational awareness, space-based surveillance as well as threat detection and […] More
The U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation has created the Space Situational Awareness working group to develop community consensus regarding how sensor technologies help establish space domain understanding, SatNews reported Tuesday. Denny Brisley, president and chief operating officer of NorthStar Earth and Space, and Robert Zitz, president of Robert Zitz and Associates, will act as co-chairs of the […] More
General Atomics’ electromagnetic systems business has finished building a simulator that will be used in preparation for a space mission intended to monitor and measure solar activities relevant to the Earth’s climate. The company said Monday General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems delivered the Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2 spacecraft simulator to the University of Colorado Laboratory […] More
Michael Brown, a previous Wash100 awardee who used to lead the Department of Defense’s innovation arm, was appointed as full-time partner at Shield Capital after serving as venture partner at the private equity firm since October 2022. He brings to the role his deep understanding of the firm’s artificial intelligence, autonomy, cybersecurity and space investments and his […] More
Accenture‘s government-focused arm has secured a $24 million contract from the Defense Health Agency to assist the Joint Operational Medicine Information Systems in its Medical Common Operating Picture initiative. The Defense Department said Friday Accenture Federal Services will provide enterprise-wide, real-time medical situational information as well as facilitate operational medicine information sharing and collaboration under the […] More
