A network security tool built by General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions has been recommended by information research and advisory firm NSS Labs for testing of breach detection systems. NSS Labs rated Fidelis XPS as high in security effectiveness after passing all stability and reliability tests, scoring 100 percent in evasion resistance and having a zero percent false positive rate, […] More

General Dynamics and Stratosat Datacom Ltd. have jointly installed an initial lot of radio antennas to form a telescope array in South Africa. The MeerKAT radio telescope antennas deployed in South Africa’s Karoo region are built to receive remote radio-frequency signals, General Dynamics said Thursday. MeerKAT is slated for full installation over the next three […] More

General Dynamics’ information systems division has integrated its open architecture computing infrastructure into the U.S. Navy’s newly-minted Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship. The company’s open architecture is built to function as the core mission system for the USS Jackson, which was christened at the Austal shipyard in Mobile, Ala., on Saturday, General Dynamics said Monday. Carlo […] More

A General Dynamics segment has won a $642.5 million U.S. Navy contract to build an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer which adds to a multi-year deal that includes two other DDG 51 destroyers and three Zumwalt-class destroyers already in production. This new ship order brings the total General Dynamics Bath Iron Works contract value to an estimated $3.4 billion, the company said Monday. The all-steel DDG […] More

The Council on Cybersecurity, which includes Leidos, has updated its security control framework intended to help security practitioners mitigate risks within their networks. The 20 critical security controls were made to serve as guidelines for organizations to build up their security posture, Leidos said Monday. Sam Gordy, Leidos ‘integrated systems group president, said the company […] More

General Dynamics NASSCO has handed to the U.S. Navy a second mobile landing platform-class vessel that is designed for amphibious staging and vehicle transfer operations. The General Dynamics subsidiary began construction work on the USNS John Glenn in April 2012 and plans to undock the third MLP ship in November, NASSCO said Wednesday. Fred Harris, NASSCO […] More

Leidos will provide technical and program management support to the Department of Veterans Affairs for healthcare information technology operations under three contracts worth $16 million combined. The VA’s office of information and technology for product development awarded two contracts for IT and project management services to support the agency’s blood bank and MyHealtheVet online health record access programs,, […] More

RSA Security has added Secure Access Technologies to the Secured by RSA Certified Partner Program for its mobile authentication and proximity security technology that can interoperate with RSA SecurID, enabling enterprise and workforce mobility. MobileID wirelessly connects with a computer or tablet to enable automatic inputting of the RSA SecurID code generated on the user’s smartphone, SAT said […] More

General Dynamics‘ Bath Iron Works subsidiary will work with L-3 Communications and Spain-based shipbuilder Navantia to create a preliminary design for the Coast Guard’s future Offshore Patrol Cutter vessel. The Coast Guard will select a competing team after the 18-month first phase to develop a detail design and build between nine and 11 ships for the planned 25-ship […] More

Neil Albert serves as vice chairman of MCR‘s board of directors where he oversees strategic growth, business development, community outreach and a number of other company functions. The 26-year company veteran is the former president and CEO and has served in many leadership roles at the McLean,Va.- based firm including VP and director. Albert caught […] More

Tripwire Chief Technology Cfficer Dwayne Melancon and Brian Honan, BH Consulting owner and CEO, are scheduled to discuss strategies for disrupting active cyber attacks at the RSA Conference. Melancon and Honan will host the 20-minute session on Feb. 27 at 3 p.m. Eastern time, Tripwire announced Saturday. “Cyberattacks are a fact of life and every CISO […] More

Robert Hoffman, formerly government relations senior vice president at the Washington-based Information Technology Industry Council, has joined Motorola Solutions as corporate VP and government affairs lead. He will report directly to Mark Hacker, general counsel and SVP of legal and government affairs, and be based at Motorola Solutions’ office in Washington starting in March, Motorola Solutions […] More