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Microsoft to Include Automated Breach Analysis Tool in Gov’t, Top-End Office Bundles
Microsoft plans to add the Auto-Investigation with Threat Playbooks feature to two of its Office productivity suite bundles: Office 365 Enterprise E5 and, potentially, Office 365 Government GCC.
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Execs Talk Satcom Industry Trends at Kratos Conference; Phil Carrai Quoted
Industry executives at the 2018 Kratos Global Users Conference discussed some of the trends in the satellite telecommunications sector and cited the need for companies to adapt to such trends to thrive, Via Satellite reported Monday. Some of the trends discussed include the drop in bandwidth prices and commoditization of satellite hardware.
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AWS’ Brett McMillen, Leidos’ Keith Johnson on How Federal Gov’t Can Make Cloud-Based Data Usable
Brett McMillen of Amazon Web Services and Keith Johnson of Leidos discussed in an article published Tuesday on Federal News Network the presence of data in the cloud and how to leverage data to build up citizen services. “The question is how do you make that data usable, not only for the agency that collected it but throughout the agencies of the federal government? … It should be available to commercial entities and citizens,†said McMillen, director of federal government at AWS.
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ExxonMobil, Research Labs Join IBM-Led Network to Advance Quantum Computing
ExxonMobil and five research laboratories have joined an IBM-led network to explore potential scientific and business applications of quantum computing. The IBM Q Network is a community of companies, research labs, startups and academic institutions and works to accelerate research into quantum computing by providing access to quantum software, developer tools and other resources, IBM said Tuesday.
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Marines Post Cloud Migration Services RFI
The U.S. Marine Corps has issued a request for information on methods and platforms that can help the military service migrate a portfolio of information technology applications from data centers to a commercial cloud computing infrastructure.
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Charles River Analytics Develops Detection Technology for Autonomous Vessels Under ONR Program
The Office of Naval Research has commissioned Charles River Analytics to develop a maritime detection technology for autonomous surface vessels under a $1.6M program. The 18-month Topside Optical Processing for Global Unmanned Navy or TOPGUN effort aims to leverage deep learning algorithms to support target detection distance, ship type identification and collision prevention, the company said Monday.
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DARPA Seeks Proposals to Secure High Risk DoD, Industry Transactions
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will host a proposers day on Jan. 23 in Arlington, Va., to discuss a potential $54.4M program that aims to secure high-risk transactions across the Pentagon and industry.
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Navy Seeks Support to Improve Cyber Warfare Capabilities of NAVAIR Weapon Systems
The U.S. Navy wants to procure research support services for the development of technology platforms that would enhance cyber warfare capabilities of Naval Air Systems Command’s weapon systems.
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Army Sources for Info on AI Battlefield Applications
The U.S. Army seeks information regarding battlefield applications of artificial intelligence for man-unmanned teaming. The service branch said Monday in a FedBizOpps notice it will use industry input to support the Army Science Board's study titled "Battlefield Uses of Artificial Intelligence."