News

Latest stories

  • Honeywell Obtains Certifications to Offer Satcom, Health Monitoring Tech for Helicopters
    in News, Products & Service

    Honeywell Obtains Certifications to Offer Satcom, Health Monitoring Tech for Helicopters

    Honeywell has received certifications from various aviation agencies to provide its satellite communications system and health and usage monitoring platform for a range of helicopters. The company said it obtained supplemental type certificates from U.S., European and Brazilian respective aviation agencies to offer the Honeywell Health and Usage Monitoring Systems and Vibration Expert products for helicopters […] More

  • Calibre to Guide Wittenberg Weiner Consulting via SBA Mentor-Protege Initiative
    in Industry News, News

    Calibre to Guide Wittenberg Weiner Consulting via SBA Mentor-Protege Initiative

    Calibre Systems has signed an agreement to guide Wittenberg Weiner Consulting in business development efforts as part of the Small Business Administration‘s mentor-protege program. Both companies also seek to jointly pursue opportunities in the business analytics, strategy, financial management and audit readiness areas under the agreement, Calibre said Tuesday. WWC CEO Lauren Weiner said the company aims to provide high-quality services to government clients […] More

  • NSF Selects Ignite-Northeastern University Team for Wireless Network R&D Program
    in Industry News, News

    NSF Selects Ignite-Northeastern University Team for Wireless Network R&D Program

    A team comprised of US Ignite and Northeastern University has received a $6.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to lead a program that seeks to accelerate research on future wireless communication and networking technologies. NSF said US Ignite and NSF will oversee the program office of the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research program and collaborate with industry partners […] More

  • SAS-Ponemon Study: 61% of IT Pros Cite Security Analytics as Key to Cyber Defense
    in Cybersecurity News, News

    SAS-Ponemon Study: 61% of IT Pros Cite Security Analytics as Key to Cyber Defense

    Sixty-one percent of 621 information technology professionals who responded to a SAS-sponsored survey said they believe security analytics is critical to cyber defense programs. SAS said the Ponemon Institute surveyed IT and IT security personnel who are involved with their organizations’ security analytics during the month of December 2016 for the company’s “When Seconds Count: How Security Analytics Improves Cybersecurity Defenses” report. Seventy-one percent […] More

  • MTSI Names Dale Moore Business Dev’t VP, Colorado Springs Site Lead; Kevin Robinson Comments
    in News

    MTSI Names Dale Moore Business Dev’t VP, Colorado Springs Site Lead; Kevin Robinson Comments

    Dale Moore, former head of business development at the U.S. Army and missile defense division at Modern Technology Solutions Inc., has assumed the role of vice president for business development. MTSI said Tuesday Moore has also been appointed site lead at the engineering and technology company’s Colorado Springs office. “Dale’s proven record includes exceptional systems engineering and program […] More

  • ViON Releases New Cloud Guidance in Response to AWS S3 Service Disruption; Rob Davies Comments
    in Featured, General, Government Cloud, News

    ViON Releases New Cloud Guidance in Response to AWS S3 Service Disruption; Rob Davies Comments

    ViON has issued new guidance that seeks to help organizations reassess their cloud strategies in response to an Amazon Web Services outage in February. A service disruption related to AWS Simple Storage Service occurred on Feb. 28 in the Northern Virginia (US-EAST-1) region after an authorized S3 team member ran a command that resulted in […] More

  • State Dept Issues RFI on Mobile Biometric & Biographic Data Collection Tech
    in Biometrics News, News

    State Dept Issues RFI on Mobile Biometric & Biographic Data Collection Tech

    The State Department has posted a request for information on mobile data collection devices that work to obtain biometric and biographic information. The office of the chief technology officer within the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security seeks devices that weigh three pounds or less; can communicate wirelessly through a virtual private network; and can function in outdoor environments, according to a […] More

  • Harris Gets NSA Type-1 Certification for Wideband HF Manpack Radio
    in News, Products & Service

    Harris Gets NSA Type-1 Certification for Wideband HF Manpack Radio

    A Harris-developed wideband manpack radio system has secured a Type-1 certification from the National Security Agency for the transmission of classified images, maps and other data from beyond-line-of-sight environments. Harris said Monday the RF-300H high-frequency manpack radio under the Falcon III product line offers data transmission capacities of up to 10 times faster than previously used radios and is […] More

  • Steve Skladanek: Lockheed Eyes 5-Year Overlap in Operations Between Atlas V, Vulcan Rockets
    in Industry News, News

    Steve Skladanek: Lockheed Eyes 5-Year Overlap in Operations Between Atlas V, Vulcan Rockets

    Lockheed Martin plans to concurrently operate its Atlas V rocket with the United Launch Alliance-built Vulcan launch vehicle for a period of five years, Space News reported Friday. “We will be flying both vehicles for some period of time until we are absolutely certain that the Vulcan system can maintain the cadence, and the rhythm […] More

  • AWS’ Govt Cloud Platform Obtains FISMA Authorization From VA
    in Government Cloud, News

    AWS’ Govt Cloud Platform Obtains FISMA Authorization From VA

    Amazon Web Services has received authorization from the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide the AWS GovCloud platform for highly sensitive government workloads. The company said Friday VA issued a Federal Information Security Management Act High General Support System authority to operate as well as a FISMA Moderate GSS ATO for AWS GovCloud. The FISMA High ATO permits VA to continue using GovCloud […] More

  • Reuters: MBDA, Lockheed Plan JV to Manage MEADS Deal with Germany
    in Industry News, News

    Reuters: MBDA, Lockheed Plan JV to Manage MEADS Deal with Germany

    MBDA plans to establish a joint venture with Lockheed Martin to oversee a missile defense program in Germany after the country’s defense ministry voiced concerns about MBDA’s capacity to execute the project independently, Reuters reported Thursday. Andrea Shalal writes both companies are in talks with the German defense ministry regarding their planned JV and the ministry does not expect to finalize a contract with […] More

  • Boeing Tests CST-100 Starliner Parachute System at Spaceport America Facility
    in Industry News, News

    Boeing Tests CST-100 Starliner Parachute System at Spaceport America Facility

    Boeing has launched a parachute system of its crew capsule at Spaceport America‘s purpose-built commercial spaceport in New Mexico to verify the inflation characteristics and landing system performance of the platform during touchdown. Spaceport America said Friday the CST-100 Starliner Parachute System Test Launch utilized a giant helium-filled balloon that carried a flight-sized boilerplate spacecraft 40,000 feet above the San Andres Mountains and […] More