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TechTrend Secures FedRAMP Authorization for DevSecOps Platform

TechTrend has received certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for an information technology offering designed to help government agencies build, deploy and secure applications in the cloud. The FedGovCloud DevSecOps platform established FedRAMP compliance at the moderate impact level to support security throughout the software development life cycle, the company said Wednesday. […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman July 22, 2021, 12:03 pm
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Palo Alto Networks, Google Cloud Unveil New Threat Detection Service; Thomas Kurian Quoted

Palo Alto Networks has combined its security expertise with Google Cloud‘s scalable infrastructure to jointly design and engineer a new service aimed at addressing security challenges and helping customers detect threats that may harm their cloud networks. The new Cloud Intrusion Detection System is developed to assist cloud users in learning more about network-based threats […] More

by Nichols Martin July 22, 2021, 12:02 pm
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L3Harris to Manufacture Air Defense Sighting Tech for Army
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Aliro Books AFWERX Contracts to Accelerate Software Development for Quantum Networks

Aliro Quantum will support the design and operation of quantum networks through software development efforts under multiple contracts with the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX innovation program. The company said Wednesday it will develop software that would facilitate data exchanges, resource allocation and controlled synchronization of quantum computer networks. The networks help operators run quantum computing […] More

by Nichols Martin July 22, 2021, 12:00 pm
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DUJUD Receives SOCOM Contract to Create Portable Terminal for Starlink Satellites; Reza Abbaspour Quoted

DUJUD has secured a contract to develop a man-portable terminal through which U.S. Special Operations Command would harness commercial satellite communications. The company said Wednesday its future SATCOM terminal would operate with the Starlink constellation of low Earth orbit broadband satellites operated by SpaceX. The contract aims to address the limitations of conventional 2D phased-array […] More

by Nichols Martin July 22, 2021, 11:59 am
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VTG to Integrate Counter UAS Laser Aboard 5 More Navy Destroyers

VTG will equip five of the U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers with a directed energy weapon designed to counter adversaries’ unmanned aerial system-mounted intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. The integration of VTG’s AN/SEQ-4 Optical Dazzler Interdictor, Navy aboard more ships is part of a prime contract awarded by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, […] More

by Christine Thropp July 22, 2021, 11:58 am
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Lockheed’s Jim Taiclet on Industry’s Role in Advancing Pentagon’s JADC2 Strategy

Jim Taiclet, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, said the Department of Defense should kick off efforts to electronically connect its key weapons systems as part of the Joint All Domain Command and Control strategy, Defense One reported Wednesday. Taiclet said he believes companies should help create the technical […] More

by Jane Edwards July 22, 2021, 11:58 am
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Altamira Tapped to Bolster Air Force CDM Office’s Analytic Tradecraft; Blaine Worthington Quoted

Altamira Technologies has secured a five-year, $36 million contract to support the scientific and development analytic capacity of the Secretary of the Air Force’s Concepts Development and Management Office. The company said Wednesday that contract performance for the competitive Innovation Analytic Tradecraft award began July 7 and that majority of the work will occur in […] More

by Carol Collins July 22, 2021, 11:57 am
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Navy Awards $74M Contract to 15 Companies for SOCOM Vehicle Components, Systems
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Executive Spotlight: Tim Conway, EVP and Public Sector Group President of NTT DATA

Tim Conway, executive vice president and public sector group president of NTT Data and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz, for the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview. During the chat with ExecutiveBiz, Conway discussed his sales and business strategies to drive NTT Data’s company growth, recent contract wins and IT modernization challenges, […] More

by William McCormick July 22, 2021, 11:56 am
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Deloitte, Chamber of Commerce Study Potential Efforts to Promote Trustworthy AI Development

Almost 90 percent of respondents to a survey by a Chamber of Commerce center and Deloitte‘s artificial intelligence hub are seeking more AI technology investment from the government in line with the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence’s recommendations. Deloitte AI Institute and the Chamber’s Technology Engagement Center aim to identify and assess actions public […] More

by Nichols Martin July 21, 2021, 12:16 pm
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FedRAMP, NIST Apply Automation to Support Authorization Reuses

The program management office of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program has automated parts of the process through which agencies may reuse FedRAMP-approved cloud products, Fedscoop reported Tuesday. The program, which aims to standardize the security of cloud products used in the federal government, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology are using […] More

by Nichols Martin July 21, 2021, 12:15 pm