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Elbit Systems of America has formed new scholarship programs in a move to extend the company’s support for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education. The Elbit Systems subsidiary said Sunday it partnered with the Army Scholarship Foundation to establish a scholarship for the children and spouses of current and former U.S. Army members to pursue […] More
The Defense Department has started to implement multifactor authentication and biometrics as a new Pentagon-wide security approach in an effort to counter cyber attacks, C4ISR & Networks reported Wednesday. Justin Lee writes DoD also intends to bolster its network access security through updates to its identity and access management approach. “The approach to cyber defense is expanding from its […] More
The European Union is crafting a new cybersecurity law that will establish security obligations for Internet companies that provide digital service platforms, Reuters reported Thursday. Julia Fioretti writes that the Network and Information Security Directive will require companies such as Cisco and Amazon to implement strict security measures, including a potential breach notification mandate. The report […] More
Intelligent Automation has been awarded a $1.2 million contract to carry out research and development work on mobile security for the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate. The award calls for Intelligent Automation to assess several methods in an effort to safeguard operating systems, identity, firmware and other mobile device layers from malicious […] More
Northrop Grumman has demonstrated a live, virtual and constructive system the company built to help aircrew members operate virtual planes alongside live aircraft through a network of simulation tools. The company presented its LVC Experimentation, Integration and Operations Suite platform at the Northern Edge 2015 joint-training exercise held at the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex in June, […] More
The Defense Department’s increasing use of “lowest price-technically acceptable†procedures to buy information technology systems and services has raised some concerns among some IT defense contractors, National Defense reported Wednesday. Sandra Erwin writes DoD’s use of LPTA bids to award contracts rose from 26 percent of total awards in fiscal year 2009 to 36 percent in fiscal year 2013. Kevin […] More
Science Applications International Corp. has signed a three-year agreement to advise RLM Communications on business development and proposal processing through the U.S. Army‘s mentor-protege program. SAIC said Thursday the program offers small businesses an opportunity to participate more in federal contracts by establishing relationships with prime contractors. “We are proud to help RLM achieve its […] More
A Research and Markets report has forecast a 26.5 percent compound annual growth rate for the healthcare analytics market over the next five years to reach a total market value of 18.7 billion by 2020. The research firm said Thursday medical cost and care management programs, the use of electronic health records and big data, […] More
U.S. Cyber Command plans to acquire tools from cyber arms vendor Endgame for the military military to test security and find vulnerabilities in the “dot-mil” network domain, Nextgov reported Thursday. Aliya Sternstein writes Endgame offers software products designed to exploit bugs in a network. The U.S. Air Force has issued a proposed contract action for potential purchases Tuesday and […] More
PreTalen Ltd. has won a $15 million contract with the U.S. Air Force to develop software and hardware extension meant to assess the threat response of the service’s global navigation satellite receivers. PreTalen will apply cognitive effects-based analysis on the position navigation and time autonomous negotiator under the indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract, the Defense Department said Thursday. […] More
IBM plans to acquire medical image management provider Merge Healthcare for $1 billion in a move to further help physicians diagnose and treat patients. IBM plans to integrate Merge Healthcare’s medical image processing platform into the Watson image analytics and cognitive system, IBM said Thursday. “Healthcare will be one of IBM’s biggest growth areas over […] More
Bechtel has started construction work on a natural gas-fired power plant in Loudoun County, Virginia for Panda Power Funds clients. Bechtel will oversee the engineering, procurement, construction and startup services, and Siemens will handle the natural gas and steam turbines, generators and waste-heat-recovery boilers, Bechtel said Thursday. The 778-megawatt, Stonewall power plant is scheduled to operate in […] More
