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Forcepoint’s Eric Trexler on Three Strategies Agencies Should Adopt to Protect Data in Public Cloud
Eric Trexler, vice president of global governments and critical infrastructure at Forcepoint, wrote in a Nextgov article published Tuesday that there are three strategies federal agencies should implement to secure data in the public cloud and the first one calls for agency leaders to understand that cloud providers are not responsible for data protection.
Maxar’s Tony Frazier on US Government’s Use of Commercial Innovation
Tony Frazier, executive vice president of global field operations at Maxar Technologies and a four-time Wash100 award winner, wrote in an article published on MilsatMagazine how the U.S. government leverages commercial imagery, hardware and services.
SpaceX, NASA Prepare Crew Dragon Spacecraft for Manned Flight
SpaceX has shipped its Crew Dragon spacecraft to Cape Canaveral in preparation for an initial manned test with NASA, Engadget reported Saturday.
General Dynamics-Made Cross-Domain Tool Meets NSA Requirements
General Dynamics Mission Systems’ Tactical Cross-Domain Solution underwent an assessment that verifies compliance with National Security Agency-imposed requirements.
Summit 7 to Launch New Products in Line With New DoD Cyber Standards
Summit 7 Systems has added new software offerings and services in its cybersecurity practice to comply with requirements imposed by the Department of Defense.
Mitre Establishes Lab to Explore Autonomous Vehicles; Chris Hill, Zachary LaCelle Quoted
Chris Hill and Zachary LaCelle of Mitre told Federal News Network in an interview published Friday about the nonprofit corporation’s new laboratory that is focused on mobile autonomous platforms.
Mike Petters: HII Seeks to Meet Navy’s Demand for UUVs
Mike Petters, CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries and a previous Wash100 award winner, said the company plans to tap into the U.S. Navy’s increasing demand for unmanned underwater vehicles, USNI News reported Thursday.
Collins Aerospace to Enter Final Phase of UAS Airspace Data Link Waveform Dev’t Project; Heather Robertson Quoted
NASA and United Technologies Corp.'s Collins Aerospace business are gearing up for the final phase of a joint project to build a data link technology designed to support unmanned aircraft system management operations in national airspace. Collins Aerospace said Thursday it has helped finance command non-payload control waveform development efforts and developed radio prototypes that could operate with CNPC during flight tests as part of a nine-year project.
Raytheon’s Kim Ernzen on Naval Strike Missile
Kim Ernzen, vice president for air warfare systems product line at Raytheon, told Breaking Defense in an interview published Thursday that the company is developing a supply chain and a system to produce the Naval Strike Missile in the U.S. to create jobs in several states.