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A new Deloitte report offers human services agencies three methods support the transition from a transactional business model to a transformational one based on the utilization of data. The company said Monday the report highlights the impacts of automation, program redesign and analytics in efforts to bolster the outcomes of human services as opposed to delivery. “Leveraging data analytics coupled […] More
A new ongoing study by the Professional Services Council will focus on the emerging roles and responsibilities of chief technology officers at federal agencies, particularly in agency efforts to drive innovation. PSC said Monday its innovation committee co-chairs Robin Lineberger of Deloitte and Casey Coleman of Unisys will lead the study. “The results of this study will further our collective understanding […] More
Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has obtained the Federal Aviation Administration’s approval to operate commercial unmanned aerial systems in U.S. civilian airspace. The authorization permits MTSI’s C-ASTRAL Bramor rTK drone to fly up to 200 feet over land and throughout the U.S., MTSI said Monday. Bramor is designed to perform mapping and surveying operations for a maximum […] More
A business unit of BWX Technologies has been awarded $34.5 million in contracts to produce nuclear reactors and related components for the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carriers and submarines. BWXT‘s nuclear operations group will perform majority of the contract work at its facilities in Virginia, Ohio and Indiana in the next two years, BWX Technologies said Monday. […] More
Advanced Onion has secured a $1.8 million contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to help find 21.5 million people whose personal data was compromised in a data breach at the Office of Personnel Management, Nextgov reported Monday. The technology company will work to build a system designed to log the reason for breach notification letters that […] More
Airbus‘ defense and space business has partnered with Atos to develop new cybersecurity platforms to help enterprise clients avoid data breaches and manage sophisticated attacks. The companies forged the alliance in an effort to meet demand for information technology security offerings in multiple sectors, including the defense and financial services industries, Atos said Monday. “Putting […] More
Norfolk, Va.’s police department has started to implement a LexisNexis Risk Solutions-built reporting tool. Lexis Nexis’ Desk Officer Reporting System works to help users submit crime reports online and communicate directly with police personnel in multiple languages, including Spanish, LexisNexis said Monday. The police department also has become the first East Coast agency to allow users to buy […] More
A new report by Booz Allen Hamilton and not-for-profit ISC says women make up only 10 percent of the information security workforce and have a lower average salary than that of men when it comes to governance, risk and compliance roles. Frost & Sullivan polled nearly 14,000 data security professionals for the Women in Security: Wisely […] More
The U.S. Navy has awarded Exelis a potential three-year, $53.5 million contract to perform engineering and technical support work on decoy architecture payloads for electronic warfare. Exelis will help the Naval Research Laboratory’s tactical EW unit to develop and test the payloads under the sole-source contract, the Defense Department said Friday. The company will work […] More
Boeing has been awarded a $46.7 million contract to provide tools for the U.S. Air Force to modernize a communications technology on its fleet of B-52 strategic bombers, Intelligent Aerospace reported Monday. John Keller writes the contract is for full-rate production of seven B-52 Combat Network Communication Technology upgrade kits. Boeing’s defense, space and security […] More
TeleCommunication Systems’ Art of Exploitation training group has been authorized by ISACA to provide skills-based training and performance-based exams in cloud environments under the nonprofit association’s Cybersecurity Nexus certification program. ISACA’s CSX program seeks to hone incident response skills among professionals during cyber attacks and corresponds with the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s National Initiative for Cybersecurity […] More
A business unit of AECOM has been awarded a five-year, $7 million contract to maintain and operate NASA’s UH-1H-II aircraft and aerospace ground equipment. URS Federal Services will assist in the flight, maintenance and operations of three UH-1H-II aircraft at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center shuttle landing facility in Florida, NASA said Wednesday. NASA said the contract […] More
