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Army Orders $45M in Harris SATCOM Terminals; Ed Zoiss Comments
Harris Corp.Â will provide satellite communications terminals, electronics equipment and associated services to the U.S. Army under $45 million in delivery ordersÂ as part of the Army’sÂ Modernization of Enterprise Terminals program. The company said Monday the orders are for new X-band or simultaneous X-/Ka-band terminals. Ed Zoiss, president of Harris’Â electronic systems business, saidÂ the MET terminals will work […] More
by Anna Forrester July 20, 2015, 10:04 am
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Bill Toti: Cubic Eyes ‘Immersive Learning’ for Emirates Airlines With Game-Based Training
Cubic Corp.‘s global defense business unit will develop a virtual aviation training system that uses game-based instruction and interactive tools for the cabin crew of Emirates Airlines. CubicÂ said MondayÂ training will be delivered via 3-D classroom stations and Web or mobile platforms to help the airline crew gain skills and knowledge on real-life challenges. Bill Toti, […] More
by Anna Forrester July 20, 2015, 10:03 am
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FBI Taps Rook Security to Address Breach on Surveillance Firm; JJ Thompson Comments
The FBI has started itsÂ work to respond to a recent data breach on Italy-based surveillance company Hacking Team in collaboration with Rook Security. Rook Security has begun to supplyÂ intelligence to the FBI Indianapolis Cyber Task Force on the leaked company files as found in its research, Rook Security said Friday. â€œThis breach has been very […] More
by Jay Clemens July 20, 2015, 10:01 am
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Mitre, UVA Partner to Build Predictive Analytics-Based Tools; Richard Shannon Comments
TheÂ University of Virginia Health System has teamed up withÂ MitreÂ to buildÂ tools for the analysis ofÂ patientsâ€™ health data. UVA said Friday Mitre will provide consulting services for UVA as the academic health center works to develop predictive analytics-based systems intended to detect risk of lung failure, hemorrhage and other conditions among patients and send alerts to medical […] More
by Jane Edwards July 20, 2015, 9:42 am
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Northrop to Design, Build Minehunting Sonar Systems for Navy Sea Dragon Helicopter
Northrop GrummanÂ will support the design, development, production, testing and delivery of the AN/AQS-24C minehunting sonar systems for the U.S. Navy under a contract worth up to $14.8 million. The Defense Department said FridayÂ the systems will support the volume search minehunting operations of the Navy’sÂ MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter. AN/AQS-24C works to simultaneously detect volume or moored […] More
by Anna Forrester July 20, 2015, 8:24 am
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ThreatStream’s Todd Helfrich Proposes 5-Point Govt IT Security Checklist
Todd Helfrich, director of the federal business at ThreatStream has created a checklist of information technology measures he believes the U.S. government agencies should include in their cybersecurity plans. Helfrich wrote in a piece published Friday on GCN that agencies need to implement cyber threat intelligence tools to help them identify and automate responses to […] More
by Mary-Louise Hoffman July 20, 2015, 8:20 am
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NJ Info Sharing Group, FS-ISAC Launch Financial Sector Cyber Analysis Partnership; Bill Nelson Comments
The New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell has signed an agreement with the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center in an effort to help protect New Jersey-based banks from potential cyber attacks. NJCCIC and FS-ISAC will use a platform dubbed Soltra EdgeÂ to facilitate exchanges of threat intelligence between their two security operations facilities […] More
by Jane Edwards July 20, 2015, 8:11 am
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Lockheed-Led Group Unveils 9th Navy Littoral Combat Ship; Joe North Comments
A team led by Lockheed Martin has introduced a new Littoral Combat ShipÂ for theÂ U.S. Navy at a Marinette Marine-owned shipyard in the Menominee River in Wisconsin. The companyÂ said Saturday Janee Bonner served as the sponsor for the USS Little Rock and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus delivered the keynote address atÂ the christening ceremony held Saturday. Lockheed […] More
by Jane Edwards July 20, 2015, 7:35 am
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IARPA Starts Search for New Sensor Platform
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects ActivityÂ has kicked off a search for aÂ new sensor environment as part of effortsÂ to further build upÂ intrusion detection technologies. IARPA said Friday it wants sensors that can applyÂ “non-typical data” in a cybersecurity domain under itsÂ Cyber-attack Automated Unconventional Sensor Environment program. Performers are asked toÂ gatherÂ new signals from internal and external sensors in […] More
by Jay Clemens July 20, 2015, 7:07 am
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Cask Technologies to Support Marine Corps’ Workforce Mgmt System
Cask Technologies has been awarded two contracts worth $50 million combined to support information technology systems that the U.S. Marine Corps use to manage personnel and payroll. The U.S. Defense Department said Friday the first contract covers program analytical and technical services for the Marine Corps Total Force Information Technology Systems and four offers were […] More
by Mary-Louise Hoffman July 20, 2015, 6:38 am
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Comtech Subsidiary to Sustain Armyâ€™s C2 System; Stanton Sloane Comments
A Comtech Telecommunications subsidiary has been awarded an additional $5.3 million of funding to maintain the U.S. Armyâ€™s battle command and control system for another year. Maryland-based Comtech Mobile Datacom will perform the sustainment services for the Army’s Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below – Blue Force Tracking program, Comtech said Monday. Comtech began […] More
by Jay Clemens July 20, 2015, 6:06 am
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Defense Business Board Adds 8 Members; Ashton Carter Comments
The Defense Department has elected new members to the Defense Business Board who will work to advise the defense secretary and other DoD officials on business standards. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced the appointmentsÂ on Thursday. “I welcome the new business leaders joining our ranks, and pleased to see former members return at such an important […] More
by Neel Mehta July 20, 2015, 12:00 am