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Blue Origin’s New Shepard Deploys 35 NASA Payloads
Thirty-five NASA microgravity payloads launched aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft from a remote flight test facility in Texas, CBS News reported Thursday. The spacecraft reached a maximum altitude of 65.5 miles and released three parachutes before descending back to the Earth's surface.
Verogen’s Forensic Genomics System Gets FBI Approval
FBI has approved the use of Verogen's forensic technology for DNA profiling at federal, state and municipal laboratories. The agency intends to upload resulting DNA profiles into the National DNA Index System, a platform designed to facilitate DNA comparison, Verogen said Thursday. The company's MiSeq FGx forensic genomics system is the first platform authorized for use with NDIS.
Nerdery Receives AWS Public Sector Partner Status
Nerdery has been accepted as a public sector partner of Amazon Web Services to help customer agencies manage workloads on the AWS cloud platform.
Jacobs Helps MDA Test Ground-Based Missile Defense System; Steve Arnette Quoted
Jacobs Engineering Group assisted the Missile Defense Agency in the demonstration of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system's ability to intercept an intercontinental ballistic missile target.
Lockheed Eyes Laser Weapon Integration Into Sixth-Gen Fighter Jet
Lockheed Martin officials said the company considers equipping a sixth-generation fighter aircraft with a laser weapon built to counter aerial drones and sensors and disrupt enemies’ electronic equipment, USNI News reported Wednesday.
Maxar Announces Subscriber Growth for Cloud-Based Geospatial Data Offerings
Maxar Technologies has seen growth in the number of customers subscribing to its line of cloud-based geospatial data products. The line includes EarthWatch, SecureWatch, GBDX and Spatial on Demand, the company said Thursday.
Mitre to Perform Cyber Product Assessments via ATT&CK Evaluations Program
Mitre will assess cybersecurity platforms based on techniques used by a threat group called APT29 through the ATT&CK Evaluations program. The program uses ATT&CK, a knowledge base of threat actors’ tactics and techniques based on published vulnerability reports and observations, Mitre said Wednesday.
Army Receives Northrop-Built Air & Missile Defense Operations Center
Northrop Grumman has delivered an engagement operations center built with a command-and-control system for U.S. Army personnel to obtain a unified view of the battlespace.
Thales Report: Agencies Use Sensitive Data in Cloud, Other Tech Environments; Nick Jovanovic Quoted
A new report by Thales says 98 percent of U.S. federal government respondents said they are using sensitive data with digitally transformative technologies such as cloud, internet of things, big data and blockchain. The 2019 Thales Data Threat Report – Federal Edition showed that less than a third of the respondents are adopting data encryption within those tech environments, the company said Wednesday.