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  • AUVSI Unveils Cyber Pilot Program to Support Drone Industrial Base; DIU’s David Michelson Quoted
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    AUVSI Unveils Cyber Pilot Program to Support Drone Industrial Base; DIU’s David Michelson Quoted

    The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International launched a cybersecurity pilot program that seeks to strengthen the industrial base for commercial small unmanned aerial systems using industry’s security expertise. The AUVSI Trusted Cyber Program will help establish a cybersecurity standard for commercial applications to enable small drones to meet government requirements and consumer needs, the […] More

  • IARPA Picks 6 Lead Contractors to Study Linguistic Fingerprinting
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    IARPA Picks 6 Lead Contractors to Study Linguistic Fingerprinting

    The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has awarded contracts to six lead organizations for the study of artificial intelligence techniques that could advance linguistic fingerprinting technology. The awardees will participate in the Human Interpretable Attribution of Text Using Underlying Structure program, which aims to create AI technologies capable of multilingual authorship attribution and privacy preservation, […] More

  • Forcepoint Receives Expanded FedRAMP Authorization for Cloud Platform; Sean Berg Quoted
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    Forcepoint Receives Expanded FedRAMP Authorization for Cloud Platform; Sean Berg Quoted

    Forcepoint has received Authorized designation under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for expanded services of its cloud-native Security Service Edge platform. The company said Tuesday the expanded FedRAMP certification covers Forcepoint ONE’s security services, including Cloud Access Security Broker, Secure Web Gateway, Zero Trust Network Access and Data Loss Prevention. Forcepoint ONE is […] More

  • Startups Demonstrate Undersea Systems to Navy
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    Startups Demonstrate Undersea Systems to Navy

    Seven startup companies presented novel undersea technology platforms at an event hosted by a U.S. Navy warfare center in Rhode Island. It was the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport’s first demo day under Northeast Tech Bridge, a program meant to increase the service branch’s access to local innovation ecosystems. The showcase featured AnyLog, Boston […] More

  • Air Force Soliciting Proposals for Eielson AFB Micro-Reactor Pilot Program
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    Air Force Soliciting Proposals for Eielson AFB Micro-Reactor Pilot Program

    The Department of the Air Force has released a request for proposals for the micro-reactor pilot project located at Eielson Air Force Base and envisioned to provide clean nuclear energy supply technology for national security infrastructure. Nancy Balkus, deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for Environment, Safety and Infrastructure, said in a statement published […] More

  • SSC to Work on 2 5G Spectrum Sharing Projects for DOD
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    SSC to Work on 2 5G Spectrum Sharing Projects for DOD

    Shared Spectrum Company will develop 5G technologies and network enhancements for the Department of Defense after being selected to take charge of two 5G spectrum sharing phase 2 projects.  The company said Monday both projects will look into the spectrum sharing capacity between radars utilized by the U.S. Air Force and 5G cellular services and […] More

  • Mitre, DOD Intro Adversarial Threat Framework for 5G Systems
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    Mitre, DOD Intro Adversarial Threat Framework for 5G Systems

    The Department of Defense has partnered with non-profit corporation Mitre to develop a new adversarial threat assessment framework for 5G networks, applications and devices. FiGHT, also known as 5G Hierarchy of Threats, is a purpose-built model of adversary tactics and techniques put together to help the 5G community verify the security of the next-generation broadband […] More

  • Client Solution Architects COO Tim Spadafore Participates in GovCon Wire Q&A
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    Client Solution Architects COO Tim Spadafore Participates in GovCon Wire Q&A

    Tim Spadafore, chief operating officer of Client Solution Architects, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview with GovCon Wire published on Monday. He talked about the challenges in federal customers’ transition from legacy products to emerging software platforms and how to address them. The Q&A also tackled emerging technologies, changes in the government contracting […] More

  • Northrop Unveils New Long-Endurance Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Design
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    Northrop Unveils New Long-Endurance Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Design

    Northrop Grumman has revealed the unmanned underwater vehicle demonstrator it is building in support of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program that aims to develop a new class of UUVs. The company said Monday the Manta Ray UUV is envisioned to be able to conduct long-range missions, carry large payloads, recharge autonomously using energy from its […] More

  • Catawba, Day & Zimmermann Establish Joint Venture Under SBA Mentor-Protege Program
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    Catawba, Day & Zimmermann Establish Joint Venture Under SBA Mentor-Protege Program

    A Catawba business and Day & Zimmermann’s maintenance and construction group have formed a joint venture, called Catawba D&Z, through the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Mentor-Protege Program to offer design and build, deactivation, decommissioning and demolition, environmental studies and construction support to military and federal agency clients. DZMC will advise Catawba Engineering and Environmental Services […] More

  • Rite-Solutions, ECS Team to Provide Navy Cybersecurity Support Under $77M Award
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    Rite-Solutions, ECS Team to Provide Navy Cybersecurity Support Under $77M Award

    A partnership between Rite-Solutions and ECS has received a potential $77 million contract to provide cybersecurity support services to a department under the U.S. Navy’s Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division in Virginia. Rite-Solutions said Monday the five-year contract will include efforts to engineer software and systems for the NSWCDD Strategic and Computing Systems Department. […] More