IRS to Modify Technology Procurement Vehicle
The Internal Revenue Service plans to refine its effort to purchase modern technologies in response to technical challenges.
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DARPA to Explore Fully Homomorphic Encryption in New Program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is pursuing an effort to develop hardware that allows for computing on encrypted data with continuous protection.
Envistacom to Create Virtualization Ecosystem for Testing Satcom Tech
Envistacom plans to launch a virtualization initiative focused on helping the U.S. Space Force and commercial entities test their technologies through an open-architecture environment.
ViON’s Rob Davies: IaaS Could Help Agencies Transition to Modern, Cloud-Centric Architecture
Rob Davies, executive vice president of operations at ViON and a previous Wash100 award winner, wrote in a GCN article published Tuesday that adopting an infrastructure-as-a-service model could help federal agencies upgrade to a flexible and secure infrastructure and meet modernization requirements.
NASA Announces 17 Developmental Testing Partners for Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge
Seventeen companies have signed five-year Space Act Agreements with NASA to take part in developmental testing activities as part of the agency’s Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge. NASA said Wednesday the challenge seeks to test the readiness and capabilities of vehicles that could transform mobility in densely populated areas.
DHS Taps Ocean Aero for Autonomous Underwater and Surface Vehicles
Ocean Aero has agreed to provide the Department of Homeland Security with autonomous underwater and surface vehicles under a multimillion-dollar deal.
Parasoft to Support DLT Solutions’ Software Security Effort
Parasoft has agreed to help DLT Solutions, a Tech Data subsidiary, observe security across a software's development and delivery life cycle.
Boeing Brings Back JDAM-Based Cruise Missile Proposal for USAF
Boeing is bringing back an old approach to use a joint direct attack munition as a lower-cost cruise missile for the U.S. Air Force, Flight Global reported Tuesday.
Lockheed Invests in In-Package Optical Interconnect Developer Ayar Labs
Lockheed Martin’s venture capital arm has made a strategic investment in Ayar Labs to help the latter advance the commercialization of its monolithic in-package optical input/output platform.
General Dynamics Unit to Release New Data Encryption Product Line
General Dynamics’ mission system business plans to roll out a new product line of encryptors designed to secure information in high-speed networks at the enterprise level and tactical edge.