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Lockheed to Adopt NEC’s System Invariant Analysis Tech; Carl Marchetto Comments

Lockheed Martin plans to integrate a system invariant analysis technology fromÂ NEC into the Bethesda, Maryland-based company’s space programs. SIAT is designed to analyze the behavior of computer and building systems with sensor data and automatically identify inconsistencies to help operators implement corrective actions, NEC said Thursday. The partnership also seeks toÂ incorporate NEC’s artificial intelligence platforms […] More

by Joanna Crews December 14, 2017, 9:21 am
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CTC to Provide Research Support to FEMA Disaster Preparedness Unit; Ed Sheehan Comments

Concurrent Technologies Corp.Â has won a potential 21-month, $7.66 million contract from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide communications and research support services for FEMAâ€™s individual and community preparedness division. CTC said Wednesday it will work with small business partners Action Research and Motivf to provide outreach, analysis, program and administrative services to ICPD under […] More

by Jane Edwards December 14, 2017, 8:00 am
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Red Hat Gets New Common Criteria Certification for Operating System; Paul Smith Comments

Red Hat has obtained another Common Criteria Certification for its Enterprise Linux 7.1 operating system. BSI, Germany’s federal information security office, issued the certification under the General-Purpose Operating System Protection Profile 3.9 that sets security requirements for OS fielded in public utilities, telecommunications, health care and other critical infrastructure, Red Hat said Wednesday. Paul Smith, […] More

by Jane Edwards December 14, 2017, 6:34 am
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Avaya to Support NORAD Santa Tracking Program With Contact Center Tech; Jerry Dotson Comments

Avaya will deploy its contact center technology platform to support the North American Aerospace Defense Commandâ€™s annual Tracks Santa program that will kick off Dec. 24. The Avaya Customer Engagement platform works to help volunteers at the NORAD operations center at Peterson Air Force Base in ColoradoÂ track the flight of Santa Claus during Christmas and […] More

by Jane Edwards December 13, 2017, 9:28 am
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Nicole Gardner: IBM Looks to Hire 2K More Military Veterans

Nicole Gardner, a vice president ofÂ IBMâ€™s global business services division,Â has said the company intends to employ 2,000 additional veterans, Park Cities People reported Tuesday. Gardner said during a panel discussion on the â€œKeeping Americaâ€™s Promiseâ€ program that veterans are great team players and contribute to companies through their problem-solving skills. â€œThey are obviously up for […] More

by Jane Edwards December 13, 2017, 8:50 am
in Featured, General, Government Cloud, News

DoD Eyes Cloud Services Contract Award in Q4 FY 2018; IBMâ€™s Sam Gordy Comments

The Defense Department plans to award a potential 10-year contract to a single vendor by the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018 to provide cloud computing platforms and services across the agency, Nextgov reported Tuesday. DoD said in the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure strategy document it plans to award an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract through a full […] More

by Jane Edwards December 13, 2017, 4:50 am
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SSL Offers Satellite Rideshare Service to NASA Solar Research Mission; Richard White Comments

Maxar Technologies‘Â SSL subsidiary will collaborate with a team at NASA‘sÂ Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the University of Michigan to carry out a space mission to study the sun. SSL said Monday the Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment aims to launch aÂ small satellite constellation designed to explore how solar energetic particles are accelerated and emitted into interplanetary […] More

by Ramona Adams December 12, 2017, 5:20 am
in Executive Spotlight, General

Executive Spotlight: Interview with Rob Silverman, SVP at Booz Allen Hamilton

What is so artificial about artificial intelligence? Portrayals of A.I. in movies and television have engineered an image of personable robots, sentient and more humane than humans. In reality, however, A.I. and machine learning processes currently play a major role across a vast spectrum of applications, including but not limited to the military, financial and […] More

by Andy Reed December 12, 2017, 3:30 am
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Executive Spotlight: Interview with Davis Johnson, VP of Riverbed Technology’s Public Sector

As if there was not enough instability in our current political climate, Congress has plans to limit funds for the U.S. Armyâ€˜s battlefield network development program until they submit a modernization plan for its tactical communications and data networks, according to a recent report by C4ISRNET. The final annual defense policy bill contains language to […] More

by Andy Reed December 11, 2017, 4:30 am
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SAP NS2’s Human Capital Mgmt Suite Gets FedRAMP Provisional ATO; Mark Testoni Comments

SAP National Security Services has received a provisional authorization-to-operate status under the theÂ Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program forÂ a suite of cloud-based human capital management offerings. FedRAMP’s Joint Authorization BoardÂ granted P-ATO to theÂ SAP NS2 Cloud-SuccessFactors HCM Suite for Government, which is designedÂ to help customer agencies manage talentÂ acquisition, talent and learning management, workforce analytics, planning and […] More

by Scott Nicholas December 8, 2017, 9:15 am
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Executive Spotlight: Interview with Jim Visich, Director of Operations Intel Group at CSRA Inc

There is a method to the madness of preparing for future foes and threatening scenarios; when climbing a hill that appears insurmountable, the best way up is to keep climbing. In the intelligence community, industry leaders are utilizing all available resources to decrease costs and increase productivity, working in collaboration to find new solutions to […] More

by Andy Reed December 8, 2017, 4:30 am
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Executive Spotlight: Interview with Steve Halligan, CEO & Co-Founder of n2Grate Government Technology Solutions

With a number of new companies on the up and up, a promising one to watch is certainly leading network solutions provider n2Grate, a company dedicated to helping customers achieve their business/mission objectives by maximizing technology investment. With a focus on infrastructure, software, professional and managed services, n2grate works to support a diverse set of […] More

by Andy Reed December 7, 2017, 4:30 am