SpaceX will provide NASA with space asset and debris location data that will be gathered through the global navigation satellite service receivers of the Starlink spacecraft to address conjunction and collision risks. NASA said Friday its partnership with SpaceX is aimed at ensuring that the company's Starlink satellites and the agency's spacecraft are coordinated to avoid a collision or prevent a close approach between the assets.
Read More »Haywood Talcove, LexisNexis Government Group CEO, Named to 2021 Wash100 for His Anti-Fraud Technology Modernization Push
Executive Mosaic presents Haywood “Woody“ Talcove, CEO of Government for LexisNexis Risk Solutions and LexisNexis Special Services, as a recipient of the Wash100 Award for the second consecutive year. Executive Mosaic congratulates Haywood Talcove for his 2021 Wash100 Award. Visit Wash100.com to cast a vote for Woody Talcove as the most significant executive of consequence to the GovCon sector.
Read More »Zscaler’s Patrick Perry on Three Steps Agencies Should Take as They Modernize for the Long Term
Patrick Perry, director of emerging technology for federal DOD/IC at Zscaler, wrote in a commentary published Tuesday on FCW that there are three measures agencies should consider as they advance their digital transformation efforts and one is sharing modernization guidelines and lessons learned.
Read More »Tenable’s Jamie Brown: Public-Private Partnerships Key to Grid Security
Jamie Brown, director of global government affairs at Tenable, wrote in a blog post published Wednesday that public-private partnerships could help improve coordination to ensure the security of the electric grid.
Read More »Execs Discuss Space Tech Devt Opportunities Under NASA’s Moon Mission
Some industry executives have shared their thoughts on NASA's mission to put U.S. astronauts on the lunar surface by 2024 through the Artemis program, ViaSatellite reported.
Read More »NASA Seeks Public-Private Partnership To Build ISS Commercial Destination
NASA is seeking contractors to develop, integrate and operate a commercial segment on the International Space Station as part of the agency's Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships 2 program.
Read More »AT&T-IAFF Alliance to Educate Firefighters, Paramedics on FirstNet; Chris Sambar Quoted
AT&T and the International Association of Fire Fighters have formed an alliance to inform paramedics and firefighters about the FirstNet national public safety broadband network and its role in facilitating communications during emergency response efforts.
Read More »AT&T, Mutualink Forge Public Safety Comms Interoperability Partnership; Chris Sambar Quoted
AT&T and Mutualink have entered into an agreement to facilitate communications interoperability for first responders and other public safety personnel. AT&T said Thursday it will add Mutualink's Interoperable Response and Preparedness Platform to the FirstNet public safety broadband network under the partnership to help users accelerate sharing of data, voice and video across systems.
Read More »Raytheon’s Thomas Kennedy, Louisiana & Arkansas Governors Call for Nationwide Cybersecurity Collaboration
Govs. John Bel Edwards and Asa Hutchinson, together with Raytheon CEO Thomas Kennedy, are calling for more interstate collaboration and public-private partnerships to address growing threats to U.S. cybersecurity.
Read More »Lockheed to Support Army Training Hardware Repair Project
The U.S. Army has partnered with Lockheed Martin to fix more than 90K units of laser-based training hardware under a public-private partnership, Pocono Record reported Saturday. Lockheed will help Tobyhanna Army Depot personnel in efforts to fix personnel-worn and vehicle-equipped devices that are part of the Instrumentable-Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System.
Read More »General Dynamics' Chuck Brooks: Public-Private Partnership Key to Address US Infrastructure Cybersecurity Risks
Chuck Brooks, principal market growth strategist for cybersecurity and emerging technologies at General Dynamics' mission systems business, has said the federal government should form a comprehensive and adaptive partnership with industry to address cyber threats to critical U.S. infrastructure assets.
Read More »Microsoft to Introduce Video Game Controllers at VA Rehabilitation Centers
The Department of Veterans Affairs and Microsoft have partnered to deploy a video game controller technology for use in rehabilitative and therapeutic activities at select VA facilities nationwide.
Read More »Microsoft, Mastercard, Workday Join Public-Private Partnership to Help Fill Cyber Talent Gap
Microsoft, financial services provider Mastercard and enterprise software vendor Workday have signed up for a public-private initiative that aims to build the country's cybersecurity talent pipeline.
Read More »Michael Daly, Russ Schrader: Public-Private Collaboration Key to Infrastructure Cybersecurity
Michael Daly, chief technology officer for cybersecurity at Raytheon, and National Cyber Security Alliance Executive Director Russ Schrader wrote in a joint guest piece published Monday the government and industry need to closely collaborate and foster an aligned security ecosystem to protect infrastructure assets from cyber attacks.
Read More »USACE Looks to Launch New P3 Pilot to Build US Infrastructure
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking information from industry for a potential public-private partnership pilot program to support USACE in future civil works projects.
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