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NIST Releases Security Guidance Updates for Controlled Unclassified Information

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has revised its guidelines for protecting controlled unclassified information to make cybersecurity procedures clearer and easier for federal agencies and government contractors to navigate.  The updated guidance comes in NIST Special Publication 800-171 Rev. 3, titled “Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations,” and NIST SP […]
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Lockheed Secures $756M New Contract for Added Support to US Army’s Hypersonic Missiles

Lockheed Martin announced that it has booked a $756 million contract to provide additional battery equipment to the U.S. Army’s ground-based Long Range Hypersonic Weapon system.  Steve Layne, vice president of Lockheed’s Hypersonic Strike Weapons Systems, expressed the company’s pride in continuing the work on developing U.S. hypersonic strike capability, noting that the contract will […]
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Quantum Computing Research Projects Lead NIST’s 2024 SBIR Phase I Funding

Research and development work on new products related to quantum computing were among the 12 projects that the National Institute of Standards and Technology has selected to receive 2024 funding under its Small Business Innovation Research program’s Phase I.  The selected SBIR projects include the quantum waveguide infrared photodetector of EMode Photonix from Boulder, Colorado, […]
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Spatial Data Logic Taps Carahsoft to Support Public Sector Workflow Modernization

Spatial Data Logic has signed an agreement with Carahsoft to distribute its SDL Connect software for workflow automation and digital modernization to the public sector.  Under the distributorship agreement, SDL’s offering will be available to government customers through Carahsoft’s reseller agents and contracts from the National Association of State Procurement Officials ValuePoint and Omnia Partners. […]
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Japan to Develop Hypersonic Missile Propulsion Under Joint Project Agreement Inked With US

Japanese technology will be used for the rocket motors and propulsion devices of hypersonic missiles to be developed under the Glide Phase Interceptor Cooperative Development Project Arrangement signed by the U.S. Department of Defense and Japan’s Ministry of Defense. According to the Pentagon, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency is spearheading the DOD’s GPI development, which […]
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US Treasury Department Taps Kharon for Global Risk Management Analytics

The Department of the Treasury has signed a contract to access the global risk analytics platform of Los Angeles-based risk management company Kharon. The company’s data-driven inputs will support the Treasury Department’s mission to disrupt the financial transactions of foreign actors posing global security threats, such as terrorism, nuclear weapons proliferation, human rights violations, transnational […]
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SpaceWERX to Hold New Workshop for Potential Funding on Space Research Projects

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has announced that the SpaceWERX unit of its AFWERX division will hold its second Challenge Definition Workshop in June, which will open potential funding opportunities for collaborative projects on the workshop topic, “Sustained Space Maneuver.”  The first workshop, held in July and focused on Tactically Responsive Space, culminated in […]
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