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SSL to Provide Test Environment for USAF’s Hosted Payload Security Project; Richard White Comments

Innoflight has selected Space Systems LoralÂ to help create a simulation environment for theÂ U.S. Air ForceÂ to test and validate cybersecurity of hosted payloads aboard commercial satellites. The testing platform will be built to help the service branchâ€™s Space and Missile Systems Center demonstrate concept of operations, cyber controls and scenarios for hosting payloads, SSL said Tuesday. […] More

by Jane Edwards September 20, 2017, 10:45 am
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Lockheed Unveils New Satellite Bus Product Line; Rick Ambrose Comments

Lockheed Martin has launched a new line of satellite buses at the Air Force Association-hosted Air, Space & Cyber Conference. The company said Tuesday its family of satellite buses consists of the LM 50, LM 400, LM 1000 and the LM 2100 series and will share at least 280 common components in an effort to […] More

by Jane Edwards September 20, 2017, 5:25 am
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CTC Obtains Patent for 3D Metal Product Manufacturing Process; Ed Sheehan Comments

Concurrent Technologies Corp. has received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office forÂ a method to produce three-dimensional products from metals in a gaseous state. Joe Pickens, a former chief scientist of CTC, worked with the company’s adviser engineers Juan Valencia and Mike Tims to invent theÂ “Additive Manufacturing Using Metals from the Gaseous State” […] More

by Scott Nicholas September 19, 2017, 10:30 am
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C5 Accelerate, SAP NS2 Forge PeaceTech Accelerator Partnership; Mark Testoni Comments

Technology investment firm C5 Accelerate has teamed up with SAP National Security Services in an effort to further support an accelerator program that seeks to identify and track companies that work to address national security issues. SAP NS2 will share its knowledge in data management, technology and advanced analytics as part of the innovation partnership […] More

by Jane Edwards September 18, 2017, 11:16 am
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CACI Gets USAF Task Order for Facilities Mgmt Platform Devt; Ken Asbury Comments

CACI has received a $28.7 million task order from the U.S. Air Force to continue to develop and deploy an enterprise-wide facilities management platform. The company said Monday the task order covers integration, sustainment and deployment services in support of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s NexGen information technology modernization program. The Air ForceÂ Lifecycle Management […] More

by Ramona Adams September 18, 2017, 10:19 am
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General Dynamics Radio Transmits Final Data From Cassini Spacecraft; Manny Mora Comments

A General Dynamics-builtÂ transponder conducted the final data transmissions of the Cassini spacecraft while the orbiter plunged into Saturn’s atmosphere on Friday to end its 13-year mission. The company said Friday its radio worked to send information from Cassini to Earth at a distance of approximately 900 million miles and within 84 minutes for each radio […] More

by Ramona Adams September 18, 2017, 9:11 am
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Cyxtera’s Greg Touhill: Data ‘Overclassification’ Can Delay Govt Cyber Incident Response

Greg Touhill, president of Cyxtera Technologies‘ federal group, has said that overclassifying information can slow down the federal government’s response to cybersecurity challenges, MeriTalk reported Wednesday. He told audience at theÂ AFCEA Homeland Security ConferenceÂ held Tuesday he believes data overclassification prevents the government from formulating strategies to mitigate security threats. The former federal chief information security […] More

by Ramona Adams September 14, 2017, 9:28 am
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Matt Desch: Iridium Sees Internet of Things Business Growth

Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, has citedÂ internet of things as a growing business area for the Virginia-based satellite company during a panel discussion at the Summit for Satellite Financing that, Via Satellite reported Monday. He told audience at theÂ Euroconsult-hosted forum that Iridium is focused on business cases instead of satellite frequency bands and that […] More

by Ramona Adams September 12, 2017, 10:55 am
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Dell EMCâ€™s Cameron Chehreh: IT Network Simplification Key to Federal Shared Services Adoption, Cyber Efforts

Cameron Chehreh,Â chief technology officer ofÂ Dell EMCâ€™s federal business,Â has said the move to centralize nonmission-critical information technology systems would help the federal government build up its cybersecurity posture through a reduction in the networkâ€™s attack surface, MeriTalk reported Monday. His remarks are in response to the August release of an IT modernization report by the White […] More

by Jane Edwards September 12, 2017, 9:35 am
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BDOâ€™s Gregory Garrett: Firms Should Increase Cyber Training Efforts Amid Dragonfly Malware Resurgence

Gregory Garrett, head of international cybersecurity at Chicago, Illinois-based professional services firm BDO USA, has said companies should ramp up efforts to build up the frequency and quality of their cybersecurity education and training programs in an effort to protect their networks from threat actors, Digital Journal reported Saturday. His remarks are in response to […] More

by Jane Edwards September 11, 2017, 6:34 am
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SAICâ€™s Tony Moraco: Govt Demand for Cyber, Cloud Remains High Amid Proposed FY 2018 Budget Cuts

Tony Moraco, CEO ofÂ Science Applications International Corp.,Â has said federal civilian agencies have begun to suspend technology updates in response to the Trump administrationâ€™s proposed fiscal 2018 budget cuts to fund increases in defense and homeland security spending, FCW reported Friday. “The federal civilian customers have reacted to the rhetoric around reductions in that part of […] More

by Jane Edwards September 11, 2017, 5:25 am
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Iridium Eyes Space-Based IoT Services Expansion Through Magnitude Space Partnership; Matt Desch Comments

Iridium Communications has partnered with Dutch satellite company Magnitude Space to facilitate the delivery of space-based internet of things service offerings through the development of low power global area network technology platforms. Iridium said Thursday it will work to investigate and develop low power, high latency IoT service alternatives under a memorandum of understanding with […] More

by Jane Edwards September 8, 2017, 10:25 am