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Chief information security officers from 26 companies, universities and government agencies have discussed the challenges they faced in 2015 and shared their forecast on cybersecurity-related issues for 2016, Security Current reported Dec. 20. Bret Arsenault, CISO at Microsoft, told Security Current that commercial enterprises should focus on how to improve their current systems that work […] More
Northrop Grumman has received a $4.8 million contract to update the U.S. Air Force’s global positioning system and inertial navigation system intended to help transmit military signals. The company will test the modes of performance of new GPS receivers, conduct trade research, evaluate military GPS user equipment and assist in the development of future inertial navigation […] More
The power systems division of RCT Systems will perform research and development work on shipboard power conversion modules and energy storage components under a $12.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy. The Defense Department said Wednesday RCT will provide testing and manufacturing support and conduct analysis on power conversion and energy storage systems for electrical architectures on Navy […] More
Harris Corp. has ordered $35 million in radio frequency microelectronic products from Cobham in support of Harris’ electronic warfare program. Cobham will produce the RF microelectronics at its San Jose and San Diego facilities, Cobham said Monday. “By leveraging our deep expertise in radio frequency technologies, we are able to provide our customers with high levels […] More
Stephen Lewia, who joined Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in 2012, has been appointed mission area executive for strategic deterrence at the Maryland-based research and development organization. He most recently served as deputy mission area executive at APL’s force projection sector, where he coordinated internal operations and oversaw technical reviews and reports for laboratory sponsors, APL […] More
ISC has called on speakers from government, academia and industry to address the company’s annual cybersecurity training event in May at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington. The 4th ISC CyberSecureGov will focus on prevention, detection and resilience and speakers will address various issues such as cloud security, threats, critical infrastructure protection, automation, incident […] More
David Warner, manager of western sector road and highway projects at Parsons, has been appointed to serve on the city of Seattle’s advisory committee on women- and minority-owned business enterprises. He will support the city government’s efforts to promote equity in municipal contracting activities, Parsons said Wednesday. “Diversity is one of Parsons’ core values, and we continue to […] More
The Association for Enterprise Information has given the 2015 Excellence in Enterprise Information Awards to the National Nuclear Security Administration, Institute for Defense Analyses and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The awards are for NNSA’s G2 Enterprise Information Management System, IDA’s Automated Information Triage for Rapid Decision Making project with the Defense Department and NGA’s Agency […] More
Parsons will deliver a presentation titled “Moving Engineering Firms to Cyberspaceâ€Â at the Digital Bond-hosted S4 security conference as one of the sponsors of the three-day event. The 2016 S4 conference will be held from Jan. 12 to 14 in Miami Beach, Florida, and will tackle security issues related to industrial control systems and supervisory control […] More
A Deloitte report predicts global revenues of the aerospace and defense market will climb 3 percent this year after the industry experienced a 0.5 percent revenue decline during 2015. The professional services firm said Tuesday an increase in military budgets and a resurgence of security threats worldwide are among the forces that will drive A&D sales in the […] More
Aerojet Rocketdyne will work with the U.S. Air Force develop standards for the qualification of 3-D printed rocket engine components under a $6 million contract awarded as part of the Booster Propulsion Technology Maturation broad agency announcement. The company said Tuesday it will work to leverage its experience with additive manufacturing processes and technologies to support the service branch’s […] More
Syn-Tech Systems will provide support services for the FuelMaster fuel management systems under a potential six-year, $91.9 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy. The Defense Department said Tuesday Syn-Tech will provide technical, installation and sustainment services for automated FuelMaster fuel service stations, fuel dispensing systems and other equipment at 507 international sites. The contract has a base period of one year […] More
