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- May 15, 2024
May 15, 2024
NASA’s new Chief AI officer, Mars in 2 months, AI proposal writing, spies in US data centers, DHA new acquisition chief, DARPA interference suppression
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May 15, 2024
QUICK HITS
Movers of America Challenge DoD's New Moving Contract: Concerns over low rates and the SCA lead movers to oppose the $17.9B program.
Post-quantum satellite protection: Hack-resistant and rocketing towards reality.
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FAR Part 33: Learn more about “Protests, Disputes & Appeals” in this Friday’s webinar.
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DEFENSE & AEROSPACE
DARPA wants to talk about microwave and interference suppression.
Researchers from the military are developing RF and microwave technologies to mitigate RF interference and to showcase these advancements for potential future military applications. The COFFEE program focuses on developing RF and microwave technologies to mitigate interference for AESA transmit-and-receive antennas. Technical Area 2 of the program, on the other hand, aims to demonstrate these COFFEE-developed technologies in military applications. Read more
Pentagon to selected countries: Open partnership opportunities are here!
DOD is now welcoming unsolicited white papers to be reviewed for the Defense Production Act Title III and Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment funding. Membership in the Defense Industrial Base Consortium is open to U.S. organizations and partners from the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. Read more
The laser weapon era has started.
Army brought high-energy laser weapons outside the country to protect American troops and U.S. allies against enemy drones. This is the first publicly known deployment of a directed-energy system for air defense in the history of the military, and they are actively countering threats from the sky. It seems the age of lasers has begun. Read more
ICYMI:
Quantum hypersonics: It’s at the top of DIU’s Emerging Tech Portfolio.
A new type of aircraft for the Navy? Electra is developing an electric plane that can take off and land in less than a football field in length.
A proposal in ITAR will change the rules for defense weapon contractors.
Lockheed and Teran Orbital are “volts in” for Tranche 2 tracking layer.
Defense Contract Awards
ManTech received $110M USAF AI & Human Capital Transformation contract.
Craft.Co nabs $28M SecAF Supplier Risk & Intelligence Technology deal.
Terran Orbital was awarded an SDA Satellite Buses deal.
Deloitte won an $88M Navy contract for C4I TVE.
Follow the Defense Leaders
DHA has chosen a new Acquisition and Program Policy Chief.
Aperio Global LLC selected a former Space Force Director to be its new Space Operations VP.
Trident Systems tapped L3Harris’ former SMD EGM to be its President.
V2X tapped Peraton’s former COO to be its President, CEO.
Defense Job Openings
USAF needs an Acquisition Program Manager.
Navy Pacific Fleet wants a Deputy Aviation Maintenance Officer.
Navy Acquisition Support Center is seeking a Program Manager.
USFFC is hiring a Supervisory IT Program Manager.
INTEL COMMUNITY
Spy powers are targeting U.S. data centers; secrecy concerns are rising.
A surveillance bill was signed to strengthen NSA's grip on businesses to wiretap communications going in and out of the country. A coalition of digital rights organizations wants records declassified to shed light on the true scope of a major surveillance program. Read more
CIA adopts Microsoft’s GenAI model for sensitive data analysis.
Microsoft’s generative AI model will be the first major LLM to be separated from the Internet, yet it will retain much of the computing power. The CIA began using a generative AI tool last year for unclassified purposes, but more sensitive national security information needs to be isolated from the public Internet. “This is the first time we’ve ever had an isolated version…it’s on a special network that’s only accessible by the U.S. government.” Read more
ICYMI:
Russia is hacking evidence of its war crimes.
LAMB Informatics gets a place in $1.5B US Courts Judiciary IT Services Contract.
Old Harbor Solutions won a $12.3M DOJ DEA Mission Essential Security Administration Services contract.
U.S. Navy intelligence specialist tapped to be GDIT’s Intelligence & Homeland Security SVP.
ODNI is looking for a Project Manager/Contracting Officer.
ODNI is hiring a Deputy Chief of Resource Management.
DHS’s CBP needs a Program Manager.
CIVILIAN
DHS to streamline R&D Investments.
DHS has unveiled a strategic plan aimed at enhancing research investments to minimize U.S. vulnerability to security risks by 2030. Its research, innovation, and development strategy outlines choices for optimizing IRD investments to enhance their impact on the agency’s missions. Read more
DOE’s “H-tentacles” is set to spread across the U.S.
DOE is excited about their “green hydrogen project.” The deal includes an up to $1.66 billion conditional loan guarantee to construct new electrolyzer facilities, which will use electricity from renewable sources to produce hydrogen gas from water. An environmentally friendly alternative to natural gas, coal, and other fossil fuels? Looks like we have more things to smile about. Read more
Related: DOE is funding Piasecki’s hydrogen VTOL aircraft study.
Mars in 2 months? NASA said it’s doable with plasma rocket.
NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts program has chosen six projects for additional funding and development. One of them is a pulsed plasma rocket. It is currently being developed by Howe Industries, and it aims to achieve high velocities in a shorter time frame by utilizing nuclear fission to generate plasma packets for thrust. Read more
ICYMI:
MITRE has unveiled the EMB3D embedded devices threat model for critical infrastructures.
We’re sharing again because it’s just too cool to miss: NASA is planning to make a railway on the moon.
NIST has released a guide on sensitive information protection.
VA’s AI model to prevent suicides is a “game changer.”
Civilian Contracts Awards
Booz Allen Hamilton was awarded a $29M TREAS IRS Enforcement 1 contract.
Heartland awarded 5th BIA Realty Support task order.
Follow Civilian Leaders
NASA selected a new Chief AI Officer.
CALIBRE Systems has a new Corporate Officer EVP.
Former Agile Defense Executive is now IPTA’s CTO.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner was chosen to be GSA’s Secure Cloud Advisory Committee Chairman.
Intel appointed a Senior Leader to be its new Foundry Services SVP & General Manager.
Civilian Job Openings
The VA is looking for a Supervisory Program Manager.
USDA is seeking a Supervisory Program Manager.
FAA is hiring a Partial Program Manager (Air Carrier Maintenance).
SHOWER THOUGHTS 🚿
CRISPR had a successful clinical trial. What should we know about this gene editing breakthrough?
The clinical trial of CRISPR gene editing in 14 individuals with inherited blindness demonstrated safety and resulted in measurable improvements for 11 of the participants. In what ways might the integration of CRISPR technology with other cutting-edge approaches, such as stem cell therapy and organoid models, enhance our understanding of disease mechanisms and improve treatment outcomes? Read more
The recent solar storms were massive. How did electronics hold up?
Did affected machines survive the recent solar flare? Larger chips tend to absorb more geomagnetic interference, but as technology trends toward going smaller, the amount of impact it has on electronics becomes interesting to think about. Does the size of a system affect its vulnerability to solar storms? Read more
Atoms can transform into quantum waves, as Schrodinger predicted. How did scientists capture the moment?
A novel imaging technique captured frozen lithium atoms transitioning into quantum waves, offering a potential avenue to explore the enigmatic aspects of the quantum realm. How were scientists able to achieve such a feat? Read more
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