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Splunk Secures FedRAMP Moderate Status for Cybersecurity Automation Product; Bill Rowan Quoted

Splunk‘s Security Orchestration, Automation and Response offering has received moderate impact level certification from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. Bill Rowan, vice president of public sector at Splunk, wrote in a blog post published Tuesday the certification enables U.S. government agencies to quickly deploy Splunk SOAR, which allows secure, reliable and streamlined incident management and […] More

by Kacey Roberts September 4, 2024, 12:05 pm
in News, Technology

Metron–Cellula Robotics Partnership Unveils New Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle; Van Gurley Quoted

Metron and Cellula Robotics have presented to their customers the defense and commercial applications of the new uncrewed underwater vehicle developed under a partnership they announced in March. In the capability demonstrations, two versions of the partnership’s ANCC+Solus UUV performed in-water missions to demonstrate their fully autonomous and long-range capabilities, Metron said Tuesday. The demos, […] More

by Arthur McMiler September 4, 2024, 12:03 pm
in News

KTech Forms Strategic Alliance With HP Marin Group

KTech, a cybersecurity and financial management company, has announced a strategic alliance with the HP Marin Group. Throughout the partnership, KTech and HP Marin will look to leverage their services to provide more advanced and synergistic capabilities to public sector clients, KTech told ExecutiveBiz Wednesday. KTech brings decades of technology deployment experience and has dealt with […] More

by Branson Brooks September 4, 2024, 12:02 pm
in News

ITC Federal to Enhance IT Offerings for National Security, Law Enforcement With Blue Delta Investment

ITC Federal, a provider of IT offerings focused on national security, has secured $25 million in new venture capital investment from Blue Delta Capital Partners. According to a press release Blue Delta shared with ExecutiveBiz on Wednesday, the investment provides the resources needed to drive innovation for ITC Federal’s national security and law enforcement customers […] More

by Kristen Smith September 4, 2024, 12:01 pm
in Executive Spotlights, News

Aperio’s El Gardner Talks Space Domain Shifts & Russia-Ukraine Conflict

El Gardner, vice president of space operations at Aperio Global, spent over 30 years in the U.S. military before making a pivot to the private sector in May. He has served in both Air Force and Space Force roles, giving him a deep understanding of the space domain and the intricacies of global tensions. What brought […] More

by Ireland Degges September 3, 2024, 11:52 am
in M&A Activity, News

HPE Expands Cloud Offerings With Morpheus Data Acquisition

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has wrapped up its acquisition of hybrid and multi-cloud management software provider Morpheus Data. Brian Gruttadauria, chief technology officer in charge of hybrid cloud at HPE, said in a blog post on Friday that the addition of Morpheus makes HPE GreenLake the first to offer a full suite of enterprise-grade hybrid cloud […] More

by Elodie Collins September 3, 2024, 11:51 am
in Contract Awards, News

Aleut Federal Subsidiary to Train Space Force Officers Under $63M Contract

Aleut Federal’s management services business has secured a $63 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to provide space, intelligence and cyber operations training over the next 12 months. The company said Friday the award supports the inaugural Officer Training Course at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs. Aleut Management Services will foster a “Guardian […] More

by Kacey Roberts September 3, 2024, 11:49 am
in Executive Moves, News

Gary Camper Elevated to President of BWXT Nuclear Operations Group

Gary Camper, who previously served as BWX Technologies Nuclear Operations Group’s chief operating officer, has been named president of the BWXT subsidiary. In his new role, Camper will use his prior manufacturing experience with BWXT to support NOG’s goal of producing nuclear reactor components and fuel for U.S. Navy submarines and aircraft carriers, the Lynchburg, Virginia-based company […] More

by Branson Brooks September 3, 2024, 11:48 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News

Carahsoft’s Tim Boltz: AI Deployment Calls for Health Care Leaders to Address Cyber, Equity Issues

Tim Boltz, health care solutions executive at Carahsoft, said leaders in the health care sector that plan to field artificial intelligence tools to transform operations should first address cybersecurity and equity concerns before deployment. In a guest article published Thursday on Healthcare IT Today, Boltz wrote that the health care industry should reform its cybersecurity […] More

by Jane Edwards September 3, 2024, 11:46 am
in DOD, Industry News, News

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Begins Construction of USS William Charette

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has begun building the future USS William Charette, a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. The company said Thursday that a keel-laying ceremony had taken place to mark the start of construction of the vessel, which was named to honor a U.S. Navy master chief hospital corpsman. Charette received a Medal […] More

by Arthur McMiler September 3, 2024, 11:45 am
in Artificial Intelligence, Executive Moves, News

Booz Allen Appoints Justin Letwinsky as AI Director

Justin Letwinsky, a technical leader with more than 20 years of experience, has been appointed director of artificial intelligence at Booz Allen Hamilton. In a LinkedIn post shared Monday, the executive highlighted the McLean, Virginia-based information technology and services provider’s commitment to utilizing AI in enhancing national security, boosting health care and strengthening global defense. Before joining […] More

by Miles Jamison September 3, 2024, 11:43 am
in Cloud, News

Lucid Software Now Available via Carahsoft GSA Schedule Contract

Lucid Software, a company that specializes in visual collaboration software, is partnering with IT offerings provider Carahsoft to bring its visual collaboration products to a wider market. Carahsoft said Thursday it will make Lucid’s enterprise and FedRAMP-authorized offerings available through its General Services Administration Schedule contract. Through the partnership, government agencies can access the Lucid Visual Collaboration […] More

by Miles Jamison September 3, 2024, 11:42 am