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TechnoMile Announces Financing From K1 Investment Management; Ashish Khot Quoted

TechnoMile has received $20 million in funding from K1 Investment Management and will use the funds to advance hiring efforts and further improve its cloud software offering for government contractors. TechnoMile’s cloud platform combines internal and external data sources and uses artificial intelligence, machine learning and automation to help GovCon firms gain actionable insights, navigate […] More

August 3, 2021, 11:48 am
in News, Technology

Northrop’s Scott Stapp: Weapons That Easily Link to Networks Could Offer More Value to Future Militaries

Scott Stapp, chief technology officer of Northrop Grumman, said he believes future militaries will be more keen on using weapons that can quickly connect to larger networks, Defense One reported Monday. He noted that new weapons systems, vehicles and other physical platforms that can link easily to network infrastructure will become more valuable as they […] More

August 3, 2021, 11:45 am
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Avian Buys Counter-Drone Training Company redUAS; Kevin Switick Quoted
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LongPath Seeks to Commercialize Frequency Comb-Based Tech for Methane Leak Detection

A team of researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder that worked on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Spectral Combs from UV to Thz program spun off a small business, LongPath Technologies, to bring to market a methane detection technology using optical frequency combs. “LongPath now offers commercial products to oil and gas companies […] More

August 2, 2021, 6:50 am
in Cybersecurity, News

SolarWinds Survey: Majority of Public Sector Tech Practitioners Confident in Organizations’ IT Risk Management Strategies

A new SolarWinds report shows that 72 percent of public sector technology professionals said they believe their organizations are prepared to mitigate and manage enterprise information technology risks. SolarWinds said Wednesday it surveyed 91 technology practitioners and senior executives from public sector organizations in the U.S. and Canada between March and April for this year’s […] More

July 30, 2021, 7:05 am
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Zscaler’s Stephen Kovac Highlights Need to Focus on Cyber Scores in 12th FITARA Scorecard

The House Oversight and Reform Committee’s government operations subpanel released the 12th iteration of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act scorecard and Stephen Kovac, vice president of global government and head of corporate compliance at Zscaler, said federal agencies should focus on improving cyber scores in the latest FITARA scorecard. “We should be laser […] More

July 30, 2021, 5:27 am
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in Artificial Intelligence, News

NIST Issues RFI for AI Risk Management Framework

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking information and feedback from interested stakeholders to help inform the development of a framework for managing risks associated with artificial intelligence. NIST is working to develop a voluntary AI risk management framework meant to integrate trustworthiness considerations into the development, use and assessment of AI systems […] More

July 29, 2021, 11:52 am
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in Industry News, News

AGA-Grant Thornton Survey Highlights Measures Government CFOs Used to Address IT, Workforce Challenges During Pandemic

A new survey from the Association of Government Accountants and Grant Thornton‘s public sector arm describes the methods used by chief financial officers from federal and state government agencies to make decisions to address information technology, workforce, organizational resiliency and real estate challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. AGA and Grant Thornton said Tuesday they carried […] More

July 29, 2021, 11:50 am
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Ryan Hebert: Intrepid Seeks to Strengthen R&D Capabilities With Darkblade Acquisition
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Verizon to Help Air National Guard Modernize Network Under $79M EIS Task Order; Jennifer Chronis Quoted

Verizon’s public sector business has received a potential $78.8 million task order from the Department of Defense to provide network modernization support services for the Air National Guard’s readiness center. DOD awarded the task order under the General Services Administration’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract, the company said Wednesday. Verizon will provide managed network services and […] More

July 28, 2021, 11:41 am
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Forcepoint’s Eric Trexler: Agencies Should Run Exercises to Better Train Employees on Cybersecurity

Eric Trexler, vice president of global governments and critical infrastructure team at Forcepoint, said federal agencies should provide cybersecurity training to employees, particularly information technology professionals responsible for dealing with cyber breaches, in accordance with the current administration’s executive order on cybersecurity. Trexler wrote in an article posted Monday on Federal Times that agencies should […] More

July 27, 2021, 12:37 pm
in C4ISR, News

Jim Taiclet on Lockheed’s Pivot Toward ‘Network Effect’ Strategy

Jim Taiclet, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, said the company plans to work with commercial technology and telecommunications sectors to improve the ability of legacy platforms, like the F-35 fighter jet, to process data and integrate new capabilities through open architecture, the Washington Business Journal reported Monday. Taiclet […] More

July 27, 2021, 12:37 pm