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Energy Department’s ARPA-E Announces Multimillion-Dollar Funding for Clean Energy Projects

The Department of Energy has announced a potential $10 million funding opportunity for organizations looking to develop innovative clean energy solutions. The Spurring Projects to Advance energy Research and Knowledge Swiftly funding round, managed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, will support concepts designed to reduce emissions, increase energy independence, enhance energy security and improve […]
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Amentum to Provide C5ISR Support to USINDOPACOM Under $441M Contract

The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has awarded Amentum a potential five-year, $441.3 million contract to deliver C5ISR systems supporting the combatant command’s missions. Amentum will provide command and control, electronic warfare and C5ISR technologies that would advance the command’s organizational capabilities. The company will also deliver analysis, experimentation, testing, defensive cyber analysis, national and adversary vulnerability […]
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CISA, FEMA Issue Guidance for Emergency Response Cyber Resilience

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have released a joint guidance designed to help state, local, tribal and territorial emergency managers increase cyber preparedness. The “Planning Considerations for Cyber Incidents: Guidance for Emergency Managers” guidance informs SLTT emergency responders of various kinds of cyber incidents, their causes, ways to […]
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Northrop Conducts Thermal Vacuum Testing for One ASBM Spacecraft

Northrop Grumman has completed thermal vacuum tests for a two-satellite constellation designed to enable broadband communications in the northern polar region. According to Northrop, the first of two Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission satellites underwent vibration testing, with another test to follow for the second satellite. ASBM is a two-satellite constellation carrying Ka-band payloads for Viasat, […]
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Lumen to Deliver Defense Network Support Services Under $110M DISA Contract

The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded Lumen a five-year contract worth approximately $110 million to provide network support services to the Department of Defense. Lumen will maintain DISA’s network infrastructure, including its co-location facilities, end-to-end networks and over 11,000 miles of fiber cables. The company will also provide system updates to allow the agency […]
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SOSi Secures $63M DIA Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Technology Development Task Order

The Defense Intelligence Agency has awarded SOS International a $63 million task order for artificial intelligence and machine learning technology development. SOSi will use AI and ML to help the Missile and Space Intelligence Center modernize and improve its decision-making capabilities. Services will also ensure that MSIC can streamline its intelligence analysis production, SOSi said […]
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Retired Air Force General Kim Crider Joins Infleqtion’s Advisory Board

Quantum information solutions provider Infleqtion announced that it has added retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Kimberly Crider to its advisory board. According to Infleqtion, Crider, a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, has decades of experience in IT, cybersecurity, analytics, governance and digital transformation. Infleqtion said her expertise and understanding of technologies will help the […]
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DISA Chief Technology Officer Says Pentagon’s AI Investments Paying Off

The Defense Information Systems Agency’s chief technology officer said artificial intelligence and large language models can improve the Department of Defense’s operational and analytical capabilities. Speaking at DISA’s Forecast to Industry 2023 event, Steve Wallace shared that the Pentagon’s investments in AI and LLMs are already paying off as the emerging technologies are being used […]
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ICE’s Device Management Policy Leaves Agency Prone to Cyberthreats, DHS Watchdog Says

The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General said the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s “outdated and overly permissive” device management policy leaves it prone to cyberthreats. According to the OIG’s spring audit, ICE allows personnel to use their government-issued gadgets for “nearly unlimited” personal use. The oversight body found that employees were […]
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DHS Releases Guidance Helping Local Authorities Develop Secure Smart Communities

The Department of Homeland Security has released guidance to protect digital technologies and infrastructure used in cities and communities. The guidance, titled “How to Write a Connected Community Strategy,” helps leaders create a plan for digitally connected infrastructure with the goal of keeping smart devices and services shielded against external and internal threats. The guidance […]
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