The Department of Energy has announced Rockwell Automation’s entry into the Cyber Testing for Resilient Industrial Control Systems program, tasking the company to assess critical infrastructure components for vulnerabilities. CyTRICS is the testing arm of Energy Cyber Sense, a White House initiative to develop cybersecurity risk management capabilities and resources for the national energy sector […]
U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, head of the U.S. Space Command and a 2024 Wash100 winner, told lawmakers on Thursday that space assets face near-term risks as China and Russia develop anti-satellite weaponry. Speaking at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, he warned that space has become a contested warfighting domain because of the […]
The National Energy Technology Laboratory is migrating a virtual research data platform to a multicloud environment to better support larger datasets, faster throughput, secure collaboration and other tools and resources. The Energy Data eXchange platform provides access to research funded by the Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, NETL said Thursday. […]
The U.S. Marine Corps is soliciting industry proposals for counter-drone technology to protect installations amid autonomous attacks on Middle East-stationed troops. The service branch specified that it wants systems combining anti-drone weapons with jammers and other non-kinetic capabilities to minimize collateral damage from falling debris and explosives, Defense One reported. Such systems also need to […]
Military-grade cyber range and training provider SimSpace has announced that Carahsoft Technology will distribute its solutions to the public sector through reseller partners and contract vehicles. Government agencies will gain access to advanced cybersecurity training and simulated environments, SimSpace said. The SimSpace Cyber Force platform, already available to the public sector through Carahsoft’s partnership with […]
The Space Development Agency cannot move forward on key projects if a continuing resolution extends past March, according to the organization’s head. SDA Director Derek Tournear, a keynote speaker at the Potomac Officers Club’s upcoming 2024 Space Summit and a past Wash100 winner, said the lack of fiscal year 2024 funding forced his organization to […]
Reston, Virginia-based Carahsoft Technology has announced that it will serve as a public sector distributor for artificial intelligence and data analytics software maker SAS. All 15 executive departments of the federal government and all 50 states use SAS products, Carahsoft said. The distribution agreement is expected to simplify the acquisition of solutions such as SAS […]
General Dynamics Mission Systems’ Progeny Systems has announced a $22.4 million cost-plus-fixed-fee U.S. Navy contract with a $116 million ceiling to provide engineering and technical support for an integrated shipboard and shore-based maintenance management-decision tool system. Performance is expected to end in January 2025 but could extend until January 2029 if all options are exercised, […]
The Department of Energy has announced that it will invest $45 million in 16 private and academic sector cybersecurity initiatives across six states. Managed by the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response, the funding will catalyze the development of new capabilities to strengthen the cyber resilience of the power grid, electric utilities and […]
The U.S. Army is working on a Responsible AI Strategy to guide internal development and use of artificial intelligence. Dr. David Barnes, the Army AI Integration Center’s ethics lead, said the framework is meant to establish the principles underpinning “the next generation of the Army’s AI strategy,” DefenseScoop reported. Barnes, a major contributor to the […]
