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DoD Innovation Org Wants System to Counter Drone Swarms
The Department of Defense's innovation office is looking for potential vendors of a system that can help protect military facilities against potential drone swarm attacks, FCW reported Sunday.
USCIS Issues RFI on Cybersecurity, Risk Mgmt Services
The U.S. Citizenship Immigration Services is conducting market research into risk management and cybersecurity service offerings that can support the agency's efforts to protect information.
Unisys, NDi Sign Cybersecurity Software Reseller Agreement
Network Designs Inc. has agreed to resell a Unisys-made software suite designed to help customers secure transmission control protocol/internet protocol-based assets against cyber threats.
Dell EMC Federal’s Cameron Chehreh: Edge Computing Can Support Agency Data, Device Mgmt
Cameron Chehreh, chief operating officer and chief technology officer of Dell EMC's federal business, has said he believes an edge computing approach could help government agencies manage multiple devices as “one common virtual enterprise,†FedTech magazine reported Thursday.
Altamira Selects Two Machine Learning Ideas as 2019 Innovation Grand Challenge Winners
Altamira Technologies has selected two winning teams during a company-wide competition that challenged employee teams to develop technological concepts to help national security customers address mission challenges.
Kratos Preps Valkyrie Combat Drone for First Flight Test
Jeff Herro, senior vice president for business development at Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, said the company expects to conduct the initial flight test of its unmanned “loyal wingman†combat jet in the first week of March, Reuters reported Thursday.
Northrop Celebrates Delivery Milestone for 18-Year-Old Proximity Sensor
Northrop Grumman has delivered a total of 200K units of a sensor designed to detonate general purpose explosives in mid-air. The company said Thursday it has reached this milestone for the DSU-33 proximity sensor, which began production in 2000 and continued to be produced over the past 18 years.
IBM Allows Watson AI System to Run on Any Cloud
IBM has made its Watson artificial intelligence platform available across all cloud environments offered by Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and other cloud service providers, Nextgov reported Thursday. Claude Yusti, head of the AI practice at IBM’s federal branch, said the move could help federal agencies advance AI adoption and circumvent barriers to data access and information sharing.
Forcepoint Unveils Converged Security Platform, Tech Partner Ecosystem
Forcepoint has introduced a cybersecurity offering designed to help government and enterprise customers secure data, applications and business processes as they move to a cloud computing environment.
Virginia Contracting Activity Issues RFI on Knowledge Mgmt Tech Support for Intell Agencies
The Virginia Contracting Activity has issued a request for information on potential sources that could meet the Defense Intelligence Agency’s requirements to improve the intelligence community’s knowledge management platform. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says VACA looks for potential contractors that could deploy the Intelligence Community Knowledge Management Tool across multiple networks worldwide and deliver new capabilities to users with a focus on automating analytic workflows.
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