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Frank Kendall OKs Consolidated Shipboard Networks Programâ€™s Full Deployment

The Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise ServicesÂ program has achieved full deployment approval after Frank Kendall, acquisition chief at the Defense Department, signed an acquisition decision memorandum on the CANES program, Chips magazine reported Friday. Steven A. Davis writes the CANES program aims to reduce shipboard network workload throughÂ information technology modernization and consolidation of data, voice, […] More

October 23, 2015, 9:59 am
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Northrop’s Partners Firstec, KJF Begin Parts Production for South Koreaâ€™s Global Hawk; Mick Jaggers Comments

Northrop Grumman has marked the start of component parts productionÂ with Korea Jig and Fixtures and Firstec for South Koreaâ€™s RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial systems. Firstec displayed its wire harnesses and KJF showed its aerospace-grade machine parts for the UAS at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition, Northrop said Thursday. Northrop worksÂ with Firstec and […] More

October 22, 2015, 11:54 am
in Healthcare IT, News

Cisco-UCSF Team Seeks to Launch Health IT System Interoperability Tool; Michael Blum Comments

Cisco and the University of California San Francisco have teamed up to develop a platform designed to achieve interoperability among health information technology systems. UCSF said Wednesday it will set up a center at the universityâ€™s Mission Bay campus to collaborate with Cisco and other health technology experts to develop and test the interoperability tool […] More

October 22, 2015, 8:56 am
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Mutualink Rolls Out Intel Edison-Based Comm Tool for First Responders; Mike Wengrovitz Comments

Mutualink has introduced a new device forÂ users to send multimedia content and communicate with other first responders and public safetyÂ organizationsÂ during emergency situations. The Wearable Smart Gateway is a palm-sized device built on Intel-made Edison computing platform and is a product of Mutualinkâ€™s Internet of Public Safety Things program, Mutualink said Tuesday. Mike Wengrovitz, vice president […] More

October 22, 2015, 8:22 am
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Lockheed Kicks Off Environmental Tests on NASAâ€™s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft; Mike Donnelly Comments

Lockheed Martinâ€™s space systems business has begun the environmental testing phase on NASAâ€™s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith ExplorerÂ spacecraft at its facilities in Denver. NASA said Thursday it plans to launch the OSIRIS-REx space vehicle in September 2016 to collect samples of the Bennu asteroid for further research. Lockheed will subject the spacecraft to […] More

October 22, 2015, 5:45 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Fortinet Unveils Access Layer Segmentation Platform; Michael Xie Comments

Fortinet has introduced a platform designed to provide users unified access to corporate networks, applications and wireless devices and help businesses protect platforms from potential data breaches and cyber attacks. The Secure Access Architecture works to help enterprises segment access layers and mobile devices across wireless and wired network environments in order to prevent cyber […] More

October 21, 2015, 7:58 am
in Government Cloud, News

EMC-VMware JV to Offer Hybrid Cloud Platforms; Pat Gelsinger Comments

EMC and VMware have teamed up to establish a new business that will work to provide a portfolio of hybrid cloud platforms for government and commercial clients. Virtustream CEO Rodney Rogers will oversee the joint ventureÂ thatÂ will operate as part of the Virtustream brand, VMware said Tuesday. The new cloud services business will work to combine […] More

October 21, 2015, 7:24 am
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ICF Awards CDC Digital Media Support Subcontract to Pearl; Jon Moriarty Comments

ICF International has subcontracted Pearl Interactive Network to help provide digital media platforms and services for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under a potential five-year, $250 million contract ICF holds with CDC. Pearl said TuesdayÂ itÂ will offer staffing supportÂ toÂ ICF to help the latterÂ carry out digital channel management work for CDCâ€™s office of the associate […] More

October 21, 2015, 6:55 am
in Industry News, News

IDC’s Ruthbea Clarke: Transportation, Energy to See Gov’t IoT Spend Increase in Next 2 Years

A recentÂ International Data Corp.Â report predicts government spending worldwide on Internet of Things platforms to hit $1.2 trillion in the next two years,Â according toÂ an article published Monday on Cisco‘s website. Ruthbea Clarke, smart cities research director at IDC, said transportation, energy, environment and tourism, and public safety are the four public sector divisions that will see […] More

October 20, 2015, 11:36 am
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Selex ES Completes Laser System Installation on Italyâ€™s NH90 Helicopter

Selex ES, a Finmeccanica subsidiary, has completed the installation of a laser system onboard an NH90 tactical transport helicopterÂ forÂ Italy’s army. The Laser Obstacle Avoidance and Monitoring platform works to detect power lines, pillars and other obstacles as helicopter pilots fly at low altitudes, Selex said Friday. Selex handedÂ the NH90 helicopter with the LOAM system to […] More

October 20, 2015, 6:21 am
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NGA Seeks Info on Tools for Insider Threat Detection in Virtual Infrastructure

TheÂ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has asked industry to provide information on platforms built to detect insider threats in virtual network environments. NGA said in a FedBizOpps notice published Oct. 13 that it is in search for tools intended to log data on the actions that users and network administrators perform in its virtual infrastructure as well […] More

October 20, 2015, 6:12 am
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New York Times: Pentagon to Tap Boeing to Build 747-8 as Air Force One Replacement

The Defense Department plans to award Boeing a contract in the next few weeks to replace the current presidential aircraft with a new plane built on a Boeing 747-8 frame, the New York Times reported Sunday. Peter Baker writes the Air Force has requested $102 million in fiscal year 2016 and $3 billion in the […] More

October 20, 2015, 5:12 am