Tag Archives: public-private partnership

Patrick Perry, director of emerging technology for federal DOD/IC at Zscaler, wrote in a commentary published Tuesday on FCW that there are three measures agencies should consider as they advance their digital transformation efforts and one is sharing modernization guidelines and lessons learned.

Jamie Brown, director of global government affairs at Tenable, wrote in a blog post published Wednesday that public-private partnerships could help improve coordination to ensure the security of the electric grid.

Some industry executives have shared their thoughts on NASA's mission to put U.S. astronauts on the lunar surface by 2024 through the Artemis program, ViaSatellite reported.

NASA is seeking contractors to develop, integrate and operate a commercial segment on the International Space Station as part of the agency's Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships 2 program.

AT&T and the International Association of Fire Fighters have formed an alliance to inform paramedics and firefighters about the FirstNet national public safety broadband network and its role in facilitating communications during emergency response efforts.

AT&T and Mutualink have entered into an agreement to facilitate communications interoperability for first responders and other public safety personnel. AT&T said Thursday it will add Mutualink’s Interoperable Response and Preparedness Platform to the FirstNet public safety broadband network under the partnership to help users accelerate sharing of data, voice and video across systems.

Govs. John Bel Edwards and Asa Hutchinson, together with Raytheon CEO Thomas Kennedy, are calling for more interstate collaboration and public-private partnerships to address growing threats to U.S. cybersecurity.

The U.S. Army has partnered with Lockheed Martin to fix more than 90K units of laser-based training hardware under a public-private partnership, Pocono Record reported Saturday. Lockheed will help Tobyhanna Army Depot personnel in efforts to fix personnel-worn and vehicle-equipped devices that are part of the Instrumentable-Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System.

Chuck Brooks, principal market growth strategist for cybersecurity and emerging technologies at General Dynamics' mission systems business, has said the federal government should form a comprehensive and adaptive partnership with industry to address cyber threats to critical U.S. infrastructure assets.

The Department of Veterans Affairs and Microsoft have partnered to deploy a video game controller technology for use in rehabilitative and therapeutic activities at select VA facilities nationwide.

Microsoft, financial services provider Mastercard and enterprise software vendor Workday have signed up for a public-private initiative that aims to build the country's cybersecurity talent pipeline.

Michael Daly, chief technology officer for cybersecurity at Raytheon, and National Cyber Security Alliance Executive Director Russ Schrader wrote in a joint guest piece published Monday the government and industry need to closely collaborate and foster an aligned security ecosystem to protect infrastructure assets from cyber attacks.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking information from industry for a potential public-private partnership pilot program to support USACE in future civil works projects.

The Department of Health and Human Services has released a four-volume document that outlines 10 industry practices that health care organizations can implement to counter cyber threats. HHS said Friday it collaborated with industry stakeholders through a public-private partnership to come up with the publication “Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats …

AT&T has received a potential five-year contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide wireless communications services for VA’s more than 34K mobile devices nationwide. The company said Monday the contract covers Wi-Fi, tethering, air cards and hotspot services; data and voice services through the company’s 4G LTE network; …