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Radiant Solutions, SSL to Collaborate on DARPA Satellite Telescope Devâ€™t Program; Tony Frazier, Richard White Quoted

Maxar Technologiesâ€™ Radiant Solutions subsidiary has received a potential $2M contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to design and build a new optical telescope platform for constellations of small Earth observation satellites. Radiant Solutions will lead a team and combine its experience in geospatial mission engineering with SSLâ€™s capability in spacecraft systems development […] More

by Jane Edwards November 8, 2018, 10:47 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Brad Smith: Microsoft Seeks Cybersecurity Partnership With White House, Congress

Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, has said the company hopes to collaborate with the Trump administration and Congress to safeguard the U.S. population against cyber threats, CNBC reported Wednesday. Smith told CNBC in an interview at the 2018 Web SummitÂ held in Portugal he believes the results of midterm elections will not affect the federal government’s […] More

by Darwin McDaniel November 8, 2018, 10:32 am
in Industry News, News

VA Seeks Contractor for Veteran Health Info Access Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a request for information on a contractor that can help National Data Systems manage access to veterans’ health information. A FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday states that VA is seeking a contractor that will support NDS in distributing health data from the Veterans Health Administration to clinicians, researchers and […] More

by Monica Jackson November 8, 2018, 8:49 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Frost & Sullivan: Military Tech Security Efforts to Drive DoD Cyber Market Growth

Brad Curran, an analyst at Frost & Sullivan, has projected that the market for Defense Department cybersecurity products will reach $4.3B by 2023 as he expects DoD to significantly invest in platforms that can help secure military systems, National Defense Magazine reported Wednesday. A new Frost & SullivanÂ studyÂ indicatedÂ that sophisticated cyber threats compel the Pentagon to […] More

by Darwin McDaniel November 8, 2018, 8:48 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

EGlobalTech Receives GSA Special Item Numbers for Cybersecurity Services

The General Services Administration has authorized eGlobalTech to offer cybersecurity services to government agencies through the GSA Information Technology Schedule 70 vehicle. The company said Wednesday that GSAâ€™s issuance of the two Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services Special Item Numbers may result in a rapid acquisition and deployment process for its services. The first 132-45B Incident […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers November 8, 2018, 8:45 am
in Education, News

AT&T, Learfield Partner to Extend Tech Innovations to Higher Education Institutions

AT&T and Learfield Communicationsâ€™ Campus+ division have partnered to develop and deliver new educational technologies and career opportunities for students in higher education institutions. AT&T said Monday it will coordinate with administrators and other campus stakeholders to address various challenges in on-campus learning, as well as customize academic resources for students, faculty and alumni. Chris […] More

by Monica Jackson November 8, 2018, 8:16 am
in News, Products & Service

Viasat to Deliver Initial Mini Cryptographic Devices to Air Force; Ken Peterman Quoted

The U.S. Air Force has ordered Viasat to deliver 1K low-rate initial production Mini Crypto embeddable security modules designed for the Defense Departmentâ€™s small form factor platforms. Viasat is scheduled to deliver initial devices to the service in the third quarter of the company’s 2019 fiscal year prior to a full-rate production, the companyÂ said Wednesday. […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers November 8, 2018, 7:30 am
in News, Products & Service

Samsung Electronics America Configures Wearable Tech With Emergency Dispatch Apps

Samsung Electronics America has unveiled a line of computer-aided dispatch applications for wearable devices to help first responders stay connected during emergency missions. The company said Wednesday itÂ integrated its Galaxy smartwatches with apps such as Northrop Grummanâ€™s CommandPoint, CentralSquare Technologiesâ€™ Field Ops, Caliber Public Safetyâ€™s PocketCop and Tyler Technologiesâ€™ New World ShieldForce. The dispatch offerings […] More

by Monica Jackson November 8, 2018, 5:20 am
in Government Technology, Industry News, News

Army to Seek Warfighting Tech Ideas at Fort Belvoir Event

U.S. Army Contracting Command plans to host a two-day event in January to update government agencies and contractors about developments in warfighting technology. The industry day is scheduled to take place from Jan. 16 to 17 at Fort Belvoir in Virginia and will highlight five technological areas under the Digital Soldier initiative, according toÂ a FedBizOpps […] More

by Peter Graham November 8, 2018, 5:15 am
in Government Technology, News

Gavin Greene Talks NT Conceptsâ€™ AI Adoption, Machine Learningâ€™s Role in GEOINT

Gavin Greene, vice president of business development at NT Concepts, told Trajectory Magazine in an interview published Monday how the company incorporates artificial intelligence into its platforms. â€œWe use AI with sensor and internet of things data to help automate onboard prognostics and improve efficiency of logistics pipelines,â€ he said. The company has started to […] More

by Jane Edwards November 8, 2018, 3:57 am
in C4ISR News, News

Leidos-Sparton Team to Help Navy Build Acoustic Device Countermeasure; Jim Lackemacher Quoted

LeidosÂ andÂ SpartonÂ have partneredÂ to develop an acoustic device countermeasure systemÂ forÂ U.S. NavyÂ submarines to defend against torpedoes. The industry team will design, build, fabricate, integrate and test ADC MK 5Â devices intended toÂ launch from a submarine’s internal signal ejector,Â SpartonÂ said Tuesday. Leidos won the $36.1M Next Generation Countermeasure contract last month. Jim Lackemacher, group vice president at Spartonâ€™s engineered components and […] More

by Monica Jackson November 8, 2018, 3:54 am
in News, Products & Service

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA’s Picture Archiving Tech Obtains Authority to Operate From DoD

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has secured a risk management framework-based authority-to-operate from the Defense Department to run the Synapse 5 picture archiving and communication system on the departmentâ€™s networks. The company said Wednesday DoD ruled after a 14-month review that Synapse 5 PACS meets security controls stated in RMFs, which include the DoD 8500 Series […] More

by Monica Jackson November 8, 2018, 3:41 am