Leonardo DRS’ Todd Hicks: Military, Industry Work Together to Address Cyber Threats
Todd Hicks, chief technology officer at Leonardo DRS, told C4ISRNET in an interview published Monday how industry helps the military address cyber challenges.
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Software Firm cloudtamer.io to Offer Cloud Governance Tech on AWS Secret Regions
Software company cloudtamer.io has partnered with Amazon Web Services to market the former’s automated cloud governance tool through the Commercial Cloud Services and Secret Commercial Cloud Services regions.
ULA Kicks Off Factory Upgrades to Prepare for Vulcan Centaur Rocket Production
United Launch Alliance has started updating manufacturing tools and robotic assembly lines at its factory in Decatur, Ala., as it prepares to transition to Vulcan Centaur rocket production, SpaceNews reported Monday.
MDA Seeks Info for High Altitude Missile Defense Dev’t Efforts
The Missile Defense Agency requests for information on the further development, flight and ground testing and support services of a system designed to deter enemy ballistic missiles.
USAF Awards Cash Prizes for Cloud Bug Bounty Program
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a total of $123K to hackers for a bug bounty program with Hanscom Air Force Base and cybersecurity crowdsourcing firm Bugcrowd, Defense Systems reported Aug. 9.
AFRL, DZYNE Technologies Conclude Debut Flight of Unmanned Flight Tech
The Air Force Research Laboratory and DZYNE Technologies demonstrated the capacity of a robotic pilot unmanned conversion program during a test flight at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah.
Samsung Flagship Phones Approved for Federal Use
Samsung Electronics America’s flagship mobile phone products have achieved federal government certification.
HighPoint’s Sudhir Pucha on Citizen Service Platforms
Sudhir Pucha, vice president of information technology at HighPoint Global, wrote in an article that the adoption of IT DevOps processes has resulted in the development of project management portals and other platforms used to facilitate the delivery of services to citizens.
Smartsheet Gov Platform Gets FedRAMP Provisional Authorization; Ignacio Martinez Comments
Cloud-based work management system provider Smartsheet has received a provisional authority to operate under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its Smartsheet Gov platform.
Sikorsky Utilizes Triumph-Made Sensor Module for Fly-By-Wire Flights in Flight Demo
Triumph Group has developed a sensor technology, which is designed to provide tactile feedback and simulate mechanical flight control platforms, that has been recently tested by Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary.