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  • DigitalGlobe, CosmiQ Works, AWS & NVIDIA Introduce SpaceNet Repository; Tony Frazier Comments
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    DigitalGlobe, CosmiQ Works, AWS & NVIDIA Introduce SpaceNet Repository; Tony Frazier Comments

    DigitalGlobe, CosmiQ Works, NVIDIA and Amazon Web Services have collaborated to develop a web-based repository of satellite imagery and training data that could support the development of machine learning and deep learning algorithms. DigitalGlobe said Thursday the SpaceNet repository provides open access to curated, high-resolution satellite imagery that includes the company’s multi-spectral satellite imagery and 200,000 curated building footprints from Brazil. The imagery […] More

  • Drone Aviation Lands Subcontract for Sensor Suite Integration on DoD-Owned WASP Tactical Aerostats
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    Drone Aviation Lands Subcontract for Sensor Suite Integration on DoD-Owned WASP Tactical Aerostats

    Drone Aviation has received a $125,000 subcontract from a Defense Department contractor for equipment and engineering services and work to integrate sensor suite for aerial applications on a DoD-operated fleet of tactical aerostats. Drone Aviation said Thursday it will integrate contractor-produced sensors onto the Winch Aerostat Small Platform tactical aerostats that support U.S. Army soldier training operations and various exercises. Jay Nussbaum, […] More

  • Forcepoint-Ponemon Institute Study: IT Operations & Security Managers Predict Insider Threat Growth
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    Forcepoint-Ponemon Institute Study: IT Operations & Security Managers Predict Insider Threat Growth

    Forcepoint and the Ponemon Institute have released a cybersecurity study that discovered 91 percent of the 742 surveyed commercial and federal information technology operations and security managers predict an equal amount or continued growth of insider threats will be faced by their respective organizations. Forcepoint said Tuesday the “Insecurity of Privileged Users” study compared data sets from 2011 […] More

  • GSA to Require Greenhouse Gas Emission, Reduction Goal Disclosures From IT Vendors
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    GSA to Require Greenhouse Gas Emission, Reduction Goal Disclosures From IT Vendors

    The General Services Administration plans to require large and medium-sized information technology contractors to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and related reduction goals through an annual report. A Federal Register notice posted Wednesday stated GSA wants to include its Alliant 2 Government-wide Acquisition Contract for information technology products and services under the agency’s GHG disclosure requirements. GSA says the plan is […] More

  • GSA FedRAMP Team Requests Public Comment on Vendor Prioritization Criteria
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    GSA FedRAMP Team Requests Public Comment on Vendor Prioritization Criteria

    The General Services Administration‘s Joint Authorization Board has asked for public comment in aid of ongoing efforts to finalize a criteria on how GSA will select vendors to provisionally authorize in support of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. Matt Goodrich, FedRAMP director, wrote in a blog post published Wednesday the move is in response to suggestions from […] More

  • Kratos, Safran Subsidiaries to Provide Target Drone Launchers to US Army
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    Kratos, Safran Subsidiaries to Provide Target Drone Launchers to US Army

    A team comprising subsidiaries of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and Safran Electronics & Defense has been awarded a prime contract to provide unmanned aerial vehicle launcher systems to the U.S. Army. The Madison Research Corp.–Robonic team will deliver two KONTIO launchers to the Army’s Program Management Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Targets Management Office under the contract, Kratos said Wednesday. The service branch […] More

  • DCCA to Build, Maintain IT Platform for CMS’ Medicaid Drug Program
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    DCCA to Build, Maintain IT Platform for CMS’ Medicaid Drug Program

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded Data Computer Corporation of America a potential four-year, $12 million contract to design, build and maintain an information technology system for CMS’ Medicaid Drug Program. DCCA said Wednesday it will use open architecture and open source commercial off-the-shelf products to develop the MDP platform as well as apply a human-centric design approach that complies with […] More

  • BPM Accredited as FedRAMP Third-Party Assessment Organization
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    BPM Accredited as FedRAMP Third-Party Assessment Organization

    BPM has received accreditation as a Third Party Assessment Organization that can conduct assessments of cloud service providers in accordance with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The company said Wednesday it will utilize previous assessment work by its information technology assurance group based on the International Organization for Standardization, Service Organization Control and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act […] More

  • NASA Picks 8 Faculty Researchers for Space Tech Development Grants
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    NASA Picks 8 Faculty Researchers for Space Tech Development Grants

    NASA has awarded grants to eight faculty researchers to perform research and development work on novel space technology platforms for up to three years. The space agency said Thursday the faculty members will receive up to $200,000 in annual funds as part of NASA’s Space Technology Research Grants program. NASA selected research proposals that seek […] More

  • Intelsat Launches Second Satellite for C- and Ku-Band Capacity in EMEA Region
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    Intelsat Launches Second Satellite for C- and Ku-Band Capacity in EMEA Region

    Intelsat has launched a Boeing-manufactured high throughput satellite aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle on Wednesday from French Guiana as part of a project designed to bring C- and Ku-band capacity to Africa, Europe, Middle East and Asia. Intelsat said Wednesday Intelsat 33e, the second of a planned seven EpicNG satellite project, will join Intelsat 29e to form a high-throughput overlay to […] More

  • CGI to Provide Application Mgmt Support to Alberta Human Services Agency; Shawn Derby Comments
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    CGI to Provide Application Mgmt Support to Alberta Human Services Agency; Shawn Derby Comments

    CGI has been awarded a five-year, $30.4 million contract to perform application management services for the human services ministry of Canada’s Alberta province. The company said Tuesday it will work to maintain applications, update AMS, develop tools to simplify agency operations and support a newly formed innovation office at  Alberta Human Services under the contract, CGI said Tuesday. Shawn Derby, senior vice president […] More

  • Alliance BioEnergy Eyes Military Applications for Cellulose-to-Sugar Biofuel Production Process
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    Alliance BioEnergy Eyes Military Applications for Cellulose-to-Sugar Biofuel Production Process

    Alliance BioEnergy Plus plans to demonstrate the potential military applications of its cellulose-to-sugar conversion process for the production of aviation biofuels and biodiesels. The company said Monday its patented CTS process works to convert biomass into sugar or phospholipids to produce biodiesel, bio-jet and other types of biofuels that could be used by the military, commercial and transportation industries. […] More