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IBM Deploys ‘Smart Analytics’ Tech for Enterprise Cloud Security
IBM has put togetherÂ aÂ new suite of toolsÂ designed to keep cloud dataÂ protectedÂ through the use ofÂ smart analytics technology. The Dynamic Cloud Security portfolio is a collection ofÂ the company’s software and services curated by its engineers in the past year toÂ provide offeringsÂ forÂ visibility, management of security operations, control of dataÂ and to authenticate access toÂ applications in theÂ hybrid cloud, IBM said […] More
by Elizabeth Leigh November 5, 2014, 12:12 pm
in News, Products & Service
Raytheon Test Flies DARPA’s Close Air Support System; Tom Bussing Comments
RaytheonÂ has been awardedÂ an 18-month, $25.5 million contract to demonstrateÂ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s close-air support system in flight. The company has kicked off flight testing forÂ DARPA’s Persistent Close Air Support program onÂ an A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft and connectivity tests with Joint Terminal AttackÂ Controllers,Â Raytheon said Wednesday. “PCAS will help reduce close air support response times from as […] More
by Jay Clemens November 5, 2014, 11:04 am
in Industry News, News
Booz Allen’s Karen Dahut: Gov’t Agencies Eye Crowdsourcing, Innovation for Missions
Karen Dahut, executive vice president of the strategic innovation group at Booz Allen Hamilton, says the organization’s goal is to help public and private sector clients fulfill their missions through the use of technology, FedPulse reported Wednesday. Dahut told FedPulse reporter Susan Rose the company has also formed partnerships with universities, nonprofits and business incubators […] More
by Mary-Louise Hoffman November 5, 2014, 11:02 am
in Cybersecurity, News
Sri Sundaralingam: immixGroup to Offer Catbird’s Cloud Security, Compliance Tools to Gov’t Clients
CatbirdÂ will integrate its cloud security and compliance technologies with immixGroup‘s public sector offerings as part of a partnership agreement between the companies to address the changing security requirements of emerging IT environments. “We are pleased to partner with immixGroup to assist government agencies in managing the security within their virtual and cloud environments while providing […] More
by Anna Forrester November 5, 2014, 11:02 am
in Cloud, News
VA Taps ManTech’s 7 Delta Subsidiary for Cloud Computing Tool
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a potential three-year, $48.6 million task order to a ManTech International subsidiary for a cloud computing infrastructure and migration services. 7Delta will deliver a cloud setup to the VA for the department to access information technology infrastructure services, ManTech said Wednesday. ManTech said 7Delta will migrate all parts […] More
by reynolitoreso-or November 5, 2014, 10:11 am
in Healthcare IT, News
Fulcrum Wins Military Health IT Testing Support Contract
Fulcrum has been awarded a potential five-year, $13.9 million contract to support a U.S. Defense Health Agency-run development test center for the Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization. The DHMS program executive office chose Fulcrum’s healthcare division to update and maintain system software at the Richmond, Virginia-based EHR testing facility, Fulcrum said Tuesday. The center is […] More
by Mary-Louise Hoffman November 5, 2014, 9:48 am
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Northrop Taps CPI Wing Panel Kits for Hawkeye, Greyhound Aircraft; Bart LaGrone Comments
Northrop GrummanÂ has ordered $86.1 million in outer wing panel kits fromÂ CPI Aerostructures for Northrop-builtÂ Hawkeye andÂ Greyhound aircraft. Northrop will use the kits to build wings for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and the C-2A Greyhound planes under a contract the company holds with the U.S. Navy, CPI said Monday. Twenty-fiveÂ E-2D Hawkeyes are due to the Navy by […] More
by Jay Clemens November 5, 2014, 8:35 am
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Northrop Develops, Tests Nonvolatile Semiconductor Memory Tech
Northrop Grumman has developed and tested a nonvolatile memory chip product designed to operate at high temperatures for a long period of time. The company’s new complementary metal oxide semiconductor technology is built to offer electrically erasable programmable read-only memory capacity of up to 256 kilobytes, Northrop said Tuesday. Recent tests indicated the device’s memory […] More
by Mary-Louise Hoffman November 5, 2014, 7:31 am
in C4ISR News, News
Dan Hart: Boeing Demos Anti-Jam Tech with Military Satcom, Ground Comms Infrastructure
A new Boeing technology has delivered protected military communications through a ground user terminal and a satellite network during government-backed tests. The company’s anti-jamming platform is designed with a tactical networking waveform that aims to protect signals from adversarial interference and cyber threats, Boeing said Tuesday. â€œWe’ve confirmed this technology can be applied quickly and […] More
by Mary-Louise Hoffman November 5, 2014, 6:15 am
in Healthcare IT, News
Kamal Narang: SRA to Support Genomic Data Exchange, Bioinformatics R&D Efforts
SRA International has joined an international data-sharing coalition that seeks to develop a common framework for organizations to exchange genomic information for research and clinical applications. SRA said Tuesday that Global Alliance for Genomics and Health members come from the information technology, healthcare, research, life sciences and pharmaceutical sectors. “We’re pleased to become a member […] More
by Mary-Louise Hoffman November 4, 2014, 11:17 am
in Cybersecurity, News
MSi Secures Fund to Push Commercialization of ‘System-Aware Cybersecurity’ Platform
Mission Secure Inc. has secured funding from investors to further transition theÂ System-Aware CybersecurityÂ architecture into a commercial product. The Charlottesville-based company will pour the seed financing, led by private equity firm Ballast Fund, into moving System-Aware CybersecurityÂ into the advanced prototype and testing stage, MSiÂ said Tuesday. â€œMSiâ€™s technology addresses cyber attack challenges faced by legacy and new […] More
by Elizabeth Leigh November 4, 2014, 11:05 am
in Industry News, News
Lockheed F-35C Jet Lands on Carrier in 1st At-Sea Development Test
Lockheed Martin‘sÂ F-35 carrier variantÂ performedÂ an arrested landing on the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier Monday as part of an estimated two-weekÂ initialÂ at-sea development test of the F-35C Joint Strike Fighter. The NavyÂ said Monday that Cmdr. Tony Wilson, a U.S. Navy test pilot,Â landedÂ one of twoÂ F-35C planesÂ onto the carrier’s flight deck underÂ the DT-I test phase. “With the first traps of […] More
by Anna Forrester November 4, 2014, 10:32 am