The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has introduced a new group that will aim to facilitate collaboration between the industry and government on cybersecurity practices and policies. The Chamber said Tuesday the Cybersecurity Leadership Council will promote additional discussions between commercial enterprises and policymakers. [W]e need to focus on mitigation of cyber risks through cross-sector information sharing efforts, […] More

The U.S. Army‘s Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center is looking into commercial software and related service offerings to supplement the military branch’s mobile health information technology infrastructure. In a request for information published June 9 on FedBizOpps, the Army said its Mobile Health Care Environment System is designed to employ government and commercial off-the-shelf […] More

The U.S. Marshals Service will deploy iPhones for employee use during fiscal 2015 as part of the agency’s mobility initiative, Nextgov reported Wednesday. Aliya Sternstein writes USMS plans to update its current mobility program and is looking into the possibility of accessing agency network through personal devices. The agency also issued a request for information […] More

An Elbit Systems subsidiary has been selected to test the Department of Homeland Security‘s broadband services for public safety operations. Elbit Systems of America will demonstrate WideBridge, which works to combine mission systems with the Federal Information Processing Standards-approved BlackBerry BES10 workspace and Etherstack’s P.25 networks, Elbit Systems said Tuesday. “Ongoing efforts to establish important interoperable broadband solutions for the FirstNet […] More

CA Technologies has joined a cybersecurity alliance that seeks to craft multi-factor authentication standards for securing online transactions. The company sought to bring its experience in securing identities and data access to the Fast IDentity Online group, CA said Tuesday. “The market has been screaming for an alternative to passwords for years,” said Jim Reno, chief […] More

Digital Management Inc. has purchased mobile and multichannel commerce provider KnowledgePath in an effort to grow DMI’s enterprise mobility, big data, mobile and Web commerce offerings. KnowledgePath works to integrate mobile commerce, mobile point-of-sale and mobile clienteling functions, DMI said Wednesday. Jay Sunny Bajaj, president and CEO of DMI, said the company intends for the […] More

Rick Costanzo has been appointed the next executive vice president and general manager of the global mobility solutions group at SAP AG. Costanzo will be in-charge of a field sales, enablement and solutions management team that promotes the company’s mobile product portfolio, the company announced Wednesday. Steve Lucas, SAP president of platform solutions group, will be […] More

MobileIron has been named a mobile device and application management tools supplier to federal customers under a mobility initiative run by the General Services Administration. The company has served as a subcontractor to Digital Management Inc. for the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s MDM/MAS project, MobileIron said Tuesday. The GSA’s Managed Mobility Program is designed to […] More