Curtis Levinson serves as the chief information security officer at MetTel, a provider of telecommunications and information technology solutions to businesses and government agencies. Levinson has over 30 years of experience in cybersecurity. He is currently responsible for key strategic projects and relations for both industry and government clients, MetTel said. His specializations include cybersecurity, […]
The Army Research Laboratory has awarded ICF a $53 million task order for cyber research, development and technology services. ARL awarded the five-year task order under the multiple-award Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, ICF said Monday. The task order includes a one-year base period of performance and four […]
Boeing said it has completed the first test flight of the Loyal Wingman uncrewed aircraft in collaboration with the Royal Australian Air Force. A Boeing test pilot monitored the aircraft from a ground control station at the Woomera Range Complex. The Loyal Wingman is the first military aircraft to be designed and manufactured in Australia […]
Edward Morche serves as the president of Lumen’s North America enterprise and public sector team. Lumen said Morche has more than 25 years of experience in business and technology. In his current role, Morche is responsible for medium, large and multinational customers; government agencies; large educational institutions; and research networks, Lumen said. Morche previously held […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is in danger of losing an experimental battlefield networking program due to acquisition and sustainment issues, according to an official. DARPA said the System-of-systems Technology Integration Tool Chain for Heterogeneous Electronic Systems is a technology capable of creating its own networks through self-writing software, FedScoop reported. Tim Grayson, director […]
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has announced a new routing and navigation app for first responders. QuickRoute was designed to provide first responders with more pertinent information than what is given by in-vehicle terminals and popular navigation apps, DHS said. “First responders now have a commercially-available navigational tool which takes into […]
The University of Massachusetts Amherst has joined a Department of Defense project to develop an artificial intelligence machine learning framework that can rapidly simulate complex systems by generating surrogate models. UMass Amherst said its Biologically Inspired Neural and Dynamical Systems Laboratory will support the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s DITTO Intelligent Auto-Generation and Composition of […]
U.S. Cyber Command plays a key role in the government’s response to the SolarWinds cyber espionage campaign against federal agencies and American companies, according to the leader of the unified combatant command. Four-star Gen. Paul Nakasone, a four-time time Wash100 awardee, said USCYBERCOM is supporting the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, the Cybersecurity and […]
Technology company executives are calling on legislators to require businesses to disclose data breaches but are asking for limited legal liability in return, according to Eric Noonan, chief executive officer of CyberSheath. Legislation about data breach reporting has been debated for years but only saw serious consideration in the wake of the SolarWinds hack, Noonan, […]
Slingshot Aerospace, an intelligence technology company, has named military industry veteran Chuck Beames to its board of advisers. Beames is the executive chairman of York Space Systems and the founder and chairman of the SmallSat Alliance, an industry group that represents more than 50 space companies, Via Satellite said. According to Slingshot, Beames has more […]
