The National Security Agency said it funded Mitre’s development of a knowledge base of cybersecurity measures against common techniques used by malicious hackers. Mitre created the D3FEND model as a complement to its existing ATT&CK model, which serves as a knowledge base of cyber adversary behavior, the NSA said Tuesday. While ATT&CK describes how malicious […]
The Department of Defense’s research and development arm is looking into the long-term viability of quantum computers, an emerging technology that could overturn the limitations of classical computing. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s quantum benchmarking program is aimed at developing tools for evaluating individual systems. GovernmentCIO Media & Research reported that while the federal […]
Kymeta has announced that the Army will use its flat-panel satellite antennas to test the technology’s viability for future communication networks. The company will provide eight u8 terminals that will be integrated and tested on various Armored Brigade Combat Team vehicles. General Dynamics Mission Systems was chosen to lead the Army’s ABCT pilot program, which […]
Jim Anderson serves as the president and CEO of Lattice Semiconductors, an Oregon-based manufacturer of programmable logic devices. The company also offers video connectivity application-specific standard products and millimeter wave semiconductor devices. Lattice said its end customers consist of original equipment manufacturers in the communications, computing, mobile, consumer, industrial and automotive markets. The company recently […]
NATO has awarded KBR a contract to provide engineering and technical services for the Patriot long-range air defense system. Byron Bright, president for government solutions at KBR, said his company has a long history of supporting the NATO Support and Procurement Agency, responsible for NATO’s logistics and acquisition functions. “KBR’s expertise in cutting-edge research will […]
The Air Force has awarded a small business grant to Luminous Cyber Corp. to help the data science company advance its secure geolocation technology. Luminous Cyber said it was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research grant under AFWERX, a funding program aimed at encouraging innovation in the Air Force community. The company said its experimental […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center is looking for a contractor that can provide product assurance and automation support services. Work will be done under the terms of a firm-fixed-price and time-and-materials task order awarded through the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology-Next Generation contract vehicle, VA said in a performance work statement posted on […]
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration is working to develop next-generation artificial intelligence capabilities to support national security, according to an agency official. Angela Sheffield, senior program manager for AI at NNSA’s Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development, said her office wants to mitigate the security risks posed by bias in […]
Rocket Lab has been chosen to support the University of California Berkeley’s scientific mission to Mars. Under the terms of a subcontract, Rocket Lab will design two Photon spacecraft for the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers mission, which is led by a researcher at UCB Space Sciences Laboratory. “Our Photon spacecraft for ESCAPADE […]
The National Security Agency has issued guidance on securely deploying unified communications and voice and video over internet protocol call-processing systems. UC and VVoIP systems offer modern communication capabilities by combining voice, video conferencing and instant messaging features commonly used in the workplace. The NSA said that UC/VVoIP systems are vulnerable to unauthorized access because […]
