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Battelle has announced the completion of the Indianola Middle School restoration project, to which it contributed $13.5 million. In a press release, Battelle said the facility, now the Metro@Indianola campus, is run by Metro Schools, which the company co-founded with the state of Ohio. The renewed building features 40 flexible classrooms and a community health clinic […] More
Cloud security company Zscaler has achieved Amazon Web Services independent software vendor competencies in health care, education and subcategories national security and defense, public safety, and citizen services. Earning new AWS competency badges demonstrates the capability to deliver high-quality solutions that help the public sector meet mandates, reduce costs, drive efficiencies and boost innovation and […] More
Gina Scinta, the deputy chief technology officer of Thales Trusted Cyber Technologies, said transitioning to post-quantum cryptography is necessary due to adversary efforts to collect encrypted data and leave it in storage until quantum computers capable of breaking current encryption standards become available. In an opinion piece published Monday on Carahsoft’s website, Scinta highlighted the National […] More
The Defense Information Systems Agency has granted provisional Impact Level 4 authorization to Qlik Cloud Government – DoD, an end-to-end analytics platform for the Department of Defense, combat support agencies, combatant commands and the defense industrial base. The authorization, given to products that meet DISA security requirements for storing and handling controlled unclassified information, allows […] More
Leidos is developing a magnetic navigation capability that uses quantum technology as an alternative to the Global Positioning System signal, which is susceptible to jamming. The work is under a Defense Innovation Unit contract and involves subcontractor Frequency Electronics and MIT Lincoln Lab, Leidos said Thursday. Unlike GPS, MagNav has no signal to jam, explained […] More
Cyber leaders participated in the recent Global Cyber Innovation Forum, where they discussed emerging threats, technological innovation and strategic partnerships needed to secure digital infrastructure. In an opinion piece published Wednesday, Alex Whitworth, director of sales at Carahsoft, said the event the company hosted together with Forgepoint Capital, Snowflake, Forescout and Google Cloud centered on […] More
Lockheed Martin has introduced AI Fight Club, an artificial intelligence proving ground where teams of industry experts can compete to demonstrate AI-powered capabilities designed to support the Department of Defense in protecting national security. AI Fight Club, which will use a synthetic environment that simulates realistic air, land, sea and space domain scenarios, will be […] More
Lockheed Martin has named Melissa Edens as chief financial officer of its missiles and fire control division. Edens announced the appointment in a LinkedIn post on Tuesday. “I’m excited to be returning to this amazing team and contributing to Lockheed Martin’s mission and goals,” Edens said, adding, “I’m looking forward to building on our successes […] More
Constellis has upgraded its training facility with new specialized activities for military, intelligence, law enforcement and security professionals. Perimeter Security for Critical Infrastructure In a press release, the company said its 3,600-acre Constellis Advisors and Training facility in North Carolina can support the demonstration, test and evaluation of its artificial-intelligence-enabled Layered Extended Security Operations perimeter […] More
Firefly Aerospace has announced a $50 million investment from Northrop Grumman for advancing the production of Eclipse, a medium launch vehicle that the two companies are developing. In a press release published Thursday, Firefly said the spacecraft builds on its Alpha space vehicle and Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket. Eclipse is being designed to deliver significant […] More
Amazon Web Services has achieved Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level 2 certification for its Controlled Working Environment. CWE was built to support Department of Defense and federal government operations through the management of sensitive data, including federal contract information, controlled unclassified information and International Traffic in Arms Regulations data, in compliance with Defense Federal Acquisition […] More
Anza Capital has appointed Robert Williams to its board of directors to support the venture capital firm’s goal of securing U.S. investments for African startups. Williams brings to the board over two decades of global operating experience, having held leadership roles at AT&T, Amazon, cyber company Palo Alto Networks and artificial intelligence company SandboxAQ, Anza […] More
