A new U.S. Space Force office that seeks to facilitate engagement with industry is now fully operational with a team of personnel that can respond to inquiries of companies seeking to do business with the service branch, Breaking Defense said Thursday. âIn summary, the Space Systems Command Front Door is a really important initiative by...
Lisa Costa, chief technology and innovation officer for the U.S. Space Force, was presented her 2022 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to its office in the Pentagon. Executive Mosaic is thrilled to recognize Lisa Costa with her first Wash100 Award, the highest honor in all of government contracting (GovCon)...
The United States Space Force has trained an âunblinking eyeâ on its top pacing challenge and adversary, China, as the U.S. races to maintain space dominance in the increasingly contested and hostile domain, according to Brig. Gen. Gregory Gagnon, the Space Forceâs new director of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. In recent years,...
In recent years, the Department of the Air Force has made significant strides in its modernization journey, but the service is still dealing with lingering issues, alongside emerging ones, as it continues to stretch its area of responsibility over two of the worldâs largest, most quickly evolving domains. The DAFâs number one challenge today is...
The Department of the Air Force has undoubtedly led the U.S. militaryâs modernization push in the last few years â DAF leaders have long been champions of transformational changes like IT improvements, digital transformation efforts and data advancements. But officials argue that financial management, or FM, needs a bigger seat at the table in t...
Although U.S. military and government leaders are closely monitoring and learning from the evolving situation between Russia and Ukraine, the key priority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force is still China. During a fireside chat hosted by the Air Force Association, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall explained that China has identified the ďż˝...
In the wake of President Bidenâs fiscal year 2023 budget request, Executive Mosaic sat down with GovCon Expert Jim McAleese, principal and owner of McAleese and Associates and a previous Wash100 Award recipient, to get a comprehensive breakdown of the FY23 defense budget and understand which programs, military branches and initiatives rank among t...
Software startup Epsilon3 has secured $15 million in a round of Series A financing led by Lux Capital and will use the investment to expand its line of space project management platforms, SpaceNews reported Monday. Epsilon3 offers a web-based platform that offers collaboration tools customized for spacecraft manufacturing and operations and seeks to...
The U.S. Air Force has started seeking proposals for the third iteration of a non-personal services contract vehicle to support mission requirements for range operations, vehicle launches, port operations and the Space Launch Delta 45 mission. The Cape Launch Operations and Infrastructure Support III contract will be a total small business set-aside...
Operationalizing data and achieving AI/ML readiness are two of the Department of the Air Forceâs most urgent âmust-pay bills,â according to Brig. Gen. John Olson, DAFâs chief data and artificial intelligence officer. Within DAF and across the entire Department of Defense enterprise, data centricity is the new âNorth Star.â Data â ...
