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Scott Orton
in Cybersecurity, News, Technology
Owl Cyber Defense Gets NCDSMO Certification for Multidomain Platform
Owl Cyber Defense has received certification from the National Security Agency’s National Cross Domain Strategy and Management Office, or NCDSMO, for a multidomain platform designed to scale enterprise-wide collaboration. The company said Wednesday its XD Vision, which achieved the NCDSMO certification through the cybersecurity lab-based security assessment process, is expected to be added to the […] More
by Jane Edwards May 8, 2025, 10:22 am
Steve Walker
in Executive Moves, News
Steve Walker Appointed to Applied Research Associates Board
Steve Walker, former vice president and chief technology officer at Lockheed Martin and a two-time Wash100 awardee, has joined the board of directors at Applied Research Associates. ARA President and CEO Rob Sues welcomed Walker’s appointment and said in a statement Wednesday, “With his extensive experience leading research and development in his senior roles in the defense industry, […] More
by Kacey Roberts May 8, 2025, 10:00 am
Ryan Lewis
in Cloud, News
Rancher Government Solutions and Kasm Technologies to Enhance Government Virtual Workspace
Rancher Government Solutions and Kasm Technologies have partnered to modernize government virtual desktop infrastructure with a cloud-native and Kubernetes-powered workspace designed for the demanding needs of defense and federal agencies. Ryan Lewis, CEO of RGS, said in a statement Tuesday, “Government agencies can no longer afford to rely on legacy VDI platforms that are costly, complex, […] More
by Kacey Roberts May 8, 2025, 9:42 am
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in Contract Awards, News
Booz Allen Hamilton Books $84M Air Force Software & Hardware Prototype Contract
The Air Force Research Laboratory has issued an $84 million task order to Booz Allen Hamilton for prototyping and reports on Vanish software and hardware. The company’s work on the cost-plus-fixed-fee task order will address various requirements, including weapon information system development, acquisition, engineering, integration and transitioning, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. Potential Five-Year […] More
by Arthur McMiler May 8, 2025, 8:43 am
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in Executive Moves, News
Orbit Fab Adds 3 Industry Leaders to Advisory Board
In-space refueling system developer Orbit Fab has added three space industry leaders to its advisory board. The new advisers — Chris Demay, Chris Stott and Lee Rosen — offer combined expertise in spectrum management, intelligence and mission operations, and venture building. Advisers’ Experience and Expertise DeMay is the founder and chief operating officer of TrustPoint, […] More
by Arthur McMiler May 8, 2025, 7:22 am
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in Cloud, News
Govini’s Ark Platform Obtains FedRAMP High Authorization
Govini announced that its Ark platform has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, or FedRAMP, High impact level authorization. The software company said Tuesday the FedRAMP High Authorization provides government customers a secure and seamless integration of sensitive unclassified data into Ark, enhancing critical workflows throughout the acquisition lifecycle. With the FedRAMP High Authorization, Ark […] More
by Miles Jamison May 7, 2025, 11:41 am
in News, Technology
FAA Taps CGI Federal for Aviation Safety System Modernization Effort
The Federal Aviation Administration has selected CGI Federal to help modernize the Notice to Airmen, or NOTAM, system, a critical U.S. aviation safety system. The effort will involve implementing an advanced NOTAM platform to enhance the FAA’s ability to communicate and provide safety alerts to aviation stakeholders across the National Airspace System, CGI said Tuesday. […] More
by Derrick Henry May 7, 2025, 11:38 am
Shubhi Mishra / Raft
in Big Data & Analytics, Defense And Intelligence, News
Raft CEO Says Fusing Data Will Make Systems Interoperable for Golden Dome
Shubhi Mishra, founder and CEO of Raft and a two-time Wash100 award recipient, said investing in data fusion capabilities is the key to building the Golden Dome, a system of space and ground technology President Donald Trump plans to build to defend against ballistic, hypersonic and advanced cruise missiles. In an opinion piece published on […] More
by Kristen Smith May 7, 2025, 11:22 am
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in Artificial Intelligence, News
Rise8 Appoints New R&D Director to Advance Public Sector AI Adoption Support
Rise8 has named Mike Gehard as director of research and development to advance artificial-intelligence-driven agile software delivery. In his new role, Gehard will integrate AI into company services, products and processes to enhance delivery speed, ensure quality and drive mission impact for veterans, defense organizations and the broader public sector, Rise8 said Tuesday. Career Highlights […] More
by Kristen Smith May 7, 2025, 11:15 am
Steve Jacyna / LinkedIn
in Cloud, News
Carahsoft to Offer Allocore Platform to Government Agencies
Carahsoft Technology has partnered with Allocore to serve as the master government aggregator for Allocore’s secure and unified platform for government loans, grants and fraud prevention. Marc Tate, executive vice president of sales at Allocore, said in a statement Tuesday, “Together, we aim to empower agencies with the tools needed to streamline operations, enhance transparency, modernize systems […] More
by Kacey Roberts May 7, 2025, 11:00 am
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in Cybersecurity, Federal Civilian, News
Vibrint, Invary to Deliver Zero Trust Tech for Federal Customers
Vibrint and Invary are collaborating to deliver an advanced zero trust technology that would enhance national security and defense customers’ mission system resilience. The product incorporates zero trust principles at the kernel level to protect against zero-day threats, Vibrint said Tuesday. It integrates Vibrint’s secure enterprise architecture with Invary’s real-time Kernel Integrity Measurement technology. Continuous […] More
by Derrick Henry May 7, 2025, 10:59 am
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in Foreign Military Sales, News
US OKs $181M Czech FMS for Military Comms Equipment
The U.S. Department of State has approved an approximately $181 million foreign military sale to the Czech Republic for secure communications equipment and support services. L3Harris will serve as the primary contractor. FMS Coverage The package includes AN/PRC-160, AN/PRC-163 and AN/PRC-167 radios, AN/PYQ-10A(C) simple key loaders, RF-300M-DL(C) small secure data links, spare parts and associated support equipment, […] More
by Kacey Roberts May 7, 2025, 10:26 am