Autonomous flight technology developer Merlin has added former defense officials Kyle Kremer and Preston Dunlap to its federal advisory board, a move that follows several recent company milestones. These appointments align with the organization’s efforts to drive Merlin Pilot, a dual-use integrated hardware and software product, further into the federal market, the Boston, Massachusetts-based organization said Friday. “Merlin is […] More

Merlin Labs will demonstrate a company-developed autonomous flight control system under a contract from the Federal Aviation Administration. Merlin said Wednesday the $1 million FAA award requires the company to conduct the initial testing phase for the Merlin Pilot with the help of the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Everts Air Cargo. Flight trials are set to […] More

Austin Pugh, former public sector head at a Xerox company, has been appointed as the first vice president of government business development at autonomy system developer Merlin. He will be responsible for leading Merlin’s expansion activities into the defense and broader public sector markets in both domestic and global scales, the Boston, Massachusetts-based flight technology company said […] More

Merlin Cyber and Titania have formed a partnership aimed at expanding the latter’s cybersecurity automation software services to the U.S. public sector. The goal will be pursued through GEAR partner program, a Merlin Cyber-effort targeted at helping organizations offering services for public enterprises increase their market position, the company said Wednesday. With operations in the U.K and […] More

Merlin Cyber has launched a token-based online portal for public sector organizations to explore a wide range of products and services designed to secure information technology assets. The company said Friday government customers can access its cybersecurity offerings in the Merlin Interchangeable Nominal Tokens marketplace through the Department of Homeland Security’s FirstSource II and NASA’s […] More

Merlin Labs has secured $105 million in a round of Series B financing led by investment management firm Baillie Gifford and Snowpoint Ventures, with the announcement coinciding with the receipt of a U.S. Air Force contract to equip the service branch’s C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft with its autonomous flight technology. The latest round […] More

Sepio Systems has broaden its partnership with Merlin Cyber‘s investment arm in an effort to market the hardware access control company’s zero trust technology designed to provide federal agencies with full physical layer visibility. Merlin Ventures will help deploy to federal customers Sepio Systems’ Hardware Access Control-1 software, which was developed to enable government’s maximized […] More

Merlin Cyber has made a new online resource available to federal agencies in an effort to help them comply with an executive order focused on improving defense against hackers. The EO Resource Center will detail the requirements outlined in the White House directive and recommend various commercial technologies that can help agencies meet them, the […] More

Merlin Cyber has introduced a managed service offering developed for software-as-a-service companies looking to secure an authority to operate under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, which sets cloud security standards across the federal government.

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Merlin Ventures has commenced an effort to help cybersecurity startup companies compete in the public sector's information technology market, which is valued at $200 billion. The investment arm of Merlin Cyber said Tuesday it will provide up to $5M of capital funding, cybersecurity engineering support and go-to-market infrastructure resources to help startups engage the public sector market.

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Merlin International and Wickr have formed a partnership to help federal customers protect communications and sensitive data through the use of cybersecurity technology platforms.

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Atos and Merlin International have partnered to offer managed services intended to help government and healthcare organizations defend against sophisticated threats. The agreement covers artificial intelligence and digital transformation platforms and service offerings, the companies said Wednesday. David Phelps, chairman and chief executive officer of Merlin, said both companies have strong experience helping businesses meet […] More