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  • Recorded Future's Threat Intell Platform Included in DHS Approved Products List - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Recorded Future’s Threat Intell Platform Included in DHS Approved Products List

    Recorded Future has been authorized to offer its threat intelligence platform to support the Department of Homeland Security’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program. The Somerville, Mass.-based firm said Thursday its machine learning-based Recorded Future Platform will be included in the CDM Approved Product List for the CDM cybersecurity program, which aims to provide real-time threat […] More

  • George Korch to Lead Battelle-Operated Nat'l Biodefense Analysis & Countermeasures Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    George Korch to Lead Battelle-Operated Nat’l Biodefense Analysis & Countermeasures Center

    George Korch, former commander at the U.S. Army‘s Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, has joined Battelle as lab director for the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center. Battelle said Tuesday Korch succeeds Patrick Fitch, who will transition to a new role as associate lab director for chemical, earth and life sciences at the Triad National Security-managed Los […] More

  • PAE ISR to Provide UAS Platform for DHS Border Security Test Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PAE ISR to Provide UAS Platform for DHS Border Security Test Program

    PAE ISR has been selected to provide an unmanned aircraft system for a Department of Homeland Security program that seeks to demonstrate UAS and sensor technology platforms. DHS plans to test the company-built Resolute Eagle vehicle through the Robotic Aircraft Sensor Program–Borders as part of efforts to inform the department’s science and technology directorate and homeland security enterprise […] More

  • GSA Seeks Info on Email Authentication, Reporting Service Providers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Seeks Info on Email Authentication, Reporting Service Providers

    The General Services Administration‘s Technology Transformation Services has issued a request for information to identify potential sources of email security services. TTS is eyeing large or small companies that can support the implementation of a Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance system in government platforms, GSA said in a FedBizOpps posted Friday. Interested vendors can submit […] More

  • DHS to Host Industry Day on Blockchain, Distributed Ledger Tech for Data Verification Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS to Host Industry Day on Blockchain, Distributed Ledger Tech for Data Verification Efforts

    The Department of Homeland Security‘s Science and Technology Directorate will host an industry day on Dec. 11 to discuss partnership opportunities with technology startups to counter fake documentation. DHS said Friday the event will take place in Menlo Park, Calif., and tackle an “other transaction” solicitation on the use of blockchain and distributed ledger technology […] More

  • DHS Announces Planned Pre-Solicitation Topics for Small Business Innovation Research Effort - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Announces Planned Pre-Solicitation Topics for Small Business Innovation Research Effort

    The Department of Homeland Security has announced the topics for the 19.1 pre-solicitation under the department’s Small Business Innovation Research program. The pre-solicitation covers eight planned topics for DHS Science and Technology Directorate projects and two subject areas that support the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office’s missions, DHS S&T said Friday. William Bryan, the […] More

  • DHS, Industry to Assess First Responder Tech Through Operational Experimentation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS, Industry to Assess First Responder Tech Through Operational Experimentation

    The Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate and industry will conduct an operational experimentation from Dec. 4 to 5 in Houston to assess technology platforms used by first responders. DHS said Tuesday it will work with 13 Houston-based public safety agencies and commercial partners to evaluate systems through the Next Generation First Responder – […] More

  • PDRI Awarded DHS Cyber Workforce Screening Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PDRI Awarded DHS Cyber Workforce Screening Services Contract

    Arlington, Va.-based talent management platforms provider PDRI will conceptualize and manage a cybersecurity workforce assessment initiative for the Department of Homeland Security under a multimillion-dollar award. The company said Tuesday it will work with subcontractor partners IBM‘s talent management solutions business, Booz Allen Hamilton and Human Resources Research Organization on the contract. PDRI will provide DHS with proficiency assessments to […] More

  • DHS Seeks Info on Counter-Drone Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Seeks Info on Counter-Drone Systems

    The Department of Homeland Security has issued a request for information from potential providers of counter-unmanned aircraft systems in a move to address security concerns over hostile drones. DHS said Monday in a FedBizOpps notice its science and technology directorate will use the collected data to assess and identify commercial-off-the-shelf counter-UAS platforms in 2019 that could be […] More

  • TSA Plans 'Agile' Development Services BPA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TSA Plans ‘Agile’ Development Services BPA

    The Transportation Security Administration plans to establish a new contract vehicle that will cover “agile” development services for the agency’s efforts to customize and integrate information technology platforms that support its mission. TSA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Monday it looks to procure IT design, development, testing and adaptive maintenance services through a blanket purchase agreement […] More

  • Siemens, ISA Co-Sponsor Workshop on Energy Sector Cybersecurity - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Siemens, ISA Co-Sponsor Workshop on Energy Sector Cybersecurity

    Siemens and the International Society of Automation co-sponsored a workshop on Monday, Oct. 29, in Houston to discuss new approaches to safeguard the energy sector from cyber attacks. Cybersecurity professionals from government and industry discussed how machine learning and security analytics platforms could help detect vulnerabilities and defend industrial control systems and other critical infrastructure […] More

  • Praetorian Digital Migrates Public Safety Offerings to AWS' GovCloud; Alex Ford Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Praetorian Digital Migrates Public Safety Offerings to AWS’ GovCloud; Alex Ford Quoted

    Praetorian Digital has begun hosting its proprietary learning management system and user management offering in Amazon Web Services’ GovCloud platform for clients in the public sector. Praetorian Digital said Thursday the effort allows its customers in local governments and organizations in law enforcement, fire rescue and emergency medical services to access cloud-based benefits exclusively for industries operating […] More