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  • Army NETCOM to Implement Plurilock Authentication Software
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    Army NETCOM to Implement Plurilock Authentication Software

    The U.S. Army‘s Network Enterprise Technology Command has selected a Plurilock Security Solutions-built cybersecurity platform to help warfighters defend against adversarial identity compromise. Plurilock said Thursday NETCOM will implement and evaluate the company’s BioTracker authentication software that works to analyze behavior patterns and verify workplace users. Ian Paterson, CEO of Plurilock, said the platform works to detect security […] More

  • CH2M, Alcyon Sign Mentor-Protege Agreement Under NASA
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    CH2M, Alcyon Sign Mentor-Protege Agreement Under NASA

    Representatives from companies CH2M and Alcyon have signed a mentor-protege agreement under NASA Tuesday at the Marshall Space Flight Center. The agreement represents the 16th mentorship deal between a prime contractor of MSFC and a protege, which was also the first certified small disadvantaged business to enter the program, NASA posted Thursday. CH2M will provide developmental, marketing, strategic […] More

  • Northrop’s Wes Bush: IP Theft Harms US Economic Competition, Security
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    Northrop’s Wes Bush: IP Theft Harms US Economic Competition, Security

    Wes Bush, chairman, president and CEO of Northrop Grumman, has said he believes the theft of technological innovation threatens U.S. national security and economic competitiveness. He made the statement to express support for President Donald Trump’s memorandum that seeks to investigate aspects of Chinese trade. “This is an important action to address the serious problem […] More

  • Octo Consulting Opens New Reston Corporate HQ
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    Octo Consulting Opens New Reston Corporate HQ

    Octo Consulting Group has moved to a new 25,000-square-foot corporate headquarters in Reston, Virginia, as part of the digital services provider’s expansion efforts. The company said Tuesday its newly opened HQ at 10780 Parkridge Blvd. will house the OLabs Innovation center designed to foster collaboration opportunities for Octo employees, partners and government customers. Mehul Sanghani, CEO […] More

  • Intel Exhibits Deep Learning Tech at NASA AI R&D Event
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    Intel Exhibits Deep Learning Tech at NASA AI R&D Event

    Intel hosted the closing event of NASA‘s eight-week artificial intelligence research and development program at the company’s Santa Clara, California facility. Intel said Thursday it supported research on how artificial intelligence can help address challenges in the areas of space weather, space resources and planetary defense as a partner in NASA’s Frontier Development Lab program. As part […] More

  • CA Technologies’ Project, Portfolio Mgmt Offering Achieves FedRAMP Ready Status
    in Government Cloud, News

    CA Technologies’ Project, Portfolio Mgmt Offering Achieves FedRAMP Ready Status

    CA Technologies‘ project and portfolio management platform has achieved a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Ready status which validates the system’s compliance with security and quality standards required for cloud-based services. Vinod Peris, senior vice president of engineering in the Agile management business unit of CA Technologies, said in a post published Wednesday that the […] More

  • Report: Microsoft Demos AI-Powered Autonomous Sailplane
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    Report: Microsoft Demos AI-Powered Autonomous Sailplane

    Researchers from Microsoft have tested an unmanned aircraft system designed to use artificial intelligence to fly autonomously without relying on a motor, UASweekly.com reported Thursday. The UAS employs AI algorithms to detect naturally occurring thermals that can keep the system afloat in the same way that birds stay in the air, the report noted. Microsoft carried out a four-day test […] More

  • CACI Gets Air Force Contract for Software Modification & Configuration
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    CACI Gets Air Force Contract for Software Modification & Configuration

    CACI International has received a $15 million contract to modify and configure new commercial software in support of the U.S. Air Force‘s NexGen IT information technology modernization program. The Defense Department said Thursday CACI will perform contract work in Florida, Ohio, Texas, North Carolina and New Jersey through March 12, 2019. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center obligated $7,654,981 […] More

  • Sonartech Atlas, DST Form 3-Year Partnership to Develop Australian Naval Capability
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    Sonartech Atlas, DST Form 3-Year Partnership to Develop Australian Naval Capability

    Sonartech Atlas and Australia’s Defense Science and Technology Group have entered into a three-year partnership agreement to pursue research and development in efforts to build on the country’s naval assets, Defence Connect reported Thursday. Christopher Pyne, minister for defense industry in Australia, has said the deal focuses on technologies in short-time signal analysis, onboard signature management, multi-sensor […] More

  • CACI’s Ken Asbury: US Natl Security Spending Increase Leads to Defense-Related Contract Wins
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    CACI’s Ken Asbury: US Natl Security Spending Increase Leads to Defense-Related Contract Wins

    Ken Asbury, president and CEO of CACI International, has said the Trump administration’s increased spending on military efforts against the Islamic State militant organization has led to a number of contract wins for the company in the defense space, CRN reported Thursday. “We have already seen a number of key wins in areas that are impacted by […] More

  • Marillyn Hewson: Lockheed Supports Trump Admin’s Efforts to Protect US Intellectual Property
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    Marillyn Hewson: Lockheed Supports Trump Admin’s Efforts to Protect US Intellectual Property

    Marillyn Hewson, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin, has said the company welcomes President Donald Trump’s memorandum that seeks to examine if China’s trade policies lead to the theft of intellectual property from U.S. businesses. Hewson, an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2017, said in a statement published Monday on the White House […] More

  • Boeing Subsidiary to Update Comms, Navigation & Connectivity Features on Navy P-8A Poseidon
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    Boeing Subsidiary to Update Comms, Navigation & Connectivity Features on Navy P-8A Poseidon

    A Boeing subsidiary has secured a $13.8 million contract to integrate navigation, communications and network connectivity updates to the U.S. Navy‘s future P-8A  multimission maritime aircraft, Defense Systems reported Thursday. The report said Jeppesen Sanderson-built MilPlanner, FliteDeck Pro and on-board performance software tools will be incorporated into the P-8A Poseidon. Jeppesen aims to complete aircraft software upgrades […] More