Technology

A data transmission concept developed by a team comprised of Northrop Grumman and  Monrovia, Calif,-based company Seatrec has been chosen for the next phase of a competition focused on renewable energy-based ocean observation technologies.

Northrop Grumman has unveiled plans for the central module of NASA’s Lunar Gateway, including the module’s planned launch with Maxar Technologies’ Power and Propulsion Element from a spaceport in Florida by 2023, the NASASpaceflight website reported Friday.

Raytheon Technologies has unveiled a data-centric software based on zero-trust architecture that works to ensure configuration security and protect applications and data at various operating system layers.

Two executives from Planet and L3Harris Technologies have cited electronic components and thermal management systems as key factors to the improvement of small-satellite technologies in the market, SpaceNews reported Thursday.

Wendi Whitmore, vice president of a team working on threat intelligence and incident response at IBM, said the company’s Cost of a Data Breach report shows a connection between the adoption of security automation and orchestration practices and reduced data breach costs, Nextgov reported Thursday.

U.S. Special Operations Command and its partnership with the DefenseWerx nonprofit organization will jointly host a four-day virtual event to inform companies about an upcoming project to develop a system for data collection and analysis.

Unisys has secured a potential seven-year, $36.2M contract to update and migrate an information technology system at the Nevada Department of Public Safety's records, communications and compliance division into a cloud computing environment designed for the government sector.

Deloitte, California Polytechnic State University, economic impact organization REACH, the U.S. Space Force’s 30th Space Wing and the state of California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development have signed a memorandum of understanding to come up with a master plan to strengthen commercial space operations in California.

Election Systems & Software, an Omaha, Neb.-based voting equipment maker, announced a vulnerability disclosure policy that will allow security researchers to look for software bugs in the company’s corporate networks and public-facing websites, CyberScoop reported Wednesday.

Eric Jung, Commercial Solutions for Classified program manager at Perspecta Labs, wrote in a Federal Times article published Tuesday that agencies should still prioritize fielding of secure telework capabilities to support remote employees and ensure continuity of operations even as they start reopening offices.

Northrop Grumman has completed the delta critical design review phase of a U.S. Space Force program that aims to modernize ground infrastructure for military satellite communications in the North Polar region. The company said Tuesday it can now start efforts to develop, integrate and test the Enhanced Polar System Recapitalization Control and Planning Segment.

Sean Stackley, president of the integrated mission systems segment at L3Harris Technologies and a previous Wash100 awardee, said L3Harris has technological capabilities from its predecessor companies that could be combined and help the Navy carry out its concept for distributed maritime operations, USNI News reported Tuesday.

Lockheed Martin has partnered with the University of Southern California to launch student-made CubeSat small satellites, SpaceNews reported Tuesday. Students from the university will produce the CubeSats that will undergo integration with a payload built on Lockheed's SmartSat software-defined architecture. SmartSat allows satellite operators to conduct in-orbit mission shifts.

The Defense Health Agency (DHA) is looking to digitally modernize the Joint Pathology Center that houses tissue samples for clinical pathology and health care research. DHA is pursuing this digital transformation effort in collaboration with the Defense Digital Service.

Virgin Orbit aims to help NASA bring 11 small satellites to space later this year as part of the second launch demonstration of an air-launched rocket.