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is a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, where she writes for ExecutiveBiz about IT modernization, cybersecurity, space procurement and industry leaders’ perspectives on government technology trends.
Cisco has moved to align its cybersecurity platforms with the National Institute of Standards and Technology Risk Management Framework’s process for the selection of security controls. Steve Caimi, industry solutions specialist at Cisco, wrote in a blog entry posted Thursday that such effort seeks to support of the Defense Department’s cybersecurity strategy. “Selecting the security controls […] More
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command activated the first satellite of the Boeing-built Wideband Global Satellite constellation six months after it completed a series of tests, the Army reported Thursday. WGS-1 is the first block I satellite of the WGS constellation that works to provide two-way Ka– and X-band communications services for combatant commanders […] More
Array Information Technology has secured two contracts to provide budget support services for the U.S. Air Force. The company said Tuesday it will provide database and application management services in support of the secretary of the Air Force for financial management and budget under the Automated Budget Interactive Data Environment System contract. ABIDES is a tool designed to […] More
A Symantec report says the number of zero-day vulnerabilities was up 125 percent in 2015 from the previous year as cyber threat actors set up businesses and implement best practices in order to launch attacks against commercial firms and consumers. The company said Tuesday the Internet Security Threat Report indicates that 2015 saw nine reported […] More
World Wide Technology will work with Hewlett Packard Enterprise to provide on-demand data storage support for enterprise environments of the Defense Information Systems Agency under a potential six-year, $427 million contract. The Enterprise Storage Services II contract awarded to WWT has a base term of four years and two option years, WWT said Wednesday. WWT […] More
BAE Systems has released a study that profiles six types of cyber criminals in an effort to help businesses understand the motivations of network threat actors and develop defense strategies against them. BAE released the Unusual Suspects research, which is based on an analysis of cyber attacks launched against companies worldwide, to coincide with the […] More
Rolls-Royce has unveiled a new facility at Naval Air Station Kingsville in Texas to provide engine repair support for the T-45 trainer jet of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps. The company said Monday the service delivery center will also provide service operations support for the Rolls-Royce-built F405 Adour engines of the aircraft. A BAE Systems–Boeing partnership […] More
Boeing and Lockheed Martin have submitted proposals to the U.S. Air Force to build the next batch of GPS III satellites for the service branch, Aviation Week reported Tuesday. Jen DiMascio writes Northrop Grumman also submitted a bid to compete for the satellite production contract. The service branch intends to award up to three GPS […] More
Boeing has received consent from NASA to store a tracking and data relay satellite at the company’s facility in El Segundo, Calif. following the completion of work to build the satellite in 2015. TDRS-M is the sixth satellite Boeing built for NASA’s TDRS constellation that is designed to help the space agency meet high-bandwidth communications requirements of […] More
A new Frost & Sullivan analysis predicts the Defense Department’s budget for training and simulation systems to experience a compound annual growth rate of 1.7 percent through 2020. The demand for mixed reality training or live, virtual and constructive training is expected to drive investments and technology updates in the military training and simulation market, Frost & Sullivan said Tuesday. “While […] More
Orbital ATK has received a contract to build, test and launch a commercial in-space servicing vehicle for Intelsat. Orbital ATK will work to provide satellite servicing through the Mission Extension Vehicle-1 in an effort to extend the life of in-orbit satellites, Orbital ATK said Tuesday. “There is a vital need to service fully functional but ageing […] More
United Launch Alliance and Bigelow Aerospace have formed a partnership to build and launch habitable volumes into low Earth orbit in an effort to support research efforts in space. Bigelow Aerospace plans to integrate the habitable volumes with the B330 expandable module and launch the module onboard the Boeing–Lockheed Martin joint venture ULA’s Atlas V […] More
