Posts from GovConDaily for 03/11/2016

Randy Fuerst: Oceus Receives 5 Patents for LTE Tactical Comms Platform

Oceus Networks has obtained five patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a wireless networking technology designed to integrate with ground, aerial and maritime tactical vehicles. The company said Thursday it patented the 4G LTE-based Xiphos communications platform along with its mission management and network control software and tools built to help military users gain situational awareness while on the move…

Rick Ambrose: Lockheed-Boeing Team Seeks ‘Prudent’ Approach to Vulcan Rocket Development

Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin‘s space systems segment, has said Lockheed and Boeing are committed to fund the development of their 50-50 joint venture’s Vulcan rocket, Space News reported Thursday…

Craig Johnston: Lockheed Sees Hybrid Airship Prototype as Cargo Vehicle

Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works business has developed a prototype of a hybrid airship built to transport personnel and cargo to remote areas, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday. Samantha Masunaga writes Lockheed expects the 21-metric-ton LMH-1 airship to have its initial flight by late 2017 and start commercial operations by the end of 2018…

Lance Brooks: US Nuclear Nonproliferation Effort Helps to Address Biological Threats

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency has expanded the scope of its nuclear nonproliferation program to tackle biological threats worldwide, DoD News reported Thursday. Cheryl Pellerin writes DTRA’s Cooperative Biological Engagement Program has partnered with nearly 30 countries in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and South Asia and Southeast Asia at present…

NASA Test Fires Aerojet Rocketdyne Engine for Space Launch System; Eileen Drake Comments

NASA has concluded a 500-second, live-fire test of an Aerojet Rocketdyne-built RS-25 engine for the Space Launch System heavy-lift vehicle at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The initial fire-test on Aerojet-made E2059 engine sought to evaluate the engine’s new controller, high-pressure fuel turbopump and the calibration of engine flowmeters, the company said Thursday…

Matt Goodrich: FedRAMP Training Enrollees Tripled Over 6 Months

The U.S. General Services Administration has concluded a six-month study of the government-wide, cloud computing-focused Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program to gather feedback from clients on the initiative…

Simulyze Unveils UAS Operational Intell Application; Kevin Gallagher Comments

Simulyze has launched a new operational intelligence application intended to help customers gain a complete view of unmanned aircraft systems in real time. Called Mission Insight, the new commercial off-the-shelf offering works to process and analyze huge volume of data from various sources to provide situational awareness to UAS operators, Simulyze said Feb…