The Department of Homeland Security announced that it has completed its semi-annual simulated cyberattack exercise for preparing the United States and its allies against real attacks on critical systems. Brian Harrell, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security's director for infrastructure security, said simulation exercises like "Cyber Storm" are important for increasing the coordination among allies, The […]
Savan Group, an information and data management consultancy, announced it has partnered with Amazon Web Services to establish a new cloud-based platform for artificial intelligence and machine learning. Dan Albarran, Savan's chief technology officer, said his company's new use of cloud distributed cloud processing will allow it to more rapidly develop, test and execute machine […]
BAE Systems has won a $19M contract to provide the Marine Corps with a prototype design of a new Wargaming Center to be built at the service's base in Quantico, Virginia. The company will integrate advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, game theory, multi-domain modeling, simulation and predictive analytics to enable greater metrics […]
Carahsoft Technology has announced the availability of Apposite Technologies' wide-area network emulation products and maintenance services for the former's government and reseller partners. As Apposite's "Master Government Aggregator," Carahsoft will make Apposite's offerings available through its NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V contracts, Carahsoft announced. “We are pleased to partner with Carahsoft because we know […]
The National Aeronautic Association has honored the Air Force and Boeing's X-37B autonomous spaceplane with the Robert J. Collier award for its achievements in aeronautics and astronautics in 2019. Leanne Caret, Boeing's president of defense, space and security, a Potomac Officers Club member and a four-time Wash100 awardee, commended the men and women who worked […]
The Department of Defense is currently focused on minimizing the impact of cyber threats to the department and its supply chain of companies. Ellen Lord, the DOD's undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and a four-time Wash100 awardee, highlighted the Pentagon's efforts to implement its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, […]
Arcarithm, an artificial intelligence company, has landed a contract to develop big data technologies to advance the Missile Defense Agency's data management and data mining systems within a missile defense digital architecture. The company will leverage its Ominis deep learning algorithms, which were designed to provide speed, efficiency and accuracy in implementing large-scale computing clusters […]
SysNet Technologies President and CEO Richard Bodson, a Potomac Officers Club member, has announced the promotion of Kevin McGuire to the role of vice president of operations. McGuire, who has a background in cybersecurity, most recently served as chief information officer at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, where he fulfilled a wide range of information […]
BAE Systems announced that it has won an $85M Air Force contract to continue developing, deploying, modernizing and maintaining cross-domain solutions for securely transferring information between government networks. The five-year contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory. Work on the contract will enable the secure transfer of streaming video, images, audio and other data […]
The Navy is exploring how anti-tamper measures can help defend its unmanned vessels against hacking attempts from adversaries, according to an official from the service. Casey Moton, the Navy's program executive officer for unmanned and small combatants, noted that sailors are not always aboard Navy vessels to deal with cybersecurity issues, National Defense Magazine reported […]
