NGA’s Vice Adm. Robert Sharp Unveils Intent to Sustain GEOINT Supremacy
Vice Adm. Robert Sharp, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, has published a document expressing his intent to realign the GEOINT community’s priorities to meet mission needs in an evolving operational environment. The Director’s Intent seeks to sustain GEOINT advantage by maintaining primacy of core missions, being the […]
Sens. Marco Rubio, Richard Blumenthal Want NASA Artemis to Expand Industrial Collaboration
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., wrote a letter to Jim Bridenstine, NASA administrator and 2019 Wash100 Award recipient, to promote industrial collaboration as the space agency plans to revive manned exploration. Rubio and Blumenthal want NASA’s Artemis exploration program to demonstrate safety measures, produce information on lunar resources and develop technologies for future explorations, with the […]
FCC Releases Draft Order on L-Band Spectrum Reallocation; Dana Deasy Quoted
The Federal Communications Commission issued a draft order that would free up the L-band spectrum to facilitate the deployment of 5G, broadband communications and other wireless services, C4ISRNET reported Thursday. “We have compiled an extensive record, which confirms that it is in the public interest to grant Ligado’s application while imposing stringent conditions to prevent […]
Potomac Officers Club Features RADM Lorin Selby of U.S. Navy as Keynote Speaker at 7th Annual Ramp;D Summit
Since the onset of COVID-19, the government and industry have expedited the development process of new technologies and offerings to remain competitive in the evolving landscape. Innovation units across the nation have focused on artificial intelligence, autonomy and robotics, to support data and networks. During Potomac Officers Club’s 7th Annual Defense Research and Development (R&D) […]
Boeing Eyes Testing of GE-Built Engine on Chinook Helicopters
Boeing plans to test this year two General Electric-built T408 engines for its CH-47 Chinook helicopters, Rotor & Wing International reported Monday. Boeing and GE plan to evaluate the engine’s increased payload and other capabilities through a cooperative research and development agreement that started in 2016. "We're pretty far along in the modifications of the […]