The Air Force Test Center and product modeling tool developer Ansys have teamed up to develop a data-driven approach to analyzing and managing weapon system design and performance. Ansys will work with the Arnold Engineering Development Complex on linking diverse data sources with digital models to generate performance predictions in the early design processes, Air […] More

A Parsons subsidiary has secured an $11.6 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to automate cyber threat emulation planning and execution for network security assessments. BlackHorse Solutions will work under the Signature Management using Operational Knowledge and Environments program and support the development of tools to help network security professionals find cybersecurity […] More

Paperless Innovations has pointed to inspector general reports flagging gaps in government procurement card programs and other factors that limit the intended use of P-Cards such as the micro-purchase threshold and agency-imposed restrictions. In a statement, the company has also underscored that artificial intelligence and robotic process automation in commercial off-the-shelf offerings could help agencies […] More

A National Reconnaissance Office payload took off on Saturday aboard a United Launch Alliance-built Delta IV Heavy rocket that launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California as part of the NROL-91 national security mission. “This mission was ULA’s 96th National Security mission and the NRO’s 10th mission on board a Delta IV Heavy launch […] More

Seacorp has received a five-year, $79 million contract from the Office of Naval Research to create a battle management system to help enhance the U.S. Navy’s combat capabilities within the electromagnetic spectrum. The company said Thursday it will work with subcontractors on the design, development and integration of the Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare Modular Suite as an […] More

Several companies have been using an Oak Ridge National Laboratory-developed modeling platform as part of their efforts to make facilities more energy efficient. The AutoBEM software suite has so far simulated energy use for 98 percent of U.S. buildings since its release last year, and has led to collaborative data sharing with private sector organizations […] More

Iron Bow Technologies has received an Assess Only Authority to Operate designation from the U.S. Army for AttackIQ’s Security Optimization Platform. The three-year Assess Only ATO will enable the service to use AttackIQ’s breach and attack simulation platform to come up with a more strategic posture to protect from cyberthreats its mission-critical assets used to […] More

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is soliciting input from critical infrastructure owners and operators on the development of proposed cyber incident and ransom payment reporting requirements. CISA said Friday it seeks comments on how to implement requirements in line with the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022, which was signed into […] More

Valiant Integrated Services will compete for task orders to provide modeling and simulation, exercises and assessment support for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency under a potential 10-year, $850 million contract vehicle. The company said Tuesday it will also carry out mission rehearsal, training and countermeasures assessments to address threats posed by weapons of mass destruction […] More

Noblis has received a U.S. patent for a machine learning-based method generating models that can imitate different security checkpoint setups and show how each configuration responds to various kinds of threat.  The Reston, Virginia-based nonprofit organization said Thursday its iterative modeling system employs algorithms based on concepts from rule-based adversarial games. Noblis researchers particularly utilized chess […] More

The U.S. Army has granted AttackIQ a three-year, authority to operate accreditation for a threat emulation platform after the company completed a risk-based evaluation process. AttackIQ aims to help the military branch manage its critical asset defense posture with the Security Optimization Platform under the “Assess Only” ATO designation, the company said Wednesday. The certification gives Army […] More

General Atomics has won computational time on a pair of supercomputer machines through a Department of Energy-sponsored allocation program that will help the company perform fusion energy simulations. The company said Wednesday its team of scientists will have access to two high-performance computing systems located at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California and the […] More