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  • UL Receives DARPA Grant to Test Internet-of-Things Gateway Security - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UL Receives DARPA Grant to Test Internet-of-Things Gateway Security

    Northbrook, Illinois-based security company UL has secured a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency grant to perform cybersecurity tests of internet-of-things gateways designed for industrial control system applications. UL said Wednesday it aims to identify the main areas of an industrial IoT gateway that can affect the cybersecurity of an ICS as well as data that traverses the gateway outside the ICS. […] More

  • Analysts Rank Top 3 Most Disruptive Technologies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Analysts Rank Top 3 Most Disruptive Technologies

    Asked to gauge the impact disruptive technologies will have, industry experts attending KPMG’s 2017 Global Analyst Day in Boston ranked cognitive technology, robotic process automation and the Internet of Things as the top technologies that will have the greatest impact over the next three years, reported PR NewsWire. “Disruption knows no boundaries and, like us, […] More

  • Ensco Demos Virtual Phased Array, Software-Based Radio Projects at INSA Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ensco Demos Virtual Phased Array, Software-Based Radio Projects at INSA Event

    The Intelligence and National Security Alliance has selected Ensco to present two independent research and development projects in front of a government intelligence community audience at the INSA Innovators Showcase forum. Ensco said Thursday it showcased the Virtual Phased Array and Low SWaP Software Defined Environments projects to a large group of program managers, engineers and scientists from the U.S. government […] More

  • DHS Awards Tech R&D Contracts to 12 Small Businesses - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Awards Tech R&D Contracts to 12 Small Businesses

    The Department of Homeland Security has issued 13 contracts with a combined value of $9.7 million to 12 small businesses for the second phase of DHS’ Small Business Innovation Research program. DHS said Tuesday each contract is worth up to $750,000 and covers the development of a prototype based on technologies demonstrated during the first phase of the SBIR program, which […] More

  • Cog Systems Seeks NIAP Certification to Offer Mobile Security Platform in Govt Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cog Systems Seeks NIAP Certification to Offer Mobile Security Platform in Govt Sector

    Cog Systems has applied for National Information Assurance Partnership certification to offer a mobile security platform designed with bare-metal virtualization technology to U.S. government agencies. The company said Monday its D4 Secure Platform is listed as eligible for use on a mobile device under the National Security Administration‘s Commercial Solutions for Classified program. Carl Nerup, chief marketing officer at Cog Systems, said the D4-based device is built to […] More

  • IBM Launches 4 US Data Centers in Cloud Footprint Expansion Push - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Launches 4 US Data Centers in Cloud Footprint Expansion Push

    IBM has opened four new cloud data centers in U.S. to address the demand for cloud infrastructure that can support access to services such as internet of things, blockchain, quantum computing and cognitive technology. The company said Wednesday it established two new facilities each in Dallas, Texas and Washington, D.C. as part of efforts to expand its global cloud footprint […] More

  • Motorola Solutions, RapidSOS to Deliver Smartphone Location Info for 9-1-1 Calls - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Motorola Solutions, RapidSOS to Deliver Smartphone Location Info for 9-1-1 Calls

    Motorola Solutions and RapidSOS have partnered in an effort to provide precise location information for U.S. 9-1-1 calls made through smartphones. RapidSOS will deliver location information through Motorola’s Emergency CallWorks CallStation software which works to support emergency call-taking and mapping, Motorola said Wednesday. Both companies also plan to offer location data to first responders in the field via Motorola’s suite of public safety mobile […] More

  • Rowan Trollope: Cisco's Hosted Collaboration Platform Obtains FedRAMP Certification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rowan Trollope: Cisco’s Hosted Collaboration Platform Obtains FedRAMP Certification

    Cisco has received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification for a hosted technology platform designed to help government users collaborate with co-workers, constituents, colleagues and partner organizations. Rowan Trollope, senior vice president and general manager of internet of things and applications at Cisco, wrote in a blog entry posted Wednesday that the FedRAMP authorization for the Hosted Collaboration Solution for Government underscores the platform’s […] More

  • AT&T to Install Internet-of-Things Tech at Maxwell Air Force Base - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T to Install Internet-of-Things Tech at Maxwell Air Force Base

    AT&T has partnered with Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama to integrate internet-of-things technologies intended to support operations and infrastructure at the installation. The company said Wednesday it will install network-connected sensors at Maxwell AFB and develop proof-of-concept demonstrations of smart perimeters, gate monitoring, notifications and fleet management, among others. Col. Don Lewis, commander of the 42nd Mission […] More

  • Vencore Labs Secures DARPA Contracts for DDoS Defense Research - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vencore Labs Secures DARPA Contracts for DDoS Defense Research

    Vencore‘s research arm has secured contracts worth a combined $17.7 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to perform research on cyber defenses against distributed denial-of-service attacks. Vencore Labs will also help develop measures to address DDoS attacks as part of DARPA’s Extreme DDoS Defense program or XD3, the company said Wednesday. “Through the advancement of [internet of things] […] More

  • Diane Gongaware on Cisco's Security Approach for Agencies & 'Internet of Things' Trends to Watch - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Diane Gongaware on Cisco’s Security Approach for Agencies & ‘Internet of Things’ Trends to Watch

    Diane Gongaware in January started her second full year as vice president of U.S. public sector services at Cisco, where she manages the company’s sales of technical and security services to government agencies at the federal, state, local and education levels. The 10-year Cisco veteran first joined the company in August 2007 and her subsequent […] More

  • Bastille Networks Receives DHS Grant for IoT Security Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bastille Networks Receives DHS Grant for IoT Security Project

    Bastille Networks has secured a $196,760 grant from the Department of Homeland Security to help optimize internet of things wireless protocols. DHS said Monday it awarded the funds through the department’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program, which aims to encourage “non-traditional performers” to offer technologies that could help DHS address threats. Melissa Ho, SVIP managing director, said Bastille Networks seeks to help DHS gain  […] More