Surfing the Web can be a pain on a smartphone or tablet, but the New NASA Communications Satellite Bridges Legacy, Future Technologies
The latest generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-K, updates existing technology with an eye to the future. New electronics and better power management will help extend the TDRS constellation for at least another decade, but NASA already is looking ahead to major changes in the system’s capabilities that would define the next-generation TDRS.
Experts Discuss Big Data Speed
A slow down in data transmission can be deadly in the military environment, where it can mean lost lives. In a white paper that compares available information transport technologies, experts from Aspera Incorporated tackle the topic of moving big data quickly over wide area networks.
Association Honors Young AFCEAN Leaders
Congratulations go out to Master Sgt. Kiyon Buckley, USAF, of the Texas region, who was named the 2012 Young AFCEAN of the Year, and to 13 Regional Distinguished Young AFCEANs, 16 Distinguished Young AFCEANs and seven Emerging Leadership Award winners.
Professional Development Courses Announced
The AFCEA Professional Development Center course schedule for January 2013 to January 2014 is available for viewing and download. Many PDC courses qualify for continuing education units in support of CompTIA certifications: A+, Security+, Network+ and CompTIA Advanced Security Professional. Additional learning formats are now offered, including shorter more focused courses.
Face Time Benefits Small and Large Businesses
AFCEA’s Small Business team is hosting a partnership symposium during the AFCEA Homeland Security Conference that features one-on-one meetings between large companies and small businesses to determine partnering potential.
Meet Lt. Ben Kohlmann, USN, author, SIGNAL Magazine “Incoming”
When he isn’t serving as an F/A-18 instructor pilot flying out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California, Lt. Ben Kohlmann, USN, is out to change the way people in the military think about the way they do everything.
The Bottom Line: Fewer Conferences? So What?
The cancellation of several military and government conferences is among the latest collateral damage of financial belt-tightening and looming additional defense budget cuts.
U.S. Navy Modifies Sensors Research and Development Contract
Cortana Corp., Falls Church, Va., is being awarded a $7,818,326 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to exercise an optio
Sonosite Receives Radiology System Funding
SonoSite Inc., Bothell, Wash., was issued a contract modification exercising a fourth option year.