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Terumo BCT has received a three-year grant from the Defense Department to study the effectiveness of a new medical technology to cut the risk of bloodborne pathogen transmission in military personnel. The company said Wednesday it will use the funds awarded through DoD’s Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program to further develop the Mirasol pathogen reduction technology. “This new […] More
A Northrop Grumman facility in Baltimore, Maryland, produces microchip technology designed with security tools that are not available on the commercial market, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. Vern Boyle, technology director at Northrop’s cyber division, told Breaking Defense that the company works to develop specific technologies that are only accessible to the U.S. government. He noted in the interview that the company creates its […] More
Carissa Christensen, CEO of Bryce Space and Technology, has said venture capital firms have made “consistent†investments in space companies amid the lack of “megadeals†involving space startups in 2017, Space News reported Tuesday. Christensen said Tuesday at the SpaceCom Expo in Houston, Texas, that the previous two years each recorded approximately $3 billion in total […] More
General Dynamics‘ information technology business has received a potential five-year, $47 million to develop combat simulation hardware and software for the U.S. Air Force. The company said Wednesday it will also help the military service build and maintain a supplementary network infrastructure as well as integrate a live, virtual and constructive combat environment into warfighter training. Dan […] More
Lockheed Martin has licensed an industrial internet-of-things platform from Ubisense as part of efforts to increase F-35 manufacturing efficiency at Lockheed’s Fort Worth, Texas, facility. Ubisense said Wednesday it designed the SmartSpace system to help manufacturers address schedule, budget requirements for aircraft production, as well as boost transparency on the manufacturing process with location technology. SmartSpace employs an indoor […] More
Vencore has booked multiple contracts worth up to $375 million combined during the third quarter of 2017 to help several U.S. government customers engineer and integrate systems. The company said Wednesday it will perform work under the contracts over a span of more than seven years. Chantilly, Virginia-based Vencore offers a range of software, cyber and […] More
Govplace has received a contract from the Transportation Security Administration to utilize Sqrrl-built threat hunting software designed to analyze information technology networks and determine potential cyber compromises. Govplace said Wednesday the TSA intends to merge the Sqrrl Threat Hunting Platform with current security platforms and distribute Sqrrl-generated data to Department of Homeland Security personnel. The […] More
Viasat and the U.S. Air Force have jointly completed a production readiness review of an cryptographic module for military handheld devices and unmanned systems that transmit sensitive and classified data. The embeddable Mini Crypto module passed the assessment and is slated to enter low-rate initial production, Viasat said Wednesday. Mini Crypto is designed to help accelerate the development of small […] More
Continuum GRC has introduced an auditing platform designed to help cloud service providers comply with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program at a reduced cost. The company said Wednesday its IT Audit Machine works to help CSPs come up with a security system plan that details the security controls used in a data system […] More
Vencore has been verified by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation to continue serving as a third-party assessment organization for cloud-based technology platforms under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. Vencore said Wednesday it secured the accreditation renewal after A2LA evaluated the company’s technical competence and compliance with FedRAMP requirements and other international standards. The Chantilly, Virginia-based government […] More
Northrop Grumman has partnered with VX Aerospace on a proposal to equip the U.S. Navy‘s updated E/A-18G Growler aircraft with a canister-launched unmanned air vehicle platform, Flightglobal reported Thursday. JJ Thompson, naval aviation campaign director at Northrop’s mission systems business, told Flightglobal the service branch has expressed interest in adopting the Dash X UAV for a potential manned-unmanned teaming effort with the […] More
The U.S. Army has selected Harris to produce combat radio communication systems for use by the service branch’s Security Force Assistance Brigade in coalition training missions. The company said Wednesday it will supply Falcon III AN/PRC-152A Wideband Networking Handheld Radios; AN/PRC-117G Multiband Networking Manpack Radios; and AN/PRC-160 High Frequency Manpack Radios to support SFAB operations. Harris will integrate soldier radio […] More
