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Robert Patterson, senior executive director of global law enforcement at AT&T's public sector solutions business, has said the FirstNet communications service could be a "game changer" for the way public safety personnel conduct rescue and recovery missions. He wrote in a GCN guest piece published Tuesday the nationwide broadband network offers push-to-talk features that allow agencies to collaborate to help enforce the law and address public safety concerns.

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The Department of Homeland Security has added Exabeam security management platforms to a list of approved products for the fourth phase of DHS' Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program. Exabeam said Tuesday its Advanced Analytics, Entity Analytics and Incident Responder offerings are certified for deployment by agencies under the data protection management phase.

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Triumph Group has delivered the initial ramp and ramp door platforms to Boeing's (NYSE: BA) defense, space and security division in support of the V-22 Osprey program. Boeing ordered a total of 60 assemblies for integration onto the tiltrotor's aft fuselage at a company facility in Philadelphia,  Triumph said Tuesday.

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Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon Web Services, said during the AWS Public Sector Summit that government agencies and enterprises are embracing cloud computing technology because of its potential to increase agility and speed of operations. He pointed to the CIA's award of a $600M contract to AWS in 2013 as having an impact on how organizations perceive the technology.

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