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  • BlackBerry Unveils Multi-Platform Encryption Tool for Govt Clients
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    BlackBerry Unveils Multi-Platform Encryption Tool for Govt Clients

    BlackBerry has added a new multi-platform encryption tool to the mobile technology firm’s portfolio of cybersecurity offerings designed for the public sector. SecuSUITE for Government is certified by the National Information Assurance Partnership as a voice platform that can support smartphones and tablets with Android, BlackBerry 10 and iOS operating systems, BlackBerry said Thursday. The company added that SecuSUITE […] More

  • Battelle Realigns SeeByte in Govt Market Push for Unmanned Underwater Tech
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    Battelle Realigns SeeByte in Govt Market Push for Unmanned Underwater Tech

    Battelle has changed the structure of its SeeByte subsidiary in an effort to eliminate any issues related with foreign control or ownership and facilitate business collaboration with U.S. government clients on unmanned underwater technologies. Battelle said Thursday it will directly manage SeeByte’s U.S. business, headquartered in San Diego, as a result of the restructuring effort. SeeByte Inc. […] More

  • BAE to Continue Integration Support for Air Force’s Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent Tech
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    BAE to Continue Integration Support for Air Force’s Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent Tech

    BAE Systems has landed a one-year, $45.2 million contract modification to continue integration work on a ground-based strategic deterrent system for the U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Thursday work covers acquisition program documentation, business and financial management, data rights and management, logistics, quality assurance, risk management, strategic planning, schedule management and trade and technical studies. The modification […] More

  • Navy Seeks Info on Potential IT Support Sources for Environmental Program Web App
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    Navy Seeks Info on Potential IT Support Sources for Environmental Program Web App

    The U.S. Navy has asked information on potential industry sources that can help provide programming, development, administration, maintenance and other information technology services for a web application that works to support the service branch’s environmental program. The Environmental Program Requirements Web is a Microsoft stack-based online application used by the Navy to perform budget development and […] More

  • Northrop Conducts STEM Outreach Efforts Via UK Screening of James Webb Space Telescope Documentary
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    Northrop Conducts STEM Outreach Efforts Via UK Screening of James Webb Space Telescope Documentary

    Northrop Grumman has screened in the U.K. a documentary film on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope as part of the company’s efforts to encourage students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. The film Into the Unknown focuses on the development of the space telescope designed to launch in late 2018 to gather information […] More

  • Boeing Names Ken Sain Digital Aviation VP for Global Services Org & CEO of Jeppesen Subsidiary
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    Boeing Names Ken Sain Digital Aviation VP for Global Services Org & CEO of Jeppesen Subsidiary

    Ken Sain, a 12-year Boeing veteran, has been named CEO of the aerospace and defense contractor’s Jeppesen subsidiary and vice president of digital aviation and analytics at the firm’s global services business. He will manage Boeing’s digital aviation technology portfolio and lead efforts to develop and deliver data analytics-based products and services, the company said Thursday. Sain will […] More

  • Sierra Nevada Picks ULA’s Atlas V Rocket to Launch ISS Cargo Delivery Spacecraft
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    Sierra Nevada Picks ULA’s Atlas V Rocket to Launch ISS Cargo Delivery Spacecraft

    Sierra Nevada Corp. has chosen United Launch Alliance‘s Atlas V rocket to launch spacecraft SNC has built to supply cargo to the International Space Station as part of the Cargo Resupply Services 2 contract with NASA. ULA said Wednesday it will provide launch support to the Dream Chaser spacecraft for SNC’s first two cargo resupply missions that are […] More

  • Inmarsat’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Wideband Satcom AoA Needs ‘Commercial First’ Mindset
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    Inmarsat’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Wideband Satcom AoA Needs ‘Commercial First’ Mindset

    Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy at Inmarsat, has said the Defense Department should collaborate with the commercial industry to accelerate the “analysis of alternatives” for the wideband satellite communications program. Cowen-Hirsch wrote in an article published Thursday on the National Defense magazine website that a cultural shift is needed to expedite AoA and […] More

  • Fujitsu Joins DHS’ Public-Private Threat Intell Sharing Program
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    Fujitsu Joins DHS’ Public-Private Threat Intell Sharing Program

    Fujitsu has linked its cyber threat intelligence utilization system with the Department of Homeland Security‘s CTI sharing system as part of DHS’ Automated Indicator Sharing program. The connection was established in June and will allow Fujitsu to analyze its own CTI as well as threat information from the AIS program, which involves government and private institutions in U.S. […] More

  • CSRA Subcontracts SkyePoint for EPA Cybersecurity Support
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    CSRA Subcontracts SkyePoint for EPA Cybersecurity Support

    CSRA has awarded SkyePoint Decisions a five-year, $10 million subcontract to provide cybersecurity support services to the Environmental Protection Agency. SkyePoint said Tuesday it will help the EPA Office of Information Technology Operations to secure virtual and cloud network components as well as consolidate IT infrastructure and management functions under the OITO’s Infrastructure Support and Applications Hosting project. Bo Kimbrough, founder […] More

  • Airbus Tests Unmanned Jet-Propelled Aircraft Demonstrator
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    Airbus Tests Unmanned Jet-Propelled Aircraft Demonstrator

    Airbus‘ defense and space segment has developed and tested an unmanned aerial vehicle demonstrator as part of efforts to aid the development of future UAV technology. The jet-propelled SAGITTA drone flew autonomously on a pre-programmed course for approximately seven minutes over a test site in South Africa, Airbus said Tuesday. SAGITTA is powered by electromechanical actuators and its airframe is made […] More

  • GSA Wants Info on Crowdsourced Security & Penetration Testing Sources
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    GSA Wants Info on Crowdsourced Security & Penetration Testing Sources

    The General Services Administration‘s Technology Transformation Service has kicked off a search for potential industry sources of crowd-sourced security and penetration testing services. TTS needs assistance in testing a shared authentication platform dubbed Login.gov that is designed to give each citizen a single digital identity that can be used to access online services from participating federal agencies, GSA said Monday is […] More