Dynetics has unveiled an online portal that aims to help companies assess cyber threats and evaluate their performance in satisfying cybersecurity goals. The web-based SelfAssure platform, launched under the Cyber RiskScope product line, is designed to generate risk profiles, graphs and recommendations on how to better protect enterprises from cyber …

AtHoc has been awarded a two-year contract extension to continue to provide unified mass notification systems for U.S. Army installations worldwide as part of the Leidos-led Emergency Management Modernization Program. Under the contract, the military branch will continue to use AtHoc’s IWSAlerts platforms to send crisis information and emergency alerts to …

MarkLogic and General Networks have forged an alliance in an effort to help corporate clients manage their data and enhance decision-making processes. Under the partnership, MarkLogic will integrate its Enterprise NoSQL database system with General Networks’ content management platforms, General Networks said Tuesday. “Coordination with companies like General Networks are essential …

The Georgia Department of Labor has started adopting an Information Builders business intelligence tool to help monitor the progress of Employ Georgia, a statewide program that intends to help unemployed individuals find jobs. The state department’s workforce solutions unit also uses the WebFOCUS platform to transmit labor statistics and trends to state …

Lockheed Martin will develop, test and update computer software on two classes of Japanese navy destroyers under a $69.7 million foreign military sales contract modification awarded by the U.S. Navy. The contract is part of Japan’s Aegis Modernization program and calls for Lockheed to perform work in Washington, D.C.; Moorestown, New …

General Dynamics Mission Systems has completed the third software update to mission computers in AV-8B Harrier II ground-attack aircraft for the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command. The software upgrade is based on the Future Airborne Capability Environment Technical Standard, which aims to improve software interoperability and portability and lessen lifecycle costs across the …

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has formally launched the three-year mission of its Soil Moisture Active Passive satellite equipped with a mesh reflector developed by a Northrop Grumman subsidiary. Northrop said Tuesday the Astro Aerospace-built mesh reflector is designed to help SMAP measure soil moisture, gather data on thawed and frozen water, and …

Cloudera has been chosen by CounterTack to equip the latter’s Sentinel endpoint big data technology with its data hub infrastructure that works to protect servers, workstations, laptops and other endpoints across corporate networks from malicious malware and potential cyber attacks. The Apache Hadoop-based Cloudera Enterprise platform seeks to support more than 100,000 endpoint deployments …

A third batch of veterans has graduated from a SAP National Security Services training program designed to help retired servicemen land information technology jobs with federal agencies and companies, the Washington Times reported Sunday. Jacqueline Klimas writes the 11-week SAP NS2 Serves course offers veterans advice on how to improve their resumes …

A subsidiary of Exelis has been awarded a blanket purchase agreement by the Interior Department for its geospatial image analysis software. Exelis Visual Information Solutions will provide ENVI software and related maintenance services for the federal agency under the BPA, which has a one-year base period and four one-year options, …

immix Technology Inc. a subsidiary of immixGroup has secured a contract to provide government agencies, educational organizations and other public institutions in Texas with supplemental modules and services related to Kronos enterprise resource planning software. The contract awarded by the Texas Department of Information Resources calls for immixTechnology to perform …

FireEye Chairman and CEO Dave DeWalt said the company plans to shift its focus from an infrastructure-based security to what he called as endpoint security as part of the firm’s growth strategy in the area of Internet of Things, DC Inno reported Friday. Chris Bing writes DeWalt envisions the company …

A new report from Forbes Insights and Microsoft predicts a surge in the adoption of cloud-based technologies among government agencies driven by scalability and potential cost savings. Forbes said Thursday the report titled From Promise to Reality: How Local, State and Federal Government Agencies Achieve Results in the Cloud shows familiarity with …

Royal Philips has agreed to partner with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to develop medical technologies that seek to detect and treat cardiovascular disease, cancer and other conditions while reducing healthcare costs. Under the five-year, $25 million research alliance, the company will transfer its research facility to Cambridge, Massachusetts, and …