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  • PwC Survey: 91% of Enterprises Adopt Cyber Frameworks to Detect Network Vulnerabilities
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    PwC Survey: 91% of Enterprises Adopt Cyber Frameworks to Detect Network Vulnerabilities

    A new PwC survey says 91 percent of business organizations have implemented the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Cybersecurity Framework and other risk-based security guidelines in an effort to detect and mitigate cyber threats. PwC polled at least 10,000 C-suite executives of information technology and security firms from more than 127 countries from May 7 through June […] More

  • NIST Seeks Public Input on Randomness in Data Encryption; Elaine Barker Comments
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    NIST Seeks Public Input on Randomness in Data Encryption; Elaine Barker Comments

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released the second draft of a document that aims to help computer security professionals assess whether an entropy source of randomness is capable to protect sensitive information. NIST will accept public comments on the latest draft of its publication “Recommendation for the Entropy Sources Used for Random […] More

  • L-3 Division Lands Air Force UAV Training Simulator Development Contract
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    L-3 Division Lands Air Force UAV Training Simulator Development Contract

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded an L-3 Communications division a contract to develop 34 units of Predator Mission Aircrew Training System simulators, DefenseWorld.net reported Wednesday. Vishwanath Patil writes L-3 Link will supply PMATS simulators that will be used to train the Air Force and Air National Guard pilots and sensor operator crews of General Atomics-built […] More

  • Microsoft, USDA Pick 7 Award Recipients for Food Data Analysis Online Tool Design Competition
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    Microsoft, USDA Pick 7 Award Recipients for Food Data Analysis Online Tool Design Competition

    Microsoft and the Agriculture Department have selected seven winners of a competition for the development of online applications that aim to help improve the U.S. food system’s resiliency to climate change. The USDA-Microsoft Innovation Challenge required participants to design new tools that work to analyze the agency’s open data on food production available on Microsoft’s […] More

  • Coast Guard Taps eGlobalTech for C4ISR Systems Engineering Support Contract
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    Coast Guard Taps eGlobalTech for C4ISR Systems Engineering Support Contract

    The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded eGlobalTech a three-year contract to provide systems engineering and acquisition support services to the service branch’s command, control, communication, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance program. Contract work covers financial and project management, field engineering and software quality assurance services in support of USCG’s C4ISR initiative, eGlobalTech said Tuesday. The company […] More

  • BAE to Continue Flight Planning Service to UK Defense Ministry
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    BAE to Continue Flight Planning Service to UK Defense Ministry

    BAE Systems PLC has secured a potential $4.3 million contract from the U.K. defense ministry to continue to provide a service that aims to reduce collision risk in the country’s uncontrolled airspace. BAE said Tuesday its Centralized Aviation Data Service works to help pilots plan flight routes in order to prevent flight path crashes. The CADS […] More

  • Boeing Lands C-17 Training Support Contract With NATO; Larry Sisco Comments
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    Boeing Lands C-17 Training Support Contract With NATO; Larry Sisco Comments

    Boeing has secured a potential $8 million contract to provide training support for C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft pilots under NATO’s Strategic Airlift Capability program. SAC program aircrews will begin training sessions this year at the company’s international training facility in the U.K., Boeing said Tuesday. The U.S. Air Force conducted an inspection of the company’s […] More

  • AF Seeks Info on Commercial Weather Data Services for DoD Space-Based Environmental Monitoring
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    AF Seeks Info on Commercial Weather Data Services for DoD Space-Based Environmental Monitoring

    The U.S. Air Force has issued a request for information on commercial weather data services that could help address the Defense Department’s requirements for space-based environmental monitoring weather information. The remote sensing systems directorate of the service branch’s space and missile systems center asked interested companies to submit white papers as responses to the RFI […] More

  • Carahsoft Adds Liferay’s Open Source Portal to GSA Schedule, SEWP Contracts
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    Carahsoft Adds Liferay’s Open Source Portal to GSA Schedule, SEWP Contracts

    Carahsoft Technology will market Liferay’s open source-based portal platform and related products to U.S. government agencies through its General Services Administration schedule and Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement contracts. Liferay Portal works to help organizations perform collaboration and content management operations as well as develop websites and mobile applications, Liferay said Tuesday. “We’re a firm believer that innovative open […] More