The Department of Energy said it will invest up to $35 million in a new program aimed at advancing technology to reduce methane emissions in the sectors of oil, gas and coal. DOE’s funding opportunity is part of Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, a Department of Defense-inspired program tasked with promoting the research and development of […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate has partnered with the DefenseWerx nonprofit to advance homeland security technology. S&T’s Office of Industry Partnership entered into a partnership intermediary agreement with DWX to conduct collaborative activities with small businesses and institutions, DHS said. DHS said the partnership provides access to DWX’s network of innovation […]
StrikeForce Technologies has announced its acquisition of Cybersecurity Risk Solutions, a New Jersey-based company that offers cybersecurity, privacy and data protection solutions for businesses. StrikeForce said the acquisition would improve its portfolio with the introduction of cost-effective cybersecurity solutions, in addition to enabling new channel distribution strategies. Mark Kay, CEO at StrikeForce, claimed that CRS […]
The Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center has launched a 12-month pilot program aimed at identifying vulnerabilities in the defense industrial base. During the Defense Industrial Base Vulnerability Disclosure Program pilot, security researchers and cybersecurity experts will try to identify weaknesses in more than 100 defense assets across various organizations, CHIPS Magazine reported. DC3 said […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Phase Four, a space technology company, with a contract for its propellant-agnostic Maxwell thruster. Maxwell is a turn-key electric propulsion solution designed for small satellites, according to Phase Four’s product page. The system includes the company’s radio-frequency thruster, power electronics and flight software. Under the terms of the contract, […]
Apogee Engineering has been awarded a contract to provide the U.S. Air Force with expertise in requirements analysis and systems engineering. The contract, which was awarded by Air Combat Command’s Intelligence Directorate, will provide support to the Air Force Cryptologic Office’s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance-Cyberspace and Multi-Domain Innovation Division, Apogee said. Under the terms of […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has begun migrating the ground systems of its environmental satellites to the cloud. In its first major move, NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service transitioned to the cloud a portion of the Joint Polar Satellite System‘s operational data processing ground system, Nextgov reported Wednesday. NESDIS is tasked […]
Defense technology company Numerica has launched a new 3D radar designed for counter-drone and short-range air defense missions. Named Spyglass, the small-form-factor radar was optimized to detect and track small unmanned aerial systems and other ground and air targets, National Defense reported Thursday. Nate Knight, vice president of air and missile defense at Numerica, said […]
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate is funding an effort to enhance the cybersecurity of legacy emergency communications infrastructure. SecuLore Solutions, a Maryland-based cybersecurity product developer, will help S&T leverage analytics and cyber data to mitigate threats to both legacy systems and emerging security technologies, DHS said Thursday. The company said that […]
The Department of Homeland Security has certified the Department of Justice’s Security Operations Center as a cybersecurity center of excellence. JSOC achieved the milestone following a cybersecurity assessment under the Cybersecurity Service Provider program, DHS announced Thursday. According to the DOJ website, JSOC supports government customers by serving as a central hub for network monitoring, […]
