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  • AT&T Unveils Service to Facilitate Land Mobile Radio Interoperability for First Responders - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T Unveils Service to Facilitate Land Mobile Radio Interoperability for First Responders

    AT&T has launched an internet protocol-based, open standard connectivity service that seeks to facilitate interoperability for land mobile radio systems used as communication tools by first responders, public departments and transportation agencies. AT&T’s Inter-RF Subsystem Interface complies with the APCO Project 25 connectivity standard for public safety networks and is designed to help users link […] More

  • SayVU App Selected to Help Secure Participants at Rio Olympics; Amotz Koskas Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SayVU App Selected to Help Secure Participants at Rio Olympics; Amotz Koskas Comments

    International Security and Defense Systems has selected a mobile application developed at Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev to secure attendees of the Rio 2016 Olympics in Brazil, Jewish Business News reported Monday. The mobile app SayVU is available on Android devices and is designed to help users send a distress signal to an emergency hotline, the […] More

  • DISA Grants STIG Certification to MobileIron Security Platform; Barry Mainz Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA Grants STIG Certification to MobileIron Security Platform; Barry Mainz Comments

    The Defense Information Systems Agency has issued its Security Technical Implementation Guide approval to a MobileIron-built mobile device management platform for deployment at the Defense Department. DISA cleared the MobileIron Core platform for use on iOS and Android devices in certain DoD-run networks, the company said Thursday. “The DoD Mobile Device Strategy encourages a highly mobile workforce for greater mission effectiveness,” said Barry […] More

  • Military.com, Citi Unveil Mobile App for Soldiers' Transition Processes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Military.com, Citi Unveil Mobile App for Soldiers’ Transition Processes

    Military.com and Citi have partnered to launch a free mobile application that works to assist members of the U.S. armed forces through their transition into civilian life. Military.com said Thursday the Transition app is designed to feature an interactive checklist and a notification system that works to alert users on upcoming tasks and military paperwork. “Our veterans are […] More

  • Esri-Leica Partnership to Award Grants for Gov't Field Mobility Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Esri-Leica Partnership to Award Grants for Gov’t Field Mobility Projects

    Esri and Leica Geosystems have collaborated to offer $143,250 worth of grants in goods and services to 10 U.S. government entities that submit project proposals on mobile technologies for field data collection. The Smart Communities Innovation Challenge calls for projects that demonstrate the value of integrating geographic information system and GPS technologies to support field mobility workflows, Esri said Monday. The two companies aim to […] More

  • AT&T's Randall Stephenson to Lead Robocalling Strike Force to Support FCC - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T’s Randall Stephenson to Lead Robocalling Strike Force to Support FCC

    Randall Stephenson, AT&T chairman and CEO, has been chosen by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler to head a “Robocalling Strike Force” that will help drive the development and adoption of tools to stop automated calls. Bob Quinn, AT&T federal regulatory group senior vice president, wrote in a blog post published Monday the strike force will also advise the […] More

  • Space News: Satellite Industry Players Send Opinions to FCC on 5G Ruling - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Space News: Satellite Industry Players Send Opinions to FCC on 5G Ruling

    Satellite operators have sent opinions to the Federal Communications Commission after an agency ruling that aims to make frequencies above 24 gigahertz available for fifth-generation wireless services, Space News reported Friday. Peter de Selding writes Boeing, EchoStar, Hughes Network Systems, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Iridium, O3b Networks, OneWeb, SES, SpaceX and ViaSat are among the companies that have submitted their opinions to […] More

  • BlackBerry Mobility Offerings Receive DISA STIG Approval for DOD Use; David Kleidermacher Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BlackBerry Mobility Offerings Receive DISA STIG Approval for DOD Use; David Kleidermacher Comments

    BlackBerry‘s latest operating system and its multi-OS enterprise mobility management platform have received the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s Security Technical Implementation Guides approval for use across the Defense Department. BlackBerry said Tuesday the STIG approval certifies its BES12 platform and BlackBerry OS 10.3.2 for smartphones as compliant with efforts to help government agencies and organizations prevent cyber attacks. “Security is one of the […] More

  • DHS to Host Industry Days to Discuss Gov’t Mobile Device Security RFI; Reginald Brothers Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS to Host Industry Days to Discuss Gov’t Mobile Device Security RFI; Reginald Brothers Comments

    The Department of Homeland Security will host Industry Day events on Wednesday in Washington and Aug. 2 in Menlo Park, California, to discuss a request for information on technical platforms and best practices designed to address threats to government mobile devices. The cybersecurity division under DHS’ science and technology directorate will use the responses from […] More

  • Brian Hall: Microsoft Partners With Booz Allen, IBM to Expand Surface Tablet Features - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Brian Hall: Microsoft Partners With Booz Allen, IBM to Expand Surface Tablet Features

    Booz Allen Hamilton and IBM have joined Microsoft‘s Surface Enterprise Initiative with the goal to create and offer a range of support tools for government and commercial organizations that use Windows 10-equipped Surface tablets. Brian Hall, general manager of Microsoft’s devices business group, wrote in a blog entry posted Tuesday that Booz Allen will develop new tools intended to help address […] More

  • Hypori Federal to Expand Virtual Mobile Infrastructure Features Under DHS SBIR Phase II Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hypori Federal to Expand Virtual Mobile Infrastructure Features Under DHS SBIR Phase II Contract

    Hypori Federal has received a $750,000 contract from the Department of Homeland Security to further develop a virtual mobile infrastructure technology the company designed to help agencies secure mobile enterprise systems. DHS said Tuesday that Hypori will work to integrate Bluetooth access functionality, high-level authentication and cloud tools into the company’s VMI under the Small Business Innovation Research Phase II Other Agencies Technology Solutions contract. […] More

  • GSA Seeks Industry Ideas on Govt Mobile Security - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Seeks Industry Ideas on Govt Mobile Security

    The General Services Administration wants information from the wireless industry on technical offerings that can help address mobile security threats the government faces. In a FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday, GSA said it also seeks information on industry standards that can facilitate implementation of enterprise mobile security platforms. GSA urged companies to recommend strategies for agencies to assess and mitigate threats. Response submissions will […] More