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FedRAMP Board Approves SecureKey’s ID Authentication Tool; Charles Walton Comments
SecureKey Technologies has received the FedRAMP Joint Authorization BoardÂ provisional authority to operate for theÂ company’s briidge.net exchangeÂ cloud-based identity and authentication platform after a review by third-party assessorÂ Veris Group. The platform will work to helpÂ citizens use Connect.gov and access digitalÂ government services withÂ government-approved, commercially issuedÂ onlineÂ credentials,Â SecureKey said Tuesday. “Looking ahead to a digital future, identity services will be vital […] More
January 9, 2015, 10:35 am
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ManTech Subsidiary Completes Shape Test on Webb Telescope’s 1st Sunshield Layer
A subsidiary ofÂ ManTech InternationalÂ has finished the shape testing of the first sunshield membrane layer of NASA‘s James Webb Space Telescope asÂ a subcontractor to Northrop Grumman. NeXolve assembled and tested the layer’s three-dimensional shape withÂ laser beams to confirmÂ ifÂ it meets shape specifications, ManTech said Thursday. “We are now proceeding with the remaining layers and will test each […] More
January 9, 2015, 8:24 am
in Cybersecurity News, News
Carahsoft Adds Gigamon Traffic Visibility Product to GSA Schedule
Carahsoft TechnologyÂ will offer Gigamon‘s Unified Visibility FabricÂ product to government clients via aÂ GSA Schedule contract and act as theÂ master government aggregator for the traffic visibility networking provider. “IT network and security teams at the federal level face the unparalleled challenge of protecting information as a matter of national security,”Â Dennis Reilly, vice president of Gigamon’s federal business,Â said […] More
January 9, 2015, 8:22 am
in Industry News, News
Transparency Market Research: Global PaaS Market Worth $8B by 2020
A newÂ Transparency Market ResearchÂ report predicts that the global platform-as-a-service market will achieveÂ aÂ compound annual growth rate of 25.7 percent through 2020 to reach a market value of $7.98 billion. The firm said TuesdayÂ that the growth is due to companies adoptingÂ PaaS to lower capital expensesÂ while allowing increased operational expenses. It added that otherÂ perceivedÂ benefits to PaaS include scalability, […] More
January 8, 2015, 1:59 pm
in C4ISR News, News
PMC, Oceus, Fujitsu to Build NJ First Responder Net; Randy Fuerst on Broadband Tech
Oceus Networks,Â PMC AssociatesÂ and Fujitsu‘s network communications business have partnered to build New Jersey’s 4G LTE broadband network for first respondersÂ –Â calledÂ JerseyNetÂ — to facilitate public safety communications during emergencies, disasters and similar incidents. The companiesÂ said WednesdayÂ PMC will provide networkÂ integration and support services, Fujitsu will oversee the network’s wireless and wireline backhaul while Oceus will provide its Xiphos […] More
January 8, 2015, 10:51 am
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immixGroup to Offer Brocade Network Subscription Product on GSA Schedule
ImmixGroupÂ will offer Brocade‘s network subscription product to federal government clients throughÂ its GSA Schedule contract asÂ agencies turn toÂ on-demand acquisition of IT products and services. “Federal agencies face both financial and acquisition challenges when it comes to buying IT,”Â Steve Charles, a co-founder and executive vice president atÂ immixGroup,Â said Wednesday. The company said Brocade Network SubscriptionÂ isÂ aÂ network-as-a-serviceÂ offeringÂ that works to let […] More
January 8, 2015, 9:47 am
in Cybersecurity News, News
BAE’s Scott McVicar: Companies Seek to Boost Cyber Measures Against New Tactics
BAE SystemsÂ predicts that 2015 will see developments in technology, regulation and other cybersecurity aspects asÂ cyber threatsÂ continue to evolve and impact efforts to combat digital crime. The company said WednesdayÂ that Scott McVicar, managing director for cybersecurity at BAE’s applied intelligence unit, noted that cyber crime will useÂ fragmentation and deception tools to challenge investigation and detection. The […] More
January 8, 2015, 8:53 am
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Lockheed, MBDA JV Eyes Further MEADS Deployment in Europe; Volker Weidemann Comments
MEADS International, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and MBDA, is working to secure dealsÂ to deployÂ its Medium Extended Air Defense SystemÂ forÂ air and missile defense capability development inÂ Germany and Poland. Lockheed said WednesdayÂ Germany has named MEADS a candidate for theÂ Taktisches Luftverteidigungssystem contract, while Poland has included theÂ JVÂ in technical discussions for the Narew system. Volker Weidemann, executive […] More
January 8, 2015, 5:48 am
in Industry News, News
DISA Issues RFI on Sources of Endpoint Security Capabilities
The Defense Information Systems AgencyÂ is requestingÂ information on potential industry sources in the planning and development of next-generation endpoint security system capabilities and technologies. DISA said in a notice posted Monday on FedBizOpps that it is looking for solutionsÂ that secure endpoints from advanced persistent threats and tools that manage endpoint operating systems. The agency has noted […] More
January 8, 2015, 4:52 am
in C4ISR News, News
Scott Smith: Iridium NEXT Platform Software Completes Tests Ahead of Launch
Iridium CommunicationsÂ has completed the initial test phase on the primary functions of theÂ Thales Alenia Space-developed Iridium NEXT platform software ahead of the first satellite launch this year. Iridium said TuesdayÂ this testing phase is the firstÂ of a series of tests on the platform software’s systems integration and other functions to check Iridium NEXT’s operational autonomy. “Completion […] More
January 7, 2015, 9:41 am
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GC Micro Taps DriveSavers as Partner on NASA GWAC for IT Products, Services
DriveSaversÂ andÂ GC MicroÂ have partnered to deliver e-discovery, data recovery and digital forensics services to federal agencies under the latter’s position on theÂ NASAÂ Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement IV governmentwide acquisition contract. DriveSavers said MondayÂ GC Micro’s SEWP IV contractÂ will facilitate government procurement of the partners’ IT productsÂ and product-basedÂ services. “Partnering with GC Micro is an honor, and we look forward […] More
January 7, 2015, 9:38 am
in Cybersecurity News, News
iSight Partners Secures $30M in Series C Venture Round; John Watters Comments
ISight Partners has raised $30 million in a Series C round of equity financing with Bessemer Venture PartnersÂ as iSight seeks to expand its cyber threat intelligence offerings in the security market. The cyberÂ companyÂ said MondayÂ it will use the addedÂ capital to build on its ThreatScape products and sales, marketing and integration partnership efforts amid recent cyber incidents. […] More
January 7, 2015, 9:29 am

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