The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence of the National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a white paper that offers a six-step approach to guide small manufacturers implementing security segmentation. According to the Security Segmentation in a Small Manufacturing Environment, small manufacturers operate with limited staff and resources, making them vulnerable to cyberattacks. The […]
Survice Engineering will deliver 21 TRV-150C tactical resupply unmanned aircraft systems to the U.S. Navy under an $8.4 million contract with a period of performance ending in March 2024. According to the Department of Defense, contract work also includes providing the Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office with […]
Tanja Guerra has taken on the role of chief human resources officer at Alpha Omega Integration, which provides low-code development, IT modernization, intelligent automation, cloud engineering and other services. She brings to the company her experience as a government contractor, a talent and culture strategist, and a change management leader. According to Alpha Omega CEO […]
Chris Cleary, the Department of the Navy’s principal cyber adviser and a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, expects the Department of Defense to approve the agency’s cyber strategy and release it in May. In an interview with Breaking Defense at the sidelines of the AFCEA Tech Summit on Tuesday, Cleary said the strategy will focus […]
The Department of Homeland Security has posted a request for information to conduct market research on the availability of counter-unmanned aircraft systems capable of detecting, tracking, identifying, reporting and countering swarms of small low-observable or low-emitting drones, known as dark drones. According to the notice, the DHS is also looking for a solution that can […]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory has selected Prasanna Balaprakash as the next director of its Artificial Intelligence Initiative aimed at providing researchers with sufficient AI and data capabilities to develop solutions to complex scientific problems related to economic and national security. Before joining ORNL, Balaprakash spent over 12 years at Argonne National Laboratory where he served […]
The Department of the Air Force can now use Omni Federal’s User Experience Monitoring to support the development and management of digital applications and services. Omni Federal created UEM in partnership with Business and Enterprise Systems Product Innovation to provide senior leaders with the ability to monitor the usability ratings and performance indicators of their […]
Loft Federal and Microsoft will support Ball Aerospace’s satellite development and integration work under a contract with the Space Development Agency worth up to $176 million awarded in October 2020. Ball Aerospace is the prime contractor for building 10 satellites and accompanying ground systems that will serve as the experimental testbed of the Proliferated Warfighter […]
BlueHalo has secured a potential $75.9 million prototype other transaction authority agreement to supply the U.S. Army with an Infantry Squad Vehicle equipped with the company’s Locust 20-kilowatt class laser weapon system for the Army Multi-Purpose High Energy Laser program. The OTA agreement has a base value of $45.7 million and comes with $30.2 million […]
Tetrad Digital Integrity has selected Falconwood to provide risk management framework cybersecurity support services and cloud expertise to the Department of the Navy. Earlier in 2023, the U.S. Navy awarded TDI a five-year, $13 million prime contract under the General Services Administration multiple award schedule to provide cybersecurity services to U.S. Fleet Cyber Command and […]
