Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas is using a new and advanced carry-on baggage screening system that was developed in part by the Department of Homeland Security‘s Science & Technology Directorate. The system, known as Reduced Form Factor-Computed Tomography, is designed so the Transportation Security Administration can install baggage scanners in smaller airports that […]
Customer experience management platform provider Sprinklr has announced that its Unified-CXM Platform has received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Authorization at the low impact level. The Unified-CXM Platform is designed to help government agencies modernize services and better engage with customers across multiple channels, including social media, SMS and voice. The artificial intelligence-powered platform […]
The U.S. Transportation Command has implemented core zero trust capabilities on its classified networks. Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, the commander of USTRANSCOM, said during a National Defense Transportation Association meeting that the zero trust implementation means that the combatant command’s classified networks have reached a baseline maturity level. She stated that her organization will continue […]
L3Harris Technologies has selected Moog’s Space and Defense Group to provide aircraft weaponry components. The Moog group will provide its weapon Stores Management System to support L3Harris’ work on the U.S. Special Operations Command Armed Overwatch Program. Specifically, Moog will install the SMS on manned, fixed-wing aircraft that L3Harris will deliver under the program. USSOCOM […]
NASA has completed a flight readiness review and is set to resume routine spacewalks outside the International Space Station. The completion of the review marks the conclusion of an investigation into a spacesuit issue that was discovered in March. With the investigation completed, astronauts will be able to continue work on installing the ISS Roll […]
The U.S. Army has published a new plan that would focus on cloud modernization and the integration of cloud environments across the military service. Army Cloud Plan 2022 focuses on cloud expansion, zero trust architecture implementation, secure and rapid software development, data-driven decision acceleration, cloud operations enhancement, cloud workforce development, and transparency and accountability. The […]
The U.S. Army plans to create a new artificial intelligence and machine learning pipeline to support the service’s Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node. According to Mark Kitz, program executive officer for intelligence, electronic warfare and sensors, the military branch will create a dedicated program focusing on sensor data and related software. He explained during the […]
The Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center’s Cyber Training Academy offers various training services to help operators improve their cybersecurity skills. Casey Szyper, the director of DC3 CTA, said the academy’s goal is to provide easily accessible training and education that would allow operators to protect defense information systems from unauthorized use, counterintelligence and fraudulent […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has developed an open-source analytic tool to help operators to visualize and report command and control activity. The RedEye tool is a joint project from CISA and the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory that gives red and blue teams a way to look for data that leads […]
Amazon will install Department of Defense-compliant laser communications terminals on its internet satellites to allow the military to receive data directly from remote sensing satellites. Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency, said during the MilSat Symposium in California that the effort would turn some Kuiper satellites into “translators” that will support secure and […]
