Government Technology
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Charles River Analytics to Design Cybersecurity Assessment Approach
Charles River Analytics has secured funds from the U.S. Navy to create an approach that will work to help users incorporate cybersecurity features on system components.
Microsoft Unveils CMMC Acceleration Program
Microsoft has launched an end-to-end program designed to help clients and partners serving as defense suppliers prepare for and facilitate their compliance with the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. The Microsoft CMMC acceleration program seeks to help DoD suppliers “improve their cybersecurity maturity, develop the cyber critical thinking skills essential to CMMC, and benefit from the compliance capabilities native to Azure and Azure Government,†Lily Kim, general manager of Azure Global at Microsoft, wrote in a blog entry posted Tuesday.
IBM’s Jeff Talley: Common Data-Driven Tech Could Help Response Efforts During Hurricane Season, Pandemic
Jeff Talley, vice president of global public sector at IBM, said there is a need for a more streamlined data-driven platform that could help government agencies and private sector entities respond to hurricane-related disasters during the coronavirus pandemic by allowing them to “visualize a common operating picture,†Nextgov reported Tuesday.
Zoom Selects Oracle as a Cloud Infrastructure Provider for Core Online Meeting Service; Eric Yuan, Safra Catz Quoted
Oracle has announced that Zoom Video Communications will integrate Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to support its growth and evolving business strategy as the company continues to innovate and provide its service, the company reported on Tuesday.Â
Red Hat Releases Open Hybrid Cloud Technologies to Expand Scale, Critical Services; Paul Cormier Quoted
Red Hat has announced new offerings to help organizations of all sizes and industries optimize, scale or simply protect IT operations in the face of shifting global dynamics, the company announced on Tuesday.
SpaceX Concludes Starship Prototype Rocket Pressurization Test
SpaceX cleared a cryogenic pressurization test for the fourth prototype unit of a rocket designed to support missions to the moon and Mars, SpaceNews reported Monday.
Northrop Maintains OmegA Rocket Dev’t Amid COVID-19; Charlie Precourt Quoted
Northrop Grumman is moving forward to continue tests of a new military-tailored launch vehicle in competition with Blue Origin, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance amid the COVID-19 pandemic, United Press International reported Monday.