AT&T to Complete 70% of FirstNet Service by 2019
AT&T expects to reach 70 percent of the development of a U.S. wireless public safety network service, GCN reported Friday.
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Collins Aerospace, ILC Dover Introduce Next-Gen Space Suit Prototype
Collins Aerospace has partnered with special engineering firm ILC Dover to develop a prototype space suit designed to support missions to the moon and other planetary bodies.
Thomas Kennedy: Raytheon Sees Bigger Market for Counter-Hypersonics
Thomas Kennedy, chairman and CEO of Raytheon and a 2019 Wash100 winner, said the company is focused on the development of hypersonics and counter-hypersonics technologies and sees a larger market for the latter.
Microsoft Issues Guidance to Help Agencies Address Security Issues With Cloud Adoption
Microsoft has released a white paper to guide government agencies and other public sector clients as they address common security concerns related to cloud migration.
Pacific Northwest National Lab Adopts AWS Cloud to Build Image Similarity Tool; Ralph Perko Quoted
An Amazon Web Services blog post published Wednesday examines how the Washington-based Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has facilitated the development of an image similarity platform for national security missions through cloud adoption.
AT&T’s Robert Patterson: FirstNet Could Transform Public Safety, Law Enforcement Comms
Robert Patterson, senior executive director of global law enforcement at AT&T's public sector solutions business, has said the FirstNet communications service could be a "game changer" for the way public safety personnel conduct rescue and recovery missions. He wrote in a GCN guest piece published Tuesday the nationwide broadband network offers push-to-talk features that allow agencies to collaborate to help enforce the law and address public safety concerns.
DHS Approves Exabeam Products for CDM Program’s Data Protection Mgmt Phase
The Department of Homeland Security has added Exabeam security management platforms to a list of approved products for the fourth phase of DHS' Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program. Exabeam said Tuesday its Advanced Analytics, Entity Analytics and Incident Responder offerings are certified for deployment by agencies under the data protection management phase.
Boeing Receives V-22 Ramp Assemblies From Triumph
Triumph Group has delivered the initial ramp and ramp door platforms to Boeing's (NYSE: BA) defense, space and security division in support of the V-22 Osprey program. Boeing ordered a total of 60 assemblies for integration onto the tiltrotor's aft fuselage at a company facility in Philadelphia, Triumph said Tuesday.
ORock Gets FedRAMP OK to Offer Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Within Cloud; Paul Smith Quoted
ORock Technologies has secured certification from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program to add the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform to its cloud environment.