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  • DHS OKs Iron Mountain-Summit Technical Solutions Mentorship Agreement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS OKs Iron Mountain-Summit Technical Solutions Mentorship Agreement

    The Department of Homeland Security‘s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has approved a new mentor-protege arrangement between Iron Mountain and Summit Technical Solutions. STS said Wednesday it is the first small business to engage in Iron Mountain’s mentor-protege program under DHS in efforts to enhance STS’ technical and management practices. Kelly Terrien, STS president and CEO, said the small business looks forward to learning […] More

  • SRA Vet Todd Morris to Lead Attain’s National Security Business - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SRA Vet Todd Morris to Lead Attain’s National Security Business

    Todd Morris, former vice president and business area director for homeland security at CSRA, has joined McLean, Virginia-based consulting services contractor Attain LLC as managing director for national security within the federal services division. Attain said Tuesday Morris will lead its business with the Department of Homeland Security, Justice Department and the state and local law enforcement agencies. Morris […] More

  • M2Mi Obtains DHS Open-Source Cryptographic Tool Development Funds - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    M2Mi Obtains DHS Open-Source Cryptographic Tool Development Funds

    Machine-to-Machine Intelligence Corp. has been awarded $75,000 in funds by the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate to create a deployable cryptographic protocol for an Internet of Things security initiative. DHS said Thursday that M2Mi will work to develop an open-source version of the lightweight block cipher SPECK that users can run on connected devices. The effort is part of the department’s Homeland Security Innovation Program for […] More

  • Raytheon BBN to Develop Online Search Tool Under DHS Data Privacy Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon BBN to Develop Online Search Tool Under DHS Data Privacy Initiative

    A Raytheon subsidiary has been awarded a $1.3 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate to help build a tool for DHS to search multiple websites at once. Raytheon BBN Technologies will develop online search technology as part of DHS’ Privacy Preserving Federated Search and Sharing initiative, the department said Tuesday. DHS seeks deployable privacy-enhancing tools through […] More

  • MTSI-PrecisionHawk Team Helps Test Cloud-Processed Air Traffic Mgmt Technologies With UAS, Manned Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MTSI-PrecisionHawk Team Helps Test Cloud-Processed Air Traffic Mgmt Technologies With UAS, Manned Aircraft

    Modern Technology Solutions has collaborated with PrecisionHawk and Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi to test PrecisionHawk’s Low Altitude Traffic and Airspace Safety platform on air traffic management with four unmanned aircraft and two manned aircraft. MTSI said Monday the demonstration was funded by the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate’s Borders and Maritime Security Division and took place at […] More

  • UCF Wins 3rd Straight Title in Raytheon-Backed College Cyber Competition; David Wajsgras Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UCF Wins 3rd Straight Title in Raytheon-Backed College Cyber Competition; David Wajsgras Comments

    The University of Central Florida has won its third consecutive national championship in an annual national college cybersecurity competition that Raytheon acts as title sponsor for. The top 10 college and university teams from regional competitions faced off to protect a network from the attackers with the use of Raytheon tools to detect insider threats, track network activity and […] More

  • DHS Tests Timing Tool for Financial Transactions at NYSE; Reginald Brothers Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Tests Timing Tool for Financial Transactions at NYSE; Reginald Brothers Comments

    The Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate has demonstrated at the New York Stock Exchange a system that works to complement GPS tools that provide users timing information for financial transactions. DHS said Wednesday the Enhanced Loran or eLoran is a low-frequency radio navigation signal that ground-based stations broadcast to supply positioning, navigation and timing […] More

  • MorphoTrust Identity Verification Systems Get DHS SAFETY Act Certification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MorphoTrust Identity Verification Systems Get DHS SAFETY Act Certification

    MorphoTrust USA has achieved the Department of Homeland Security‘s SAFETY Act Certification on two of the company’s identity verification platforms: Universal Enrollment Services and Automated Biometric Identification System. The company said Tuesday the certification authorizes UES and ABIS as anti-terrorism systems for use by DHS component agencies. UES is deployed across 360 MorphoTrust IdentoGO centers under the Transportation Security Administration‘s […] More

  • Kryptowire's Mobile Security Tech Added to GSA IT Schedule - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kryptowire’s Mobile Security Tech Added to GSA IT Schedule

    Kryptowire has secured a position on the General Services Administration‘s Schedule 70 contracting vehicle to offer a tool the company designed to help agencies secure third-party applications in federally approved mobile devices. The company built its technology as part of a cybersecurity research and development program run by the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate, DHS said Friday. DHS S&T […] More

  • Kevin McAleenan: DHS to Seek Silicon Valley Tech Partners for Trade, Travel Security Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kevin McAleenan: DHS to Seek Silicon Valley Tech Partners for Trade, Travel Security Programs

    The Department of Homeland Security will hold an event in the Silicon Valley, California region to discuss several opportunities for technology companies to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection missions. DHS’ Science and Technology Directorate and CBP aim to explore potential partnerships with startups, entrepreneurs and small businesses during the Silicon Valley Homeland Security Day on April 29, the department said Thursday. “Steady […] More

  • DoD, DHS Buy 100 Units of Battelle’s Drone Defense Tool; Dan Stamm Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD, DHS Buy 100 Units of Battelle’s Drone Defense Tool; Dan Stamm Comments

    Battelle has sold nearly 100 units of a portable drone defense system to the departments of Defense and Homeland Security. The nonprofit science organization’s DroneDefender technology works to disrupt the operations of unmanned aircraft systems at a range of up to 1,300 feet through the use of radio control frequency, Battelle said Wednesday. “The idea is to quickly […] More

  • Capella University, Pearson to Issue Digital Badges for NSA/DHS Master's Program Students - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Capella University, Pearson to Issue Digital Badges for NSA/DHS Master’s Program Students

    Capella University has collaborated with Pearson to issue digital badges that utilizes the latter company’s Acclaim platform for students under the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security master’s program. Badges issued through Acclaim will record professional skills its students have gained through coursework and certificate programs and be available for delivery to potential employers, Capella said Wednesday. “While […] More