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Intel looks to invest more than $7 billion to help complete the development of a new semiconductor factory in Arizona that will work to produce microprocessors for data centers and connected devices. The company said Wednesday it expects the Fab 42 factory to open an estimated 10,000 jobs in Arizona in the long term, including 3,000 positions […] More
AT&T, IBM, Nokia, Palo Alto Networks, Symantec and Trustonic have forged an alliance with the goal to help businesses and consumers address security risks tied to the internet of things. The IoT Cybersecurity Alliance aims to promote awareness on cybersecurity measures designed to increase safety of the IoT ecosystem, foster partnership and support technology development, AT&T said Wednesday. “Be it a connected […] More
Accenture has partnered with Thales’ e-Security business, formerly Vormetric, to develop a blockchain technology-based platform designed to protect government, healthcare and financial records from potential cyber attacks. Thales integrated with Accenture’s security tool its nShield hardware security module that works to generate, store and protect digital keys designed to validate and secure transactions and messages, […] More
Raytheon and Utilidata have formed a strategic alliance with the goal to help power utilities defend, detect and respond to cyber threats as well as bolster power grid security and incident response capacity. The partnership seeks to combine Raytheon’s proactive cyber threat hunting, automation and managed security services with Utilidata’s knowledge on cyber attack detection and response using real-time data from […] More
Alan Stern, chairman of the board of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, has said CSF supports development work and potential use of NASA’s Space Launch System for commercial spaceflight missions, Space News reported Wednesday. Jeff Foust writes Stern made the remarks in a speech Tuesday at the 20th Annual Commercial Space Transportation Conference in Washington. “There […] More
Boeing plans to establish a defense business unit in India as part of the aircraft manufacturer’s expansion efforts in the country, The Economic Times reported Wednesday. The report said Pratyush Kumar, president of Boeing’s India-based subsidiary, will also lead the Boeing Defence India business. Kumar said BDI will work to help Boeing expand the company’s partnership with India’s defense ministry. […] More
A joint venture of Qbase, Geocent and the Newberry Group has secured a contract for technology service desk support to Customs and Border Protection employees, contractors, trade partners and participating government agencies that access CBP software applications. The contract was awarded to 360 IT Integrated Solutions through the Department of Homeland Security‘s Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading-Edge Solutions II vehicle, Qbase said Monday. Steve […] More
Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos Holdings, has joined the board of directors of Auburn Hills, Michigan-based motor vehicle parts and systems supplier BorgWarner. “Krone possesses nearly four decades of business experience in technology, acquisitions, program management and finance,†Alexis Michas, non-executive chairman at BorgWarner, said in a statement released Wednesday. “His expertise and […] More
Kirk Dye transitioned in February 2016 to a new role as federal civilian business leader for Engility Corp. after nearly two years as senior vice president of human capital strategies at the Chantilly, Va.-based government services contractor. Engility landed a pair of major civilian contract wins in 2016 as part of the company’s new emphasis on […] More
Palo Alto Networks has unveiled new purpose-built hardware and virtual firewall appliances that work to offer threat prevention and SSL decryption functions in efforts to prevent cyber attacks across cloud, endpoint and network environments. The company said Tuesday the new appliances support the release of the updated Next-Generation Security Platform with more than 70 new security features. Palo Alto […] More
The French defense procurement agency has awarded a team consisting of ENGIE Ineo and Airbus‘ defense and space business an eight-year contract for a communications network that will help manage the air operations of the country’s defense ministry. Airbus said Monday the consortium will support the design, deployment and compliance of the DESCARTES STCA operational telephone and security systems based on air traffic […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has begun to solicit industry proposals to research and develop technologies that will work to simulate the spread of information across online platforms. DARPA said in a broad agency announcement posted Monday on FedBizOpps that proposals for the Computational Simulation of Online Social Behavior program should include approaches to foster scientific advances. The agency introduced the SocialSim program […] More
