Government Technology

Alan Balutis, a Distinguished Fellow and senior director for North American public sector for Cisco Systems’ global strategy and consulting arm, wrote in a FedScoop article published Friday the lack of authority of agency chief information officers could be one of the reasons why agencies are slow to transition to the General Services Administration’s $50B Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions telecommunications contract. 

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Privitar is now offering its data privacy platform on Amazon Web Services’ marketplace to boost the product’s accessibility to potential users.

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ECS has added new cloud services to its cloud center of excellence as a partner with the Google Cloud Platform.

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The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued interim Trusted Internet Connections 3.0 telework guidance and Stephen Kovac, vice president of global government  at Zscaler, said the document requires cloud service providers to submit telemetry data to the National Cybersecurity Protection System’s EINSTEIN team, FedScoop reported Thursday.

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Maxar has partnered with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to address the country’s imagery and mapping needs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Charles River Analytics, Tozny, Assured Information Security and the University of Washington have collaborated to develop a tool that will work to trace signals that could indicate signs of injury and illnesses.

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The U.S. Army has cleared Parrot, a French drone technology company, to manufacture a mature prototype of an unmanned aerial system designed to support the Short-Range Reconnaissance program.

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General Electric’s technological development arm is working on a new cybersecurity tool under the Defense Advanced Research Agency’s Cyber Assured Systems Engineering program, Nextgov reported Wednesday. A team at GE Research is developing the Verification Evidence and Resilient Design in Anticipation of Cybersecurity Threats platform designed to assess cyber threats facing critical industrial and military systems, recommend ways to address identified vulnerabilities and predict cyber attacks.

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Boeing has conducted the maiden flight of a new fighter aircraft variant designed for modern performance in support of the Qatar Emiri Air Force.

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The Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate has partnered with BlueRISC to develop a cloud-based root-of-trust platform that will work to address email security concerns on mobile devices.

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The State Department has approved a potential $62M foreign military sale of Boeing-built air launched missile systems and associated equipment to Morocco. The possible deal includes procurement of 10 AGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles, containers, spares, repair parts and test and support equipment.

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