President of Microsoft Federal Rick Wagner has “decided to leave the company,” a spokesman confirmed to Breaking Defense.
By Jaspreet Gill and Ashley RoqueSatellite communications and space domain awareness are two key priorities for the ADF’s new(ish) Space Command.
By Theresa HitchensIn an exclusive interview, Lockheed’s head of 5G programs described a first demonstration in December, in which Lockheed and Microsoft connected commercial 5G with military datalinks such as Link 16 for simulated missions.
By Valerie InsinnaThe full constellation of next-gen O3b mPower satellites is expected to be on-orbit by 2023, said SES CEO Steve Collar.
By Theresa HitchensAddressing climate change, and setting norms of behavior are among the focus areas for Biden administration space policy.
By Theresa HitchensDISA, using automation, is reducing the time it takes to deploy mission applications in DoD cloud from a year, months, or weeks to hours.
By Brad D. WilliamsFor DoD multi- and hybrid-cloud environments, the ability to execute continuous Authority to Operate control is important in order to ensure that both cloud infrastructure and cloud-native applications are secure.
By Barry Rosenberg“Regardless of the JEDI Cloud litigation outcome, the Department continues to have an urgent, unmet requirement,” reads the Pentagon briefing to members of Congress.
By Kelsey AthertonSpaceX CEO Gwynne Shotwell said SpaceX would, “where it makes sense,” help Microsoft Azure Space sell its data services to current and future customers.
By Theresa HitchensOffering Ground-Stations-as-a-Service means customers are only obliged to pay for the amount of time they actually need to use on the station.
By Kelsey AthertonWhile the Defense Department IG said the award to Microsoft was fair, it was not allowed to ask vital questions about pressure from the Trump White House. That could trigger a congressional investigation, one expert told us.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.The Pentagon’s request to reconsider narrow technical aspects of the award to Microsoft, Amazon argues, ignores a wide range of fundamental flaws.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.DoD didn’t rule out changing its mind about whether Amazon or Microsoft gets the cloud computing contract. What it did rule out, unambiguously, was splitting the award between them.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
What went wrong and what happens next? CSIS experts Mark Cancian & Andrew Hunter dive deep into JEDI.
By Mark Cancian and Andrew Hunter