The Army has reportedly intercepted two low-altitude missile targets using its Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System during a live-fire evaluation held Thursday. According to Gen. John Murray, commander of the Army Futures Command, the intercept test was held as part of the limited user test of the IBCS, which will serve as […]
CACI International has secured a potential five-year, $128M single-award task order to provide mission expertise in support of the Army Program Executive Office for Soldier’s Project Manager Soldier Maneuver and Precision Targeting and Project Manager Integrated Visual Augmentation Systems. Under the terms of the task, CACI will develop and conduct new equipment training and deliver […]
Aptima, an engineering services provider based in Woburn, Massachusetts, is working on a $1M contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to explore human-bot collaboration using artificial intelligence. Under the terms of the contract, Aptima will work towards facilitating interaction and information sharing between AI agents and humans as part of the agency’s Adaptive […]
The Navy could be forced to reduce its procurement and modernization spending without much-needed relief funding from Congress. During a recent interview, James Geurts, the assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, told reporters that the Navy needs the funding to sustain a ready force and cover acquisition costs related to the […]
A trio of lawmakers have proposed a new legislation aimed at funneling $28B in federal funding in support of efforts to bolster the cybersecurity posture of state and local information technology systems. The State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act would establish a Public Health Emergency Information Technology Grant Program to distribute funding to […]
Alion Science and Technology has secured an $896M task order to provide support and development, integration and management expertise for the Navy Integrated Training Environment. Services provided under the task will facilitate the development of a continuous, multi-domain, live, virtual and constructive training platform, which will be deployed across the Navy’s physical training locations. Work […]
The Customs and Border Protection is scheduled to release its Enterprise Cloud and Integration Service contract solicitation sometime between the first and second quarters of 2021. During an ACT IAC cloud management webcast, CBP’s executive director of the Enterprise Data Management and Engineering Directorate, Edward Mays, said the contract will help the agency manage costs relative […]
National Counterintelligence and Security Center Director William Evanina has released a statement detailing efforts by U.S. adversaries, namely China, Russia and Iran, to interfere with the November elections. Evanina noted that the Chinese and Russian governments are expanding their influence to weaken the presidential campaign of President Donald Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe […]
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program has granted an “In Process” designation to Tenable’s cloud-based vulnerability management platform, known as Tenable.io. The proprietary platform offers users a risk-based view of the entire attack surface, including information technology components, the cloud and web applications, by continuously tracking and assessing known and unknown assets and their […]
Acquired Data Solutions has entered into a partnership with KDM Analytics to deliver a cyber risk analysis and risk measurement product to federal government clients and equipment suppliers. The artificial intelligence-powered tool, called Blade RiskManager, is built with a ten-year cybersecurity knowledge base, providing users with a one-stop source capable of storing, managing and tracing […]
