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US Navy Partners With Savannah River National Laboratory to Develop Solutions for Warfighters

The Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory will partner with the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic to improve research and development efforts in a variety of fields, including electromagnetic warfare, autonomy and cybersecurity. NIWC Atlantic and the Energy Department’s Savannah River Operations Office signed a memorandum of agreement to enable this collaboration. Capt. Nicole […]
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US Cyber National Mission Force Conducts Threat Detection Activity With Albania

The U.S. Cyber National Mission Force conducted a Hunt Forward Operation with Albania to build knowledge on shared threats and strengthen network security following two recent cyberattacks by Iran. For three months, CNMF cyber operators collaborated with Albanian counterparts to hunt down malicious cyber activity and pinpoint vulnerabilities on select networks. The work involved the […]
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US Air Force Taps Cubic to Support Communications Backbone With Mesh Network

The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Cubic Mission and Performance Solutions a contract to develop and demonstrate Halo-Enabled Resilient Mesh, an ad hoc, multi-link communications network that transmits data using digital beamforming technology. HERMes is meant to support the High-Capacity Backbone, an Air Force initiative aimed at establishing and maintaining aerial connectivity for the […]
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Federal Trade Commission Asks Public to Comment on Cloud Computing Competition, Cybersecurity

The Federal Trade Commission has posted a request for information to understand the state of competition and cybersecurity in the cloud computing market and the technology’s impact on health care, defense and other industries. Stephanie Nguyen, chief technology officer of the FTC, noted that portions “of the economy now rely on cloud computing services.” In […]
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SpiderOak, LinQuest to Provide Cybersecurity Solutions for Satellite Operators

LinQuest will offer SpiderOak’s OrbitSecure zero trust cybersecurity software to public and private operators of space mission systems as part of a new partnership. Joe Dodd, senior vice president for corporate development at LinQuest, highlighted the potential opportunities that the partnership could get generate. John Moberly, SVP for space at SpiderOak and a 4×24 member, […]
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Energy Department Program Aims to Drive Public-Private Teamwork on Clean Power

The Department of Energy has debuted Pathways to Commercial Liftoff, a series of reports intended to encourage cooperation between the government and commercial firms to fully deploy clean power technologies such as hydrogen, long-duration energy storage and advanced nuclear. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm underscored the importance of partnerships between the public and private sectors. […]
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