Carahsoft Technology and Menlo Security have partnered to provide cloud security solutions to public sector customers. Menlo’s security solutions are built with a zero trust focus, delivering malware threat elimination, cyberthreat surge identification and targeting, phishing detection and web-based threat mitigation. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will make Menlo’s products available to the public sector through […]
The U.S. Army has awarded Accenture Federal Services a potential four-year, $94 million contract for identity, credential and access management system support. AFS will implement commercial standards and architectures to automate the Army’s ICAM user accounts provisioning. Specifically, AFS will implement identity governance and administration, privileged access management and multi-factor authentication. Work on the contract […]
The Defense Innovation Unit is working with space companies and military organizations to identify and integrate capabilities that can be used for the Hybrid Space Architecture. The program is linked to the Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control concept where it would deliver space-based internet connectivity and a reliable communications infrastructure that can […]
The U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX Prime has selected Second Front Systems’ Game Warden platform to support autonomous and disconnected operations. Under the AFWERX deal, Second Front with work with the Air Force to create capabilities supporting rapid and secure software deployment using Game Warden. AFWERX Prime will also support efforts to expand the platform into […]
Maxar Technologies has previewed its Maxar Geospatial Platform, which works to make the discovery, acquisition and integration of geospatial data and analytics easier. Dan Jablonsky, president and CEO Of Maxar, said MGP will streamline data acquisition and improve decision-making. Jablonsky, a 2023 Wash100 awardee and a 4×24 member, added that the offering will help GEOINT […]
The Department of State has approved a potential $605 million Foreign Military Sale deal to sell AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related equipment to Sweden. According to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the Swedish government requested to buy up to 250 AMRAAM missiles, up to six AMRAAM C-8 Guidance Sections, spare AIM-120 control sections […]
BAE Systems has secured a $37 million contract to design the Next-Generation Evolved SeaSparrow Missile Launch System for the U.S. Navy. Under the Department of Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium contract, BAE will support the NATO SeaSparrow Program Office to design and deliver a prototype NGELS deck launching system. NGELS is a deck-mounted, fixed-angle launcher that […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said in its second quarter “Strengthening Federal Cybersecurity” update that over half of U.S. federal agencies automatically submit reports to the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation System. According to CISA, the Q2 2023 figure is up by 10 percentage points on-year, reaching 55 percent. CISA noted that it exceeded its […]
Col. Nicole Petrucci of the U.S. Space Force assumed leadership of the service’s Space Delta 3-Space Electromagnetic Warfare unit during a change of command ceremony on Thursday. Petrucci was a program analyst for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, where she specialized in cost and program assessment. She succeeded Col. Christopher Fernengel, who led […]
The Defense Health Agency has awarded Accenture Federal Services a five-year, $98 million contract to operate the Joint Medical Common Operating Picture. Under the contract, AFS will deliver cloud, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, agile software development, field service engineering, user adoption and training support to expand the platform’s capabilities. MedCOP provides medical command and control situational awareness […]
