Textron plans to incorporate amphibious and surface warfare capabilities into a long-range unmanned vessel designed to help the U.S. Navy carry out minesweeping operations, USNI News reported Wednesday. Read more
Tommy Gardner, chief technology officer of HP’s federal subsidiary, has said that industry must collaborate with the government and academic sectors to establish frameworks and standards for cybersecurity as threats continue to evolve. Read more
The U.S. Navy is set to move an enterprise resource planning system to Amazon Web Services’ cloud environment as part of an information technology modernization effort. Read more
Mark Vriesenga, director of model-based enterprise engineering at BAE Systems, said the modern battlefield is increasingly challenging cyber resilience and requires the pursuit of dynamic practices. Read more
The Discovery Center Museum has received $75K in funds from Collins Aerospace to fund the procurement of a mobile laboratory that will deliver interactive activities in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics to students fr... Read more
Executive Mosaic, the leading executive media and events company in the government contracting “GovCon” industry, announced the 2020 winners of the highly coveted and prestigious Wash100 Award. The full list of winners and more information about... Read more
Jeff Stovall and Dennis John, former chief information officers at local governments, have been appointed to serve as directors of strategy and development for state and local applications at Oracle. Read more
Proofpoint has obtained Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification for its email security offerings. Read more
Kinnami Software has received a contract to further develop its data security technology for the Air Force Research Laboratory and the AFWERX innovation program. Read more
A new survey showed that 48 percent of information technology leaders in the federal government said their agencies are transitioning from a perimeter defense approach to a zero-trust or identity-centered security model, FedScoop reported Wednes... Read more
A drone Leonardo designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions took its first flight last week as part of assessment activities by the Italian air force. Read more
Fortune magazine has included CACI International to its 2020 list of most admired companies in the world for the ninth time. Read more
James Brown, former director of business development at General Dynamics’ information technology business, has joined National Capitol Contracting as chief growth officer, G2Xchange FedCiv reported Tuesday. Read more
CBP to Add More Participants to E-Commerce Shipment Monitoring Pilot Effort
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is looking for participants for a pilot program focused on determining the potential benefits of requiring advance data and additional information on e-commerce shipments, FCW reported Wednesday. Read more