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IBM, Raytheon Enter Tech Collaboration for Aerospace, Defense and Intell Programs; Mark Russell Quoted

IBM and Raytheon Technologies have partnered to incorporate emerging technology into aerospace, defense and intelligence platforms to support customers such as the federal government. The two companies agreed to develop artificial intelligence, quantum computing and cryptographic tools to help public and private sector clients protect networks and make decisions, Raytheon said Monday. A joint team […] More

by Nichols Martin October 12, 2021, 6:56 am
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DARPA Selects Duality Technologies to Lead Data Encryption Tech Development Effort

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded cryptography and data sciences company Duality Technologies a $14.5 million contract to help develop an encryption concept for privacy-sensitive applications such as health care and finance.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers February 4, 2021, 4:02 am
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DARPA Seeks Security Tech for Internet of Things Devices Under CHARIOT Program
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Galois Wins DARPA Info Security Research Contract

Galois has won a four-year, $12.8M contract to support a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program that will explore the potential of a cryptogtaphic protocol to help the Department of Defense protect sensitive data on multiple platforms.

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by Thea Loise Woodward April 20, 2020, 5:59 am
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Galois to Develop Secure Computing Tech Under IARPA Program

Galois has received a five-year, $15.2M contract from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity to develop a software development platform to facilitate secure computation by public and private sector programmers who are not particularly skilled in cryptography.

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by Thea Loise Woodward November 15, 2019, 5:00 am
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DARPA Seeks Concepts for Encrypted Data Verification Research

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking for research proposals on verification methods that can enable data validation while keeping sensitive information hidden from verifiers.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers July 15, 2019, 10:58 am
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DISA Seeks Info on Quantum-Resistance Cryptography

The Defense Information Systems Agency is in need of industry-based information regarding the use of quantum-safe algorithms for cybersecurity. DISA said Monday in a FedBizOpps notice that it intends to evaluate the use of these algorithms and cryptographic approaches to protect the Department of Defense's information technology infrastructure.

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by Nichols Martin May 7, 2019, 10:37 am
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Mercury Systems to Supply Military-Grade SSDs for Airborne Mission Mgmt Application

Mercury Systems has received a $3.9 million follow-on order from a defense company to produce solid-state drives for use in airborne mission management efforts. Andover, Massachusetts-based Mercury Systems said Thursday it booked the order during the second quarter of its 2018 fiscal year and scheduled to deliver military-grade SSDs to the customer over the next several quarters. The […] More

by Nichols Martin January 26, 2018, 9:26 am
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Office of Naval Research Taps Galois to Develop Cryptographic Analysis Tools Suite
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Viasat to Enter Production Phase for Air Force Cryptographic Data Module

Viasat and the U.S. Air Force have jointly completed a production readiness review of an cryptographic module for military handheld devices and unmanned systems that transmit sensitive and classified data. The embeddable Mini Crypto module passed the assessment and is slated to enter low-rate initial production, Viasat said Wednesday. Mini Crypto is designed to help accelerate the development of small […] More

by Ramona Adams December 7, 2017, 5:26 am
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Boeing Lands Contract to Support Air Force’s Cryptographic Modernization Effort

Boeing has secured a $42.6 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force update a cryptographic system for combat search-and-rescue radios as part of the Next Generation Cryptographic Architecture on the Combat Survivor Evader Locator program. The Defense Department said Monday that work will include development, certification, integration and test support for the cryptographic modernization of the Ultra High Frequency […] More

by Ramona Adams April 4, 2017, 8:23 am
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Ken Peterman: ViaSat to Provide Wideband Anti-Jam Communications System to US Military

ViaSat has been awarded a $33.3 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to provide a wideband anti-jam communications system that will work to connect military forces in jammed operational environments. The Protected Tactical Service Field Demonstration program seeks an anti-jamming system to support tactical users on the Wideband Global Satellite Communications and commercial satcom networks, the company said Monday. The program seeks to help federal […] More

by Dominique Stump September 20, 2016, 10:01 am