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Rebellion Defense Receives DOD IL5 Provisional Authorization for Cyber Threat Emulation Offering

The Department of Defense has issued an Impact Level 5 provisional authorization for the cybersecurity testing offering from technology company Rebellion Defense. Rebellion Nova works to validate the security of a client's systems — including zero trust architectures and software development environments — and identify vulnerabilities by emulating the latest attacks used by adversaries, Rebellion Defense said Wednesday.

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by Jerry Petersen February 1, 2024, 9:07 am
in Government Technology, News

Northrop, AT&T, SEMPRE Demo Digital Tech for Aircraft Maintenance Using AR, 5G; Lance Spencer Quoted

Northrop Grumman, AT&T and SEMPRE have collaborated to demonstrate the capability of a digital platform to facilitate the sharing of classified military data between aircraft maintainers and subject matter experts to perform flightline maintenance and sustainment operations. The digital platform, dubbed Flightline of the Future, uses commercial augmented reality headsets combined with private and commercial 5G networks to enable maintainers to securely access information and accelerate repairs and upgrades of assets on the flightline, according to a joint release published Tuesday.

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by Jane Edwards January 31, 2024, 11:13 am
in Government Technology, News

Lockheed Announces Delivery of 75th APY-9 Radar for Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft

Lockheed Martin has handed over the 75th APY-9 radar for the U.S. Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft under a contract with Northrop Grumman. “As the primary sensor for the E-2D, the APY-9 radar has a long legacy of providing agile deterrence for enhanced 21st century security,” Chandra Marshall, vice president of Lockheed’s radar and sensor systems business, said in a statement published Monday.

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by Jane Edwards January 30, 2024, 10:32 am
in Government Technology, News

Lockheed Announces Delivery of 75th APY-9 Radar for Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft

Lockheed Martin has handed over the 75th APY-9 radar for the U.S. Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft under a contract with Northrop Grumman. “As the primary sensor for the E-2D, the APY-9 radar has a long legacy of providing agile deterrence for enhanced 21st century security,” Chandra Marshall, vice president of Lockheed’s radar and sensor systems business, said in a statement published Monday.

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by Jane Edwards January 30, 2024, 10:32 am
in Artificial Intelligence, Government Technology, News

Splunk’s Bill Rowan: Global Ethical Principles, Rules Needed to Build Trust in AI

Bill Rowan, vice president of public sector at Splunk, said information technology leaders are citing the need to implement global ethical principles and regulations to establish trust in the adoption of artificial intelligence, machine learning and large language models amid the accelerated development and use of such technologies.

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by Jane Edwards January 29, 2024, 11:02 am
in Government Technology, News

MetTel, MCS Help Federal Agency Improve CX With Managed Network Services; Don Parente Quoted

MetTel and Mission Critical Solutions have teamed up to provide a package of managed network services and platforms designed to help a U.S. federal civilian agency enhance customer experience. The integrated platform includes Genesys Contact Center as a Service, SuccessKPI’s artificial intelligence-based insight tools, Microsoft Teams, Amazon Connect Unified Communication as a Service and cloud migration services, according to a Jan. 25 joint press release received by Executive Mosaic.

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by Jane Edwards January 25, 2024, 11:33 am
in Government Technology, News

HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 to Launch on Northrop’s 20th ISS Commercial Resupply Services Mission

Hewlett Packard Enterprise will send to the International Space Station a commercial off-the-shelf supercomputer as part of an ISS National Laboratory-sponsored experiment meant to further assess high-performance computing in space and improve research capabilities on the orbiting lab. The updated HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 is based on HPE ProLiant and EdgeLine servers and is expected to launch no later than Jan. 29 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as part of Northrop Grumman’s 20th commercial resupply services mission to the ISS, the national lab said Tuesday.

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by Jane Edwards January 25, 2024, 11:31 am
in Government Technology, News

Battelle Demos Ultra-Wideband Capability of RavenStar Antenna Tech at VT-ARC Testing Site

A Battelle-developed telecommunications technology has proven its ability to cover 600Mhz to 7Ghz with a single aperture during an ultra-wideband capability demonstration at the Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation’s 5G/XG field test site. According to a joint statement from Battelle and VT-ARC, Battelle RavenStar antenna technology is a broadband massive multiple-input and multiple-output, digitally steered […] More

by Christine Thropp January 24, 2024, 2:58 am
in Government Technology, News

RingCentral’s Stacy Schwartz: Voice Communication Tech Could Help Agencies Improve Collaboration, Citizen Experience

Stacy Schwartz, vice president of public sector and education at cloud-based communications services provider RingCentral, said government agencies looking to support their workforce, attract and retain top talent and improve the citizen experience should deploy voice communication technologies. “By centering voice technology as a critical component in workforce operations, employees can collaborate more efficiently, serve […] More

by Jane Edwards January 24, 2024, 2:54 am
in Government Technology, News

Amy Gilliland on GDIT’s Investment in Digital Engineering, Zero Trust Efforts

Amy Gilliland, president of General Dynamics Information Technology, said GDIT is ramping up its investments in digital engineering in 2024 driven by the interest of the Department of Defense and military services in the field. Gilliland, a six-time Wash100 awardee, told the publication in an interview that GDIT has witnessed a “demand from customers … to design programs in a digital engineering environment.”

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by Jane Edwards January 22, 2024, 10:12 am
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Lockheed to Demo PAC-3 MSE Missile Integration With Aegis Combat System via Live-Fire Test

Lockheed Martin will conduct in the spring a live-fire test meant to demonstrate the integration of the U.S. Army’s Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement with the U.S. Navy’s Aegis Combat System, Defense News reported Thursday. Tom Copeman, vice president of naval systems within Lockheed’s missiles and fire control business, said the company will use a ground-launched vertical launch platform for the upcoming test.

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by Jane Edwards January 19, 2024, 9:11 am
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General Atomics Uses MQ-20 Avenger to Demonstrate Open Standards-Based Autonomy Ecosystem

General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business used an MQ-20 Avenger unmanned aircraft to demonstrate its open standards-based autonomy architecture for unmanned combat air vehicles and a U.S. government-owned communications capability, dubbed Waveform X, during a flight test in November. The live test flight held at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.’s flight operations facility in El Mirage, California, used three L3Harris Technologies-built software-defined radios to support command and control, line of sight and data movement capabilities through the nonproprietary Waveform X platform, the company said Tuesday.

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by Jane Edwards January 18, 2024, 9:59 am