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The Defense Information Systems Agency seeks a contractor that can provide information technology, cybersecurity engineering and innovation labor support services to upgrade the agency’s cyber defense architecture. A FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday says the contractor will be directed to refine the Acropolis system’s ability to develop and deploy enterprise defensive cyber operations capabilities. DISA is […] More
James Clarke, director of quantum hardware at Intel Labs, has said the company is commending U.S. lawmakers’ bipartisan push to advance quantum computing research and development efforts. He wrote in a blog post published Thursday the proposed National Quantum Initiative Act seeks to encourage collaboration among government, academic and private entities to address computing challenges through methods […] More
Tony Frazier, president of Radiant Solutions and a three-time Wash100 recipient, has said the company partnered with U.S. defense and intelligence companies in the past six months to share its geospatial analytics experience in support of their national security missions. The Maxar Technologies subsidiary collaborated with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency over the Janus Geography program and launch of a new […] More
KBR’s government services business has received a five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to train U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircrew on the effects of high levels of acceleration, or “G”, during flight operations. KBRWyle will immerse about 600 students in a hands-on training program about high-G environment in the company’s centrifuge, which creates realistic acceleration forces from […] More
BAE Systems has partnered with Splunk to incorporate a security technology into a cloud computing platform designed to help federal civilian, defense and intelligence agencies monitor networks. The federated secure cloud BAE developed with Dell EMC will employ the Splunk Enterprise platform equipped with security features and machine learning algorithms, BAE said Wednesday. Peder Jungck, vice president and […] More
The U.S. Army has tested long-range network management features of the Northrop Grumman-built Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System. IBCS helped soldiers maintain video, data and voice connectivity through network management, execute and track simulated threats and identify aerial objects as “friend or foe†during the five-week soldier checkout event held with air-and-missile defense […] More
Some defense companies have expressed optimism on the Trump administration’s plan to establish a new “space force†as they expect the proposed service branch to boost defense spending on space-related work, The Hill reported Wednesday. “It’s pretty exciting for all of us in the industry to see the intense level of interest that this administration and […] More
Parsons has received the National Veteran Small Business Coalition’s Champion of Veteran Enterprise Award for collaborating with veteran-owned and service-disabled, veteran-owned companies to support federal projects. The company said Wednesday it surpassed the government’s SDVOSB contracting goal of 3 percent in 2017 by awarding 10 percent of subcontractor dollars to businesses that fall under that group. The Pasadena, […] More
Kantara Initiative’s board of directors has approved ID.me‘s identity platform as a credentialed service provider, in compliance with the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s 800-63-3 special publication guidelines. The company said Thursday the new standards support security, citizen access and interoperability for healthcare services across the federal government. The new guidelines also no longer […] More
Mike Fox, director of production operations for integrated fighter group programs at at Lockheed Martin, has been appointed as the company’s general manager and site director in Greenville, S.C., GSABusiness reported Wednesday. His appointment takes effect Sept. 4 and he will oversee a 500-employee facility built to produce, modify and sustain nose-to-tail aircraft, as well as supervise the establishment […] More
Raytheon CEO Thomas Kennedy has said organizations that seek to protect corporate intellectual property from insider threats should “implement a clear set of policies governing technology usage.†Kennedy, a two-time Wash100 awardee, wrote in a commentary posted Tuesday on Fortune that such policies could guide information technology teams as they work to detect malicious access attempts and determine […] More
AT&T has received a five-year contract to provide mobile devices and services to the Labor Department’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Operations and Management. The company said Tuesday the agreement covers provision of smartphones and other wireless communications technology, voice and data services via a 4G LTE network, and customer service and support. “We’re proud to […] More
