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General Dynamics has begun to prepare a shipyard as the company aims to secure a potential $6.2B contract by late 2019 to build the U.S. Navy’s first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine, USNI News reported Wednesday. Phebe Novakovic, chairman and CEO of General Dynamics, told analysts during a conference call held Wednesday that the company plans to invest […] More
Robert Rice, president of BayFirst Solutions, took part in a panel discussion during the 2018 Cybersecurity Symposium that was held Oct. 6 at Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. The forum included representatives from the CIA, the FBI and multiple companies that provide cyber technologies and infrastructure support services to the government, BayFirst said Wednesday. “Public and private sectors […] More
Intelligence community investment firm In-Q-Tel and Fugue have partnered in a move to help agencies secure cloud-based systems and manage policy compliance. Fugue said it will introduce its cloud infrastructure security and compliance automation technology to the IC through the strategic partnership with In-Q-Tel. Phillip Merrick, Fugue CEO, noted the company’s technology works to automate the […] More
Bugcrowd, HackerOne and Synack have received separate contracts to expand the Defense Department‘s bug bounty challenges and explore other crowdsourced methods to secure its public-facing websites. All three companies will help DoD develop additional activities for the security initiative aimed at identifying vulnerabilities in private defense systems, the department said Wednesday. The Pentagon wants to conduct continuous tests […] More
NASA seeks industry feedback on requirements for developing a module to deliver pressurized and unpressurized cargo to a future cislunar outpost for deep space missions, technology demonstrations and explorations around the moon. The space agency said Tuesday it looks to procure a logistics platform with guidance and navigation, power generation and propulsion systems for cargo spacecraft to […] More
The National Institutes of Health has partnered with Amazon Web Services to help agency-backed researchers incorporate cloud-based technologies into biomedical research efforts. AWS said Tuesday it will host various NIH data sets, such as those covered by privacy and security policies, as part of the Science and Technology Research Infrastructure for Discovery, Experimentation, and Sustainability initiative. Teresa Carlson, vice president of Amazon […] More
Mitre has provided the Office of Management and Budget with a document that outlines recommendations from public and private sector entities in the U.S. for addressing various workforce challenges in the government. The non-profit organization said Tuesday that the Symposium on the Federal Workforce for the 21st Century Report includes insights from over 150 workforce leaders […] More
The U.S. Air Force seeks a contractor that can supply audio-visual equipment for a welcoming ceremony for the service’s first Boeing KC-46 air refueling tanker, The Wichita Eagle reported Wednesday. The service said in its solicitation posted on the FedBizOpps website that the equipment must be delivered to McConnell Air Force Base by Nov. 16, […] More
Lockheed Martin has received certification from UL for compliance with a set of safety guidelines to mitigate hazards in 3D printing facilities. UL said Monday it certified Lockheed’s Additive Design and Manufacturing Center in Sunnyvale, Calif., for adhering to the Outline of Investigation for Additive Manufacturing Facility Safety Management. “This facility builds on our 60 years of Silicon Valley […] More
Science Applications International Corp. has created a virtual laboratory environment in a move to help federal customers accelerate the development of information technology software platforms. SAIC said Tuesday its Innovation Factory uses multiple tools from the company and its partner Red Hat to support government IT and application development efforts. Red Hat’s OpenShift container application platform serves as foundation of […] More
CAE has unveiled a new technology platform for military clients to train fighter and fast jet pilots in simulated environments. The Medallion MR e-Series Visual System features a 360-degree dome display, laser projectors, image generators, night-vision goggles and a support system for the Open Geospatial Consortium’s common database, CAE said Tuesday. The system is designed to help […] More
A consortium of satellite operators has proposed obligating up to 200 megahertz of C-band spectrum to support the deployment of 5G terrestrial services in the U.S. Intelsat said Monday the updated proposal is an 80 percent increase from the C-Band Alliance’s original plan to repurpose a portion of the 3.7K to 4.2K MHz frequency band in the […] More
