The Defense Information Systems Agency has issued a draft request for proposals for a potential $960 million follow-on contract for test and evaluation support services. The proposed Test, Evaluation and Certification II Services vehicle will be a single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a base performance period of four years, five option years and a six-month option term.
Read More »Microsoft Azure's Tom Keane Talks Ongoing Cloud, Data Security Partnerships
Tom Keane, corporate vice president for Azure global at Microsoft's Azure business, wrote in a blog post that the company is launching new DevSecOps offerings and partnering with the Department of Defense on cloud, artificial intelligence and analytics efforts.
Read More »FAA Releases Cybersecurity Operations Support RFI
The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking information on industry capabilities to help inform its strategy for the procurement of cybersecurity operations support services. FAA plans to compete a five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for such services in support of its security operations center that helps monitor information security incidents and protect the information technology infrastructure of the FAA and the Department of Transportation.
Read More »DOD Center Chooses Parasoft DevSecOps Product to Support Software Development Teams
The Department of Defense's Joint Federated Assurance Center will use Parasoft's DevSecOps tool to help DoD software teams enhance compliance, security practices and quality of work.
Read More »Executive Spotlight: Venkatapathi ‘PV’ Puvvada, NetImpact Strategies CEO & Former President of Unisys Federal
PV Puvvada, a more than three-decade Unisys veteran and six-time Wash100 Award winner, recently discussed his appointment as chief executive officer of the information technology and management consulting company, NetImpact Strategies. “My passion has been to help government organizations take advantage of digital technologies to improve their mission performance significantly," said Puvvada.
Read More »PSI Opens New Facility in Florida for Collaborative Tech Development
Planned Systems International has established a new Valparaiso, Florida-based collaborative facility where the company plans to offer hands-on prototype production, engineering, agile software development and cloud services. The company said Thursday the PSI Innovation Facility will house 3D printing and traditional fabrication technologies to help partners and customers learn about and develop prototypes.
Read More »Air Force Seeks Contractors to Help Develop C-130 Aircraft Software Modernization Plan
The U.S. Air Force is looking for two companies to partner with Lockheed Martin to help the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center establish a strategy for modernizing software on the C-130 transport aircraft.
Read More »Raytheon Embraces DevSecOps in Software Modernization; David Appel Quoted
Raytheon Technologies' intelligence and space business is applying a DevSecOps approach in efforts to speed up software development and enhancement processes. “The threat model is changing. Spend more time on the software and the threats, and you can react more quickly," said David Appel, vice president of defense and civil solutions at Raytheon Intelligence & Space.
Read More »GitLab, Anchore Integrate Software Development, Container Security Platforms
Anchore has integrated its container security and compliance technology with GitLab, a web-based platform for software development, through a partnership aimed at helping developers simplify DevSecOps workflows.
Read More »AIR Force Posts Draft RFI for Software Development Research Agreement
The Department of Defense has released a draft request for information to gather industry input on a planned Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the U.S. Air Force for opening Platform One, a DevSecOps platform, to a partnership with the private sector.
Read More »Deloitte’s Joe Mariani, Elizabeth Krimmel: Agile-DevSecOps Practices Enable Simultaneous Modernization, Agency Ops
Joe Mariani and Elizabeth Krimmel, senior leaders at Deloitte, have said that combining Agile and DevSecOps will enable information technology organizations to operate their systems while developing new concepts in line with cybersecurity standards.
Read More »Former GitLab Director Paul Almeida Joins Anchore as Public Sector Sales VP
Paul Almeida, former director of public sector sales at GitLab, has joined Anchore to serve as vice president, responsible for driving the company's sales in the public sector, G2Xchange FedCiv reported Tuesday. He will contribute experience in product sales and account management gained from his nearly 30-year career that also includes work with Oracle and VMWare.
Read More »National Ground Intell Center Seeks Info on Software Dev’t, Data Science Services
The National Ground Intelligence Center wants to identify potential market sources of software development and data science services in support of the U.S. Army, the Department of Defense and the intelligence community. NGIC said Friday in a SAM notice it seeks market information on the said services needed to support intelligence analysts and adopt DevSecOps as the center transitions from outdated methods of development and systems management.
Read More »Carahsoft, Microsoft Join Anchore DevSecOps Partner Program
Anchore has named Carahsoft, Red Hat, Microsoft and other companies to its new partner program that aims to mitigate cybersecurity risks and accelerate businesses' digital transformation efforts.
Read More »Lockheed Martin Demos U-2 Dragon Lady Aircraft With Kubernetes Cloud; Jeff Babione Quoted
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated the use of Kubernetes-based processing aboard a U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance aircraft as a precursor to achieving real-time software deliveries during flights. The Kubernetes containerization technology test, conducted in November, supports an effort to create a secure software development environment that allows aircraft to accommodate software updates when airborne, Lockheed said Monday.
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