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A Cisco-built cloud security offering has received an authority to operate at the moderate level from the program management office of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. Nick Michaelides, vice president of Cisco’s U.S. federal sales organization, wrote in a blog entry posted Wednesday the Cloudlock platform also met eligibility requirements for impact level 2 […] More
Iridium Communications plans to launch on March 18 at 8:19 a.m. Pacific time the fifth batch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites aboard a SpaceX-built Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The planned launch would bring the total number of Iridium NEXT satellites in orbit to 50 as part of a potential $3 billion program to replace an existing constellation […] More
Keith Salisbury, vice president for U.S. federal sales at Pivotal Software, told Fox News in an interview published Friday how the company works to help the U.S. military execute their missions and build up their warfighting capabilities through new technology platforms. Pivotal and other tech companies traveled to the U.S. Air Force’s Combined Air Operations […] More
American Systems has won a potential five-year, $68.6 million task order to help the U.S. Air Force develop and implement a emergency mass notification system. The company said Tuesday it will build a cloud-based enterprise EMNS infrastructure for the service branch’s personnel to receive alerts in the event of a critical situation. “We are honored to have […] More
A business unit of Cubic has received approval from the U.S. Army to commence full rate production of satellite antenna systems for the service branch’s Transportable Tactical Command Communications program. Cubic Mission Solutions will begin to produce GATR expeditionary satellite antennas for deployment to multiple Army units, the company said Tuesday. Mike Twyman, president of Cubic Mission Solutions, […] More
Engility CEO Lynn Dugle has said the company has started to pilot continuous evaluation initiatives in an effort to address issues related to security clearances. “What we know from a community is about 80 percent of people who lose clearances do so for financial reasons,†Dugle told Defense One in an interview published Thursday. “Under continuous monitoring, instead […] More
Shaun Bierweiler, vice president of U.S. public sector at Hortonworks, has said the company will work to provide several data technology platforms for the U.S. Census Bureau in support of the 2020Â Census project under a contract awarded in 2017. Bierweiler told Datanami in an interview published Tuesday that the software company will offer its Hortonworks […] More
A mobile application created by Vencore‘s research arm has been included on the National Security Agency‘s list of approved commercial products designed to manage and secure classified data. Vencore Labs‘ SecureIO app is designed to help agencies install Android apps on mobile devices that are configured for use under NSA’s Commercial Solutions for Classified program, the company said Tuesday. […] More
Concurrent Technologies Corp. and its affiliate Enterprise Ventures Corp. have renewed their AS9100D aerospace quality management system accreditation that seeks to recognize the companies’ product design, production, assembly and testing processes. CTC said Tuesday ABS Quality Evaluations conducted comprehensive audits to assess the companies’ compliance with the AS9100 standard. AS9100 seeks to supplement the International Organization […] More
Raytheon and Department 13 International have signed a teaming agreement to jointly develop and market technology platforms for defense customers to counter drone threats. Both companies plan to initially explore business opportunities for D13’s MESMER counter-drone system designed to automatically stop, redirect or take control of drones that pose risks to infrastructure and personnel, D13 said […] More
Mark Testoni, president and CEO of SAP National Security Services, has said he thinks there is only “anecdotal evidence†about individuals who use bitcoin, Yahoo Finance reported Friday. Testoni noted that the cryptocurrency’s anonymity has made bitcoin an ideal platform for terrorists. “This is a modern-day version of Swiss bank accounts,†Testoni said of bitcoins. “It’s […] More
Paul Smith, senior vice president and general manager of Red Hat’s public sector, told attendees of the company’s annual Government Symposium that he believes open-source technology “is the best source for choice and security.†Smith cited the Kubernetes project to discuss the role of open source in efforts to address information technology challenges within the government, […] More
