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The U.S. Defense Department has announced the winners of its Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Awards, recognizing public and private organizations that hire people who have served in U.S. Guard and Reserve units. DoD said Thursday it chose 15 of the 2,960 nominees to receive the award at a ceremony that will be held […] More
Raytheon has received five James S. Cogswell awards for the industrial security program being implemented at various facilities of the company. The award is based on how a company maintains security at its facility in compliance with the National Industrial Security Program and sets security standards for other cleared facilities, Raytheon said Thursday. “Safeguarding our […] More
Sterling Global Operations has launched a program that aims to find retirement homes for dogs that have performed explosive detection and search-and-rescue functions for military troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. “We’ve so far found homes for 18 dogs sent back to the U.S. from Afghanistan,†Paul Lane, director of operations at SGO, said Thursday. “There […] More
Honeywell Process Solutions and Intel Security have agreed to combine their platforms in an effort to help commercial clients protect their data infrastructure and ‘Industrial Internet of Things’-based devices from malware and potential cyber attacks. The partnership covers the integration of Intel Security’s McAfee Application Whitelisting and McAfee Device Control offerings with Honeywell’s network security platform […] More
Attain LLC has been selected to aid the Environmental Protection Agency in the EPA’s program to monitor the nation’s water system condition. The company will work to develop applications for the Office of Water’s monitoring programs and infrastructure services for the Chesapeake Bay Program Office to supply data to the Chesapeake Bay program, Attain said Wednesday. […] More
Harris Corp. has conducted a limited user test of its Mid-tier Networking Vehicular Radio during the U.S. Army’s Network Integration Evaluation 15.3 operation at Fort Bliss in Texas. The company said Thursday it sought to validate the video, voice and data sharing capability of MNVR among soldiers across company, battalion and brigade levels and verify network routing configurations in […] More
The U.S. Navy has maneuvered its USS Freedom littoral combat ship into a dry dock to undergo system repairs and modifications, DoD Buzz reported Wednesday. Kris Osborn writes Capt. Scott Pratt, Navy program manager for LCS fleet introduction and sustainment, told Military.com that maintenance work on the Lockheed Martin-built USS Freedom is due to last […] More
SRI International has developed an online game as part of a government program that intends to verify software to ensure that it lacks errors and security vulnerabilities. The company said Tuesday it created Binary Fission with the University of California in Santa Cruz and the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Crowd-Sourced Formal Verification initiative of the Defense […] More
BAE Systems has selected Drone Aviation Corp. to provide parts and services for the upgrade of two Winch Aerostat Small Platform systems of the U.S. Army‘s Space and Missile Defense Command Battle Lab. DAC said Wednesday it will also work with L-3 Communications subsidiary L-3 Communication Systems-West to integrate the new WASP electro-optical and infrared imaging tactical surveillance system and […] More
A study by the Global Center for Digital Business Transformation — an initiative between Cisco and the IMD business school — says digital disruption could supplant 40 percent of incumbent firms within the next five years. Cisco said Wednesday the researchers sought the outlook of 941 business leaders across 12 industries on the impact of digital disruption in reshaping […] More
Malloy Aeronautics has entered into a deal with the Defense Department to develop a hoverbike prototype in collaboration with defense research and development firm Survice, Reuters reported Monday. Jim Drury writes development work under the project to take place in Maryland. The hoverbike system will work to perform search and rescue operations, first-responder emergency services […] More
Cubic has been selected to deliver training and simulation services for the Australian army’s exercise and advanced services standing offer operation. The company will work with the Australian army to plan and evaluate exercises, deliver simulated environmental effects and provide medical training, Cubic said Tuesday. “Cubic looks forward to supporting the Australian Army by delivering a broad […] More
