The Air Force has awarded KBR a $49.7 million contract to develop a prototype of an alternative positioning, navigation and timing system. KBR will support the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Stealth & Cognitive Agile Navigation System project, which seeks to ensure that aircraft have PNT capabilities even without access to the Global Positioning System, Military […]
Nuvotronics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cubic, has been awarded a contract to deliver line replaceable unit test assets in support of a potential upgrade of the U.S. Air Force’s F-16 platform. The Millimeter wave Actuated RF to IF Amplifier LRU is expected to provide electronic warfare enhancements to the F-16 platform, Cubic said Thursday. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has published draft guidance to help government agencies securely transition to Internet Protocol version 6. IPv4 uses the 32-bit format, which limits the maximum number of addresses to less than 4.3 billion. IPv6 offers a virtually limitless number of IP addresses. The pool of IPv4 addresses was exhausted in […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI have issued a joint alert over the increasing prevalence of a certain ransomware-as-a-service model. The Conti ransomware saw increased use in more than 400 attacks on U.S. and international organizations, including health care and first responder networks, CISA and the FBI said Wednesday. To mitigate the […]
Tim Gillotte serves as Dignari’s program manager for identity management and security programs. Dignari is a biometrics and security technology integrator headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. The company said it offers solutions in digital identity, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, the internet of things, travel processing and robotic process automation, among others. Gillotte is a software implementation […]
Damon Dean serves as the chief product officer at OneLogin, an identity and access management platform provider based in San Francisco, California. OneLogin said its identity and access management solution secures employees and contractors wherever they work, ensures convenience for end users and offers a developer-friendly experience. Dean has more than two decades of experience […]
The U.S. Space Force is offering classified undergraduate courses for its guardians as part of an effort to open up higher-level professional education opportunities, according to the service’s chief of space operations. Gen. John Raymond, a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event and a two-time Wash100 awardee, said the courses are intended to […]
The Government Accountability Office recently published a report showing that the majority of government agencies are using some form of facial recognition technology for purposes such as digital access, cybersecurity, law enforcement and physical security. Ten of the 24 agencies included in the report said they are conducting research and development on the technology. Facial recognition and […]
Brillient, a modernization solutions provider, has been awarded a contract to support the Internal Revenue Service’s digital transformation efforts. The Enterprise Digitalization and Case Management Office Scanning as a Service contract is a multi-phased deal that encompasses a range of digitalization services, Brillient said Monday. Ed Burrows, vice president of intelligent solutions at Brillient, said […]
NetImpact Strategies, a woman-owned small business, has been awarded a contract to support the digital transformation efforts of the National Cancer Institute’s Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology. CBIIT is tasked with supporting cancer scientists and clinicians by providing them the tools they need to conduct research. The organization also supports the informatics, data […]
