The Marine Corps is looking for a tool that can monitor user activity and help detect insider threats on its enterprise networks. In a sources sought notice published on SAM .gov, the service posted a requirement for a user monitoring and auditing capability for identifying and evaluating anomalous activity on the Marine Corps Enterprise Networks. […]
SES Government Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, has secured a task order to support the Department of Defense’s requirements for Medium Earth Orbit low-latency high throughput satellite services. Under the terms of the task order, SES GS will support DOD’s connectivity needs by providing a new portable maritime solution that leverages its O3b MEO […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is moving forward with a new initiative called CISA Global to increase its overseas presence. Speaking at a virtual event hosted by the Business Council for International Understanding, CISA Acting Director Brandon Wales said the agency has its sights set on deploying a dedicated workforce around the globe, providing […]
The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence has called on Congress to make incremental funding increases in AI research and development to ensure that the U.S. maintains a tactical edge over its adversaries. In a draft report sent to lawmakers, the commission proposed doubling the AI R&D budget for federal agencies annually until it reaches […]
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program has cleared AchieveIt Online’s integrated plan management and execution software for use by the Department of Veterans Affairs. FedRAMP granted the cloud-based software an agency authority to operate designation, meaning it is fully authorized for use across VA, AchieveIt said Thursday. In a statement, Bob Walton, chief operating […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is looking to implement cybersecurity improvements in light of the SolarWinds Orion hack, which affected multiple federal networks, according to the agency’s acting director, Brandon Wales. Speaking at an event hosted by the Business Council for International Understanding, Wales acknowledged weaknesses in the government’s Einstein intrusion detection system, whose […]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is looking for abstracts and research proposals to support its mission imperatives. According to a broad agency announcement, NGA seeks ideas and technological solutions that align with a wide range of technical domain application areas, including geophysics, geospatial cyber, image and video, predictive analytics, radar, space and spectral sciences. These areas […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a request for information in search of support services to maintain and further develop its Web Emergency Operations Center Crisis Management System. Since its launch in 2012, the WebEOC CSM has been essential to FEMA’s disaster response and recovery efforts as it enables field communications all year round. […]
The Space and Missile Systems Center has awarded BAE Systems a $247 million contract to produce advanced military GPS receivers and next-generation semiconductors. Technologies developed under the contract will provide positioning, navigation and timing capabilities to warfighters, allowing them to execute missions in challenging electromagnetic environments. Work for the contract falls under the Military GPS […]
The Space and Missile Systems Center has conducted virtual tests on a new anti-jamming capability that is expected to support the Wideband Global SATCOM system, which American warfighters rely on for satellite communications. During the tests, SMC verified the design of the mitigation and anti-jam enhancement system and its ability to provide telemetry and locate […]
