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Motorola Solutions Offers Cybersecurity Professional Services to Govt, Public Safety Sector
Motorola SolutionsÂ has unveiled its new Cybersecurity Professional Services offering that works to help government and public safety customersÂ address cyber risks and respond to attacks as they perform their missions. The company said ThursdayÂ the service can supplement network security monitoring and other intrusion prevention measures to secure communications and information sharingÂ at organizations. “Many organizations believe their […] More
by Anna Forrester October 16, 2015, 9:20 am
in C4ISR News, News
Lockheed Develops Aircraft Laser Turret System; Doug Graham Comments
Lockheed Martin has helped build a laser turret system for high-speed aircraft under a collaborative project between the company, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The company said Thursday its Aero-adaptive Aero-optic Beam Control turret was integrated onto a business jet during 2014 and 2015 flight tests. The […] More
by Mary-Louise Hoffman October 16, 2015, 8:53 am
in Government Cloud, News
Verizon Rolls Out Networking Service for Public Sector Cloud Adopters; Michael Maiorana Comments
VerizonÂ has launched a networking service to helpÂ federal agencies and other public sector organizationsÂ link and manage their workloads acrossÂ cloud computing platforms and data centers. The Secure Cloud Interconnect works to provide users a private Internet connection in order to access information and applications stored in data centers and private, public and hybrid cloud platforms, VerizonÂ said Wednesday. […] More
by Jane Edwards October 16, 2015, 8:46 am
in Cybersecurity News, News
Raytheon Uses RC Truck in Anti-Hacking Tech Demo
Raytheon has used a 1:16th scale radio-controlled truck to demonstrate an anti-hacking technology during the 2015 Association of the U.S. Army meeting and exhibition. Engineers from Raytheon’s Cyber Operations and Development Evaluation hub wanted to show how hackers could tamper Internet-connected systems through the demonstration, the company said Oct. 7. “In today’s Internet of Things, […] More
by Mary-Louise Hoffman October 16, 2015, 8:02 am
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Charles River Analytics to Help Train Army Medics Based on Cognitive Load
Charles River AnalyticsÂ will provide itsÂ Monitoring, Extracting and Decoding Indicators of Cognitive Load technology toÂ help the U.S. Army train military medical personnel under a 30-month, $1 million contract. The company said TuesdayÂ the MEDIC system utilizesÂ physiological,Â neurophysiological andÂ behavioral sensors to determine the cognitive performance of trainees beyond observable behaviors. “We have completed the initial design and testing of […] More
by Anna Forrester October 16, 2015, 7:55 am
in News, Products & Service
Amazon Web Services Debuts New Data Transfer Offering
Amazon Web Services has introduced a fresh data transport tool for customers designed to transfer large volumes of data using secure appliances. AWS Import/Export Snowball works to transport up to 50 terabytes of data into and out of AWS and protect the transfer process with secure enclosures, 256-bit encryption and a trusted platform module, AWS […] More
by Jay Clemens October 16, 2015, 7:53 am
in Industry News, News
Northrop Starts Construction on UAS Facility in North Dakota; Janis Pamiljans Comments
Northrop Grumman has broken ground on a newÂ $10 million facility in Grand Forks, North Dakota, to carry out research and development work on unmanned aerial systems. The 36,000-square-foot building will be built at Grand Sky UAS Business and Aviation Park and will also perform mission analysis, aircrew training and aircraft maintenance operations related to drones, […] More
by Jane Edwards October 16, 2015, 7:01 am
in News, Products & Service
CACI Receives Justice Department Content Mgmt Task Order
CACI InternationalÂ has received a five-year, $22 million task order to implement the Justice Departmentâ€™s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives content management system. The system is designed to capture documents, license explosives, track firearms and process fugitive warrant records, CACI said Thursday. CACI will also develop agile software, maintain software systems, update applications and […] More
by Jay Clemens October 16, 2015, 6:28 am
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DARPA Eyes Interoperable Network Platforms for Manned Aircraft, Drones; Wayne Phoel Comments
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has issued a solicitation for industry proposals for a program that seeks to develop platforms designed to facilitate interoperability of airborne radio networks that manned aircraft and drones use to communicate with each other. The objective of the Dynamic Network Adaptation for Mission Optimization program â€œis to enable pilots […] More
by Jane Edwards October 16, 2015, 5:51 am
in Government Cloud, News
FedRAMP Board Clears Datapipe’s Govt Cloud Service Offering
Datapipe has obtained a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification to offer a managed private cloud hosting service in the U.S. government sector. The FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board granted Datapipe a provisional authority-to-operate status for its Federal Community Cloud Platform, the company said Thursday. The company aims to help agencies manage sensitive information as […] More
by Mary-Louise Hoffman October 16, 2015, 5:09 am
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U.S. Attorneyâ€™s Office Picks SAMS for Witness Mgmt, Legal Services; Staci Redmon Comments
Strategy and Management ServicesÂ has been selected to perform witness management and legal services for the United States Attorney and the U.S. Attorneyâ€™s Office for the Southern District of Florida. SAMS will work to standardize witness management procedures in order to help the executive office for United States Attorney follow new statutory requirements, SAMS said Tuesday. […] More
by Jay Clemens October 15, 2015, 1:02 pm
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Jacobs to Support Highway Improvements Project in Texas; Randy Pierce Comments
Jacobs Engineering GroupÂ will provide construction, engineering and inspection services over a three-year period for theÂ Texas Department of Transportation’sÂ US 75/President George Bush Turnpike interchange improvements project inÂ Collin County. The company said TuesdayÂ it will support the improvement of two direct connectors, construction of new auxiliary lanes, extension of the railroad bridge and some demolition and reconstruction work. […] More
by Anna Forrester October 15, 2015, 12:49 pm