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Software-as-a-service provider Hypori has released an update to Halo, which works to provide customers with a bring-your-own-device capability. The update to Halo improves its performance and makes it possible for users to receive notifications even when their virtual devices are offline, Hypori said Wednesday.
Full-spectrum joint domain command and control services provider MAG Aerospace has entered into a partnership with Idaho National Laboratory to secure cyber physical systems like critical infrastructure from cyber threats, with the ultimate aim of enhancing national security. MAG Aerospace said on Wednesday that, under the partnership, it will use INL's Consequence-driven Cyber-informed Engineering assessment methodology to identify hardened operational technology-dependent assets and detect vulnerabilities.
The Air and Marine Operations division of U.S. Customs and Border Protection intends to issue a sole-source 8(a) Alaskan Native corporation award to address a requirement for aerostat platform support. The awardee will provide business, engineering and logistics services to support the operation and sustainment of CBP's aerostats and their payloads, according to a notice the Acquisition Planning Forecast System posted Monday.
The Potomac Officers Club will hold the 2023 Homeland Security Summit at The Westin Tysons Corner in Falls Church, Virginia, on Nov. 15. Click here to learn more. Click here to register.
The Administration for Children and Families within the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a joint venture between Zolon Tech Inc. and Pioneer Corporate Services a $30 million contract for support services. Zolon PCS II will provide comprehensive information technology service management in support of the ACF Office of the Chief Information Officer.
The Department of Defense seeks to determine the interest and ability of industry partners to provide research, development, test, evaluation, engineering and technical services in support of the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research & Engineering. The required services will be applied to the 14 technology priorities of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies, according to a sources sought notice posted on SAM.gov.
Unmanned systems have evolved beyond their traditional role of providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance in defense missions, according to Amentum Executive Vice President Tim Saffold. During an interview, Saffold discussed the broader applications of unmanned systems in defense, the functions they can perform in critical infrastructure upkeep and environmental surveillance and the role autonomy has in their evolution.
The technology foundation of not-for-profit organization Mitre has spun out Mitre ATT&CK Defender onto venture-based startup MAD20 Technologies under a tech transfer agreement. MAD20 has been independently operating Mitre ATT&CK Defender — the training and credentialing program for the ATT&CK cybersecurity knowledge base — since Sept. 30, Mitre said.
Aerospace and defense company RTX has appointed Amanda Sorensen as corporate vice president for talent. Sorensen, who transitioned from her most recent role as vice president of human resources at RTX business Raytheon, describes herself on LinkedIn as a "[versatile] and results driven" leader in HR, whose experience includes change management, workforce development and talent management.
Manufacturing company ITT has elected Nazzic Keene, former CEO of Science Applications International Corp. and a Wash100 winner, to its board of directors. Keene, whose appointment goes into effect on Oct. 6, will become part of the nominating and governance committee.
The U.S. Navy recently conducted Demonstration and Shakedown Operation-32 off the coast of California, whose purpose was to determine the readiness of the crew and weapon systems of the USS Louisiana, an Ohio-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine that had just completed an engineering refueling overhaul. During DASO-32, the Navy test launched an unarmed Trident II D5 life extension fleet ballistic missile, a weapon used aboard Ohio-class subs and Vanguard-class subs of the U.K. Royal Navy.
Wireless threat monitoring company LOCH Technologies has acquired software company Avirtek. With the transaction complete, LOCH said Monday it would work to enable a data detection and response capability by integrating Avirtek's autonomic cybersecurity technology into its AirShield platform.
Saildrone, a developer of unmanned surface vehicles, has appointed to its board of directors Michael Mullen, a retired U.S. Navy admiral who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Commenting on Mullen's appointment as board chairman, Saildrone CEO Richard Jenkins said the former four-star Navy admiral was familiar enough with the company "to understand our capabilities, track record and potential."
