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Army approves rapid development of Tactical Space Layer 3 hours ago The Army continues to make progress in utilizing satellite imagery for beyond-line-of-sight targeting. (Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army recently approved rapid experimentation and prototyping to develop a new Tactical Space Layer that will enable the service to use overhead satellite imagery for beyond-line-of-sight targets. The Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing/Space Cross-Functional Team is leading t...

Volunteers play a vital role in our communities and National Volunteer Week is a time to celebrate and recognize their impact, and encourage volunteerism in our communities. Held annually during the third week of April, this year’s National Volunteer Week took place April 18-24. Many members of the Program Executive Office for Aviation workforce dedicate their time and talents outside the office to serve as volunteers, both locally and abroad. Volunteer jobs include working to save abused ...

Photo by FatCamera / Getty Images The Department of Defenses new electronic health record system, MHS Genesis, has been successfully delivered to 10,000 more clinicians and providers.    MHS Genesis was developed by the Leidos Partnership for Defense Health, comprising Cerner Corporation, Accenture, Leidos and Henry Schein One, along with about 30 supporting businesses.    According to a Leidos press statement, the most recent deployment has locations in 12 more states: Arizona, Colorado, K...

USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee at her naming ceremony. (Photo: Huntington Ingalls Industries) Huntington Ingalls Industries has christened its newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee. Huntington Ingalls Industries on 24 April christened its new  Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) during a small socially distanced ceremony. DDG 123 is named after Lenah Sutcliff Higbee, the first woman to receive the Navy Cross. The vessel was acquired on behalf of the DoD an...

DHA unveils final solicitation for $1.4B workforce contract The final solicitation was released Thursday for the Defense Health Agency’s $1.4 billion Workforce 3.0 contract. DHA’s Program Executive Office – Defense Healthcare Management Systems (PEO DHMS) has created the contract to turn the agency into what it calls a “world-class technology organization.” To do that, it needs a workforce that can bring innovation to how it develops and procures health care products and solutions. Wo...

By Washington Technology staff Apr 22, 2021 General Dynamics Information Technology will help the Army with cloud management support under a one-year, $26.4 million contract. GDIT bested three other bidders to win the contract to assist and manage cloud migration and hosting services for the Army’s Program Executive Office – Enterprise Information Systems. The company will provide technical and engineering support. The contract runs through April 20, 2022. Work locations and funding will be...

Preliminary design review looms for Army’s next set of tactical network tools 1 hour ago Ahead of a deployment to Afghanistan, the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade concluded a training rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) at Fort Polk, Louisiana, in late January that included training on new Integrated Tactical Network capabilities. CCDC is focusing its network development efforts in part on resilience, with the goal of building a network that can remain operational ...

ThinKom to supply satellite terminals for US Army’s ABCT COTM pilot 21 Apr 2021 (Last Updated April 21st, 2021 11:36) ThinKom Solutions has been contracted to supply phased-array satellite terminals for the US Army’s Armored Brigade Combat Teams (ABCT) communications-on-the-move (COTM) pilot programme. Share Article ThinSat 300 COTM Antenna. Credit: ThinKom Solutions, Inc. ThinKom Solutions has been contracted to supply phased-array satellite ...

Preliminary design review looms for Army’s next set of tactical network tools 3 hours ago Ahead of a deployment to Afghanistan, the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade concluded a training rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) at Fort Polk, Louisiana, in late January that included training on new Integrated Tactical Network capabilities. CCDC is focusing its network development efforts in part on resilience, with the goal of building a network that can remain operational...

Last draft out for $1.4B DHA workforce contract On the cusp of officially starting bids for its $1.4 billion Workforce 3.0 contract, the Defense Health Agency has issued a final draft solicitation and is looking for a quick turnaround on getting last-minute feedback from industry. Step one is training and maintaining a workforce that has the talent and skills around engineering, design and data science to drive innovative procurement methods and attract new technology into the government market...