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SAIC’s Mark Forman: Data Analytics, Other Digital Transformation Tools Could Help Agencies Manage Supply Chains
Mark Forman, vice president of digital government strategy at Science Applications International Corp., said that government agencies should adopt digital transformation techniques and tools to scale supply chains in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and other future crises.
Pyramid Systems Marks 25-Year Anniversary; Sherry Hwang Quoted
Fairfax, Va.-based Pyramid Systems has marked its 25th anniversary of doing business as a technology services provider to the government sector.
Johns Hopkins APL to Host DARPA’s AI Virtual Air Combat Finals
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory will live-stream an online event from Aug. 18 to 20 for the third and final round of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency competition that will showcase artificial intelligence algorithms in a simulated aerial combat environment.
CDC Seeks Social Media Monitoring Web Service
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention facility is seeking information on the availability of a web service that combines artificial intelligence and thematic analysis to understand sentiment in certain digital conversations across social networks.
DOE, NOAA OK Northrop-Seatrec Team’s UUV Data Station for Dev’t; Alan Lytle Quoted
A data transmission concept developed by a team comprised of Northrop Grumman and Monrovia, Calif,-based company Seatrec has been chosen for the next phase of a competition focused on renewable energy-based ocean observation technologies.
Northrop’s HALO Module for NASA Lunar Gateway to Launch With Maxar’s PPE
Northrop Grumman has unveiled plans for the central module of NASA’s Lunar Gateway, including the module’s planned launch with Maxar Technologies’ Power and Propulsion Element from a spaceport in Florida by 2023, the NASASpaceflight website reported Friday.
Raytheon Technologies Intros ‘Counterveil’ System Security Tool
Raytheon Technologies has unveiled a data-centric software based on zero-trust architecture that works to ensure configuration security and protect applications and data at various operating system layers.
L3Harris, Planet Execs Talk Progress, Challenges in Smallsat Dev’t
Two executives from Planet and L3Harris Technologies have cited electronic components and thermal management systems as key factors to the improvement of small-satellite technologies in the market, SpaceNews reported Thursday.
Wendi Whitmore: IBM Report Finds Link Between Security Automation, Breach Cost Reduction
Wendi Whitmore, vice president of a team working on threat intelligence and incident response at IBM, said the company’s Cost of a Data Breach report shows a connection between the adoption of security automation and orchestration practices and reduced data breach costs, Nextgov reported Thursday.
SOCOM to Brief Industry on Global Data Analytics Tech Program
U.S. Special Operations Command and its partnership with the DefenseWerx nonprofit organization will jointly host a four-day virtual event to inform companies about an upcoming project to develop a system for data collection and analysis.