Industry News

The Maryland-based National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence is searching for industry sources to develop a cybersecurity system intended to help control access to information technology assets. Contractors would design three projects around access control, personal identity verification credentials and mobile devices, the National Institute of Standards and Technology said Friday. One project is focused on the […] More

The U.S. Air Force is seeking bids on a small business set-aside contract covering services for the management of a program to prevent, detect and respond to insider threats. The contract will have a firm-fixed-price structure and calls for a vendor to help the military service develop an insider threat implementation plan as well as create […] More

Research and Markets has projected the global specialized threat analysis and protection market to reach a compound annual growth rate of 35.93 percent from 2014 through 2019. The market research firm said Friday that its new report gives insights into the global specialized threat analysis and protection market, covering the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, the […] More

The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office has announced plans to competitively fund industry projects to explore sensing, aperture and sensemaking analytics technologies. NRO said in a broad agency announcement posted Aug. 6 on FedBizOpps that it wants research and development proposals from companies as well as nonprofit and academic organizations. The agency expects to issue multiple […] More

Research and Markets has released a new report that predicts the global military aviation heads-up display market will grow 3.79 percent year over year from 2014 through 2019. Asia Pacific countries will increase their defense budgets as these nations continue to expand their military modernization programs, Research and Markets said Thursday. The report notes that […] More

The U.S. Army is seeking industry partners with capabilities to provide Next Generation Game training technology as part of a market research conducted by the service’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation. In a special notice posted Friday on FedBizOpps, the Army said it is planning to utilize commercial gaming technologies to deliver game-based training for […] More

A Grand View Research report predicts the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for law enforcement and agricultural activities will put the commercial UAV industry on track to hit $2.07 billion in value by 2022. The research firm said Thursday it found that drone applications in the government sector accounted for more than 40 percent of […] More

Lockheed Martin has agreed to build a laser weapon system for the U.S. Army under a new research and development deal to help protect warfighters, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. Sydney Freedberg Jr. writes Lockheed will demonstrate the laser system against drones and mortar in a live-fire test set to take place at White Sands Missile Range […] More

Orbital ATK has bought two United Launch Alliance-built rockets to deliver supplies to the International Space Station for NASA in December and in early 2016, Space News reported Tuesday. Dan Leone writes the Atlas V launch system would help Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft deliver approximately 7,716 pounds of pressurized cargo to ISS. ULA, a Boeing–Lockheed Martin […] More

Dynetics and Aerojet Rocketdyne have carried out proof and burst tests to verify the structural design of the Space Launch System Advanced Booster Engineering Demonstration and/or Risk Reduction tank for NASA. Dynetics said Tuesday the tests consisted of hydrostatic proof tests, a proof test with cryogenic fluid and a planned burst test for efforts to reduce risks in rocket boosters for the […] More

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has granted Avtec and Christine Wireless commercial licensing rights to a DHS-built technology that works to help public safety organizations reconfigure or update legacy communication systems. DHS said Monday its science and technology directorate’s first responders group developed the Radio Internet-Protocol Communications Module to connect radio frequency consoles and […] More

Deloitte has created a one-day immersive workshop to gather data about strategic and technical challenges facing newly appointed or incumbent chief information security officers and to help them balance their responsibilities. The company said Wednesday it found that 77 percent of CISO Transition Lab participants prioritize integration of business and data security strategies. CISOs also […] More