A laboratory run by Lockheed Martin‘s Sandia subsidiary is seeking partners for research and development into ephemeral biometrics for cyber identity management and insider threat monitoring functions. Sandia National Laboratories is looking to boost cyber identity authentication and develop new tools to address insider threats through cooperative research and development agreements or work for others agreements, the lab said […] More

Microsoft has opened a cybersecurity accelerator hub in Israel in a move to mentor startup businesses in the country, the Washington Post reported Thursday. Mohana Ravindranath writes Microsoft Ventures has partnered with Jerusalem Venture Partners to establish the new cybersecurity program at Microsoft’s center in Herzeliya, Israel. Microsoft will provide mentorship and software access to between […] More

Steve Gaffney, CEO of DynCorp International, says the company’s decision to establish an international arm was part of its efforts to diversify its customer base and to help more government clients address security issues, the Washington Post reported Sunday. “We’ve always been global, but now it’s a more deliberate and dedicated part of our strategy,” […] More

Employment data from the Labor Department suggests the economy in the Washington area is regaining growth traction after a slowdown due in part to a harsh winter, the Washington Post reported Friday. Sarah Halzack writes that DOL statistics released Friday show that D.C., Maryland and Virginia created a total of 13,000 jobs during April. The […] More

  IBM has launched marketing campaigns to offer its Watson computing technology in the federal market with the goal of helping agencies manage health records, the Washington Post reported Monday. Mohana Ravindranath writes that IBM professionals went to Capitol Hill last year to demonstrate the computer’s potential clinical applications to lawmakers. The company also hopes […] More

Orbital Sciences Chairman, President and CEO David Thompson said the company plans to remain true to its mission of lowering costs to access outer space after completing its estimated $5 billion merger with ATK, the Washington Post reported Monday. “From a strategic standpoint, this merger will create a much larger and more capable but still highly innovative, agile […] More

U.S. contractors’ investments in overseas markets and other business segments this year should help offset the impact of weak domestic orders and defense spending limits, The Washington Post reported Monday. Amrita Jayakumar writes that General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grummanposted stronger profits in the companies’ earnings reports for the first quarter of 2014 but […] More

A Deltek study says approximately 1,100 contractors have exited or are scheduled to leave the Small Business Administration‘s 8(a) business development program in fiscal year 2014, the Washington Post reported April 14. Kathleen Sievers, a Deltek research manager, writes that those companies hold almost $5 billion in combined set-aside task order contracts that will expire […] More

MarkLogic now offers an enterprise-class NoSQL database platform that the company built to be compatible with a MicroStrategy analytics platform. The companies have partnered to offer secure, real-time data analysis services for the financial and federal sectors, MicroStrategy said Friday. Both companies intend for the integrated offering to help process both structured and unstructured information […] More

Cybersecurity has taken a higher place on the agendas of federal chief information officers in 2014 against a backdrop of emerging technologies, threat landscapes and IT workforce rosters, the Washington Post reported Monday. Derek Johnson of Deltek writes that a push from state and local governments to update their security was observed in the aftermath […] More

Data from consulting firm Altman Weil shows that a record 88 law firms entered into merger deals in 2013, the Washington Post reported Monday. Catherin Ho writes the consultant firm released statistics last week showing that 22 industry merger and acquisition deals were announced in the first quarter of 2014 and 82 percent of the […] More

Elaine Duke, former undersecretary of management at the Department of Homeland Security, has been elected to join the board of advisers of the Government Technology & Services Coalition. Duke will advise the GTSC on programs, collaboration opportunities and how to further understand federal homeland and national security missions, the GTSC announced Tuesday. She is the […] More