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Phase One Raises Funds for Federal IT Modernization Support; Salesforce’s Dave Rey Comments

Phase One Consulting Group has obtained funds of an undisclosed sum that will supportÂ the company’s federal business as well asÂ modernization efforts in the federal information technology sector. Alexandria, Virginia-based Phase One said ThursdayÂ thatÂ Salesforce‘sÂ corporate investment group Salesforce Ventures serves as one of the consulting firm’s investors. Dave Rey, executive vice president forÂ Salesforce’s North America public sector […] More

by Ramona Adams September 2, 2016, 9:12 am
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

Noblis’ Roger Mason: Career Path Understanding Key to Cyber Workforce Training, Retention Efforts

There has been no shortage of research materialsÂ over the past year that point to a fear among government and private industry leaders that the U.S.Â does not have the needed numbers or proper skillsets in its cybersecurity workforce and could feel some consequences as a result. One surveyÂ from Raytheon and the National Cyber Security Alliance saidÂ almost […] More

by Ross Wilkers August 31, 2016, 1:00 pm
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Sutherlandâ€™s Teresa Weipert: Govt, Industry Tech Collaboration Can Help Drive Citizen Service Transformation

Teresa Weipert,Â senior vice president ofÂ Sutherland Global Services‘ government solutions business, has suggested federal agencies shouldÂ collaborate with the private sector toÂ deliver services withÂ digital technology. She wrote in a guest piece published Friday on Nextgov that public-private partnerships are a good starting point for customer-focused innovationÂ programs in theÂ national security, transportation, education and healthcare sectors. “Customer service innovation […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman August 29, 2016, 8:28 am
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DigitalGlobe, CosmiQ Works, AWS & NVIDIA Introduce SpaceNet Repository; Tony Frazier Comments

DigitalGlobe, CosmiQ Works, NVIDIAÂ andÂ Amazon Web Services have collaborated to develop a web-basedÂ repository of satellite imagery and training data that couldÂ support the development of machine learning and deep learning algorithms. DigitalGlobe said ThursdayÂ theÂ SpaceNetÂ repository providesÂ open access to curated, high-resolution satellite imagery that includes the company’s multi-spectral satellite imagery and 200,000 curated building footprints from Brazil. The imagery […] More

by Scott Nicholas August 25, 2016, 11:45 am
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Matt Desch: Potential Iridium NEXT Customers Eye Data Quality Preview Before Commitments

Iridium CEO Matt Desch has said prospective customers of the company’s next-generationÂ satellites want to see quality of data that the new constellationÂ could provide before making commitments through contracts, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Andy Pasztor writes Desch told the publication in an interview that customers such as the Federal Aviation Administration are running aÂ cost-benefit […] More

by Ramona Adams August 24, 2016, 12:36 pm
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

Riverbed’s Davis Johnson: Legacy IT, Mobile Tech Pose Challenges to Federal Agencies

Davis Johnson, vice president ofÂ Riverbed Technology‘s public sector business, has noted legacy information technology systems and mobile cybersecurity issuesÂ as among the technical challenges facingÂ agencies in an interview published TuesdayÂ on Nextgov. Johnson told Nextgov’s Camille Tuutti that he still sees highly decentralized legacy IT platformsÂ across theÂ government and commercial sectors. “The government right now is really focused […] More

by Jay Clemens August 24, 2016, 9:45 am
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ManTech to Help CBP Build Data Aggregation Tool; Daniel Keefe Comments

ManTech InternationalÂ hasÂ secured a potential three-year, $24 million task order from the Department of Homeland Security to prototypeÂ aÂ joint service-oriented architecture for use in border security operations. TheÂ company said Tuesday it will develop the tool to help DHS’Â Customs and Border Protection personnel integrate operational data and gain situational awareness in real time. Daniel Keefe, president and chief […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman August 24, 2016, 4:06 am
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AT&T Lands Labor Dept Mobile Service Support Contract; Mike Leff Comments

AT&T has been awarded a five-year contract to provide mobile devices and related services to the Labor Department. The contract covers smartphones, tethering support and Enhanced Push-to-Talk service in support of the departmentâ€™s wage and hour division employees, AT&T said Tuesday. Mike Leff, vice president for civilian agencies at AT&Tâ€™s government solutions business,Â said AT&T will […] More

by Jane Edwards August 23, 2016, 11:07 am
in Executive Spotlight, Featured, General, News

Intel’s Jason Kimrey on Supercomputing at Federal Agencies & Industry’s Role in Cyber Framework Adoption

Jason Kimrey is a 13-year veteran ofÂ Intel andÂ serves as the chip maker’s U.S. federal area director, where he leads a business development team focused on technology products and services for defense and civilian agencies. Intel’s focus areas for federal agencies include high-performance computing as the company is partnering withÂ the Energy Department and national laboratories to […] More

by Ross Wilkers August 18, 2016, 2:30 pm
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SAP NS2 Develops Machine Learning Tool for Counterterrorism Missions; Mark Testoni Comments

SAP National Security Services has developed a tool that uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to help counter terrorist activities online, Fast Company reported Thursday. Steven Melendez writes SAP NS2 currently works with government agencies to monitor terrorism-related activities in social media and with cybersecurity firm ThreatConnect to identify threats in computer networks in real […] More

by Jay Clemens August 12, 2016, 8:37 am
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Mac Curtis: Vencore to Support NAVAIR Cyber Warfare Detachment Program

The U.S. Navy has awardedÂ VencoreÂ a spotÂ on a basic ordering agreementÂ to support the Naval Air Systems Command’s Cyber Warfare DetachmentÂ initiative. Vencore said Wednesday it will compete for task orders to research, develop and integrate cyber warfare tools into NAVAIR platforms under the BOA. The agreement will run through June 2018, the company noted. “We are excited […] More

by Dominique Stump August 10, 2016, 4:00 am
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Orbital ATK Ships Initial Iridium NEXT Satellites to Vandenberg AF Base; Matt Desch Comments

Orbital ATK has transported the first two next-generation Iridium satellites to Vandenberg Air Force Base in California as part of preparations for the scheduled liftoff on Sept. 19, Spaceflight Now reported Wednesday. Stephen Clark writes the satellites were shipped via truck from an Orbital ATK-run manufacturing facilityÂ near Phoenix to Vandenberg, where eight additional message transmission […] More

by Jay Clemens August 4, 2016, 9:46 am