Sierra Nevada Prepares to Install Lockheed-Made Wings on New Spaceplane
Sierra Nevada Corp. has received and unpacked the Lockheed Martin-built wing units of a spaceplane designed to resupply the International Space Station for NASA.
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Mitre Evaluates Cyber Tools From 21 Vendors for ‘APT29’ Threat Defense Initiative
Mitre has issued the results of its assessments of cybersecurity platforms from 21 companies to help industry and government agencies improve their capabilities to detect and combat cyber threats. Mitre evaluated the cyber offerings using its ATT&CKÂ knowledge base to emulate the techniques used by APT29, a cyber threat group believed to be related to the Russian government, the nonprofit corporation said Tuesday.
Nutanix’s Chris Howard: Desktop as a Service Could Help Agencies Implement Flexible Work Strategy
Chris Howard, vice president of U.S. public sector at Nutanix, wrote in a GCN article published Tuesday that federal agencies seeking to provide employees access to data and applications in a more flexible way during the COVID-19 pandemic should consider adopting desktop-as-a-service platforms.
AWS Puts up AI-Driven Search Site to Support COVID-19 Studies
Amazon Web Services has launched a new website that uses artificial intelligence to facilitate searches across a large pool of COVID-19 research.
Ball Aerospace Concludes Weather Monitoring Satellite Critical Design Review
Ball Aerospace has cleared a critical design review for a satellite mission built to deliver environmental actionable intelligence for military operations.
VA, TracFone Partner to Increase Access to Telehealth Support; Robert Wilkie Quoted
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that veterans who use TracFone Wireless phones now have free mobile data connectivity to access the VA Video Connect telehealth service.
SAIC’s Mark Forman: CIOs Should Help Agency Leaders Recognize Need for Digital Tools
Mark Forman, vice president of digital government strategy at Science Applications International Corp., wrote in a commentary published Monday on FCW that government chief information officers should help agency leaders understand the importance of adopting cloud, artificial intelligence, big data analytics and other digital government tools as they transition from response to the recovery phase during the coronavirus pandemic.
General Dynamics-Made Block IV Submarine Joins Navy
The U.S. Navy has commissioned the General Dynamics-built USS Vermont, the 19th vessel under the Virginia class of submarines.
NeoSystems to Resell SAP Concur Management Tools to Gov’t Contractors
NeoSystems has agreed to distribute SAP Concur’s finance and travel management products to government contractors, including those in aerospace and defense markets.
Cisco’s Alan Balutis Suggests Approach to Accelerate Transition to EIS Telecom Contract
Alan Balutis, a Distinguished Fellow and senior director for North American public sector for Cisco Systems’ global strategy and consulting arm, wrote in a FedScoop article published Friday the lack of authority of agency chief information officers could be one of the reasons why agencies are slow to transition to the General Services Administration’s $50B Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions telecommunications contract.Â