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  • Rockwell Collins Gets NSA Certification for Software-Defined Communications Tech; Troy Brunk Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins Gets NSA Certification for Software-Defined Communications Tech; Troy Brunk Quoted

    Rockwell Collins has secured a Type-1 certification from the National Security Agency for the company’s airborne software-defined radio technology built to allow communication among warfighters in the air and on the ground. The company said Friday the certification confirms the ability of its AN/ARC-210 RT-2036(C) radio to secure the handling of information up to Top Secret […] More

  • NSA Certifies Harris' Software-Based Handheld Radio Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NSA Certifies Harris’ Software-Based Handheld Radio Tech

    Harris has obtained Type-1 certification from the National Security Agency for a handheld networking radio technology the company designed to help military users transmit data and voice communications. NSA approved the AN/PRC-163 radio to deliver information up to the Top Secret classification level and full-motion videos for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, Harris said Tuesday. The small form factor […] More

  • Mitre Names Robert Work to Visiting Fellows Program; Bill LaPlante Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mitre Names Robert Work to Visiting Fellows Program; Bill LaPlante Quoted

    Robert Work, former deputy secretary at the Defense Department, has joined Mitre’s Visiting Fellows Program to offer advice on critical national issues. Bill LaPlante, senior vice president for Mitre’s national security sector, said in a statement published Monday Work brings decades of experience and knowledge to the nonprofit company’s national security sector as it works […] More

  • Retired Navy Adm. Mike Rogers Joins Team8 Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Retired Navy Adm. Mike Rogers Joins Team8 Advisory Board

    Retired U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Rogers, former head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, has joined cybersecurity company Team8 as a senior adviser. Rogers will offer his cybersecurity experience to support Team and its portfolio companies in developing, as well as the firm’s expansion strategy in the U.S. market, Team8 said Thursday. He will also […] More

  • NSA Licenses Computer Port Protection Tech to PadJack - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NSA Licenses Computer Port Protection Tech to PadJack

    The National Security Agency has developed and licensed a tool that works to prevent unauthorized access to computers, routers and phones. NSA said Tuesday it granted PadJack licensing rights to the open port protector through agency’s Technology Transfer Program. The tool functions as an anti-tamper seal and offers physical proof if an intruder attempts to break into the […] More

  • NSA Certifies Rockwell Collins-Built Military Ground Radio Tech; Troy Brunk Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NSA Certifies Rockwell Collins-Built Military Ground Radio Tech; Troy Brunk Quoted

    Rockwell Collins has received Type-1 certification from the National Security Agency for a ground radio technology designed to facilitate military communications. NSA validated the potential of AN/PRC-162(V)1 RT 20-48(C)U radios to help U.S. armed forces transmit and secure classified data including top-secret information, Rockwell Collins said Wednesday. Troy Brunk, vice president and general manager of communication, navigation and electronic warfare solutions at […] More

  • Cambridge Named Trusted Integrator Under NSA-Led Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cambridge Named Trusted Integrator Under NSA-Led Program

    The National Security Agency has named Cambridge International Systems a Trusted Integrator under a program aiming to provide the government with secure information assurance tools. The Commercial Solutions for Classified program sets criteria that provide an NSA assessment standard for system integrator businesses to follow, the company said Wednesday. Firms recognized as Trusted Integrators receive […] More

  • Viasat Gets NSA OK for Handheld Link 16 Radio Tech; Ken Peterman Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Viasat Gets NSA OK for Handheld Link 16 Radio Tech; Ken Peterman Quoted

    The National Security Agency has approved Viasat‘s handheld Link 16 radio technology for deployment to military customers from the “Five Eyes” alliance composed of U.S, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and U.K. ViaSat said Wednesday it designed the Battlefield Awareness and Targeting System-Dismounted device to help air and ground forces communicate with one another and increase their situational awareness. Ken Peterman, president of […] More

  • Former Cybercom, NSA Head Michael Rogers Joins CyberCube Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Cybercom, NSA Head Michael Rogers Joins CyberCube Board

    Michael Rogers, former director of the National Security Agency and commander of U.S. Cyber Command, has joined CyberCube‘s board of directors. The company said Friday the appointment is Rogers’ first stint in the private sector since he retired from the military after 37 years of service. San Francisco-based CyberCube spun out of Symantec five months ago and offers cyber risk […] More

  • Wired: Pentagon Has Created a DDS-Army Cyber "Start-Up" - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Wired: Pentagon Has Created a DDS-Army Cyber “Start-Up”

    U.S. Army Cyber Command and the Defense Digital Service are operating a de facto tech start-up inside the Department of Defense, Wired reported in early July. Spearheaded by Nicole Camarillo, executive director of talent strategy at Army Cyber, the initiative was dubbed Jyn Erso after a Star Wars character appearing in Rogue One. Originally, the aim […] More

  • Report: Air Force Issues RFP for Cyber 'Unified Platform' - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Air Force Issues RFP for Cyber ‘Unified Platform’

    The U.S. Air Force is soliciting proposals to build an integrated operations platform for the U.S. Cyber Command through the General Services Administration‘s Alliant contract vehicle, Fifth Domain reported Friday. Defense Department officials have said that Cybercom’s future Unified Platform will work to support cyber defense, planning command-and-control and situational awareness efforts. USAF issued a solicitation […] More

  • Adm. Michael Rogers Speaks at Potomac Officers Club’s 2018 Cybersecurity Summit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Adm. Michael Rogers Speaks at Potomac Officers Club’s 2018 Cybersecurity Summit

    “There is no one silver bullet that’s going to solve this problem,” said Adm. Michael Rogers, director of the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command, in his opening remarks at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2018 Cybersecurity Summit held Tuesday. “There is no technology that’s going to fix all this for us, so it’s about a lot […] More