The Biden administration will sign a cybersecurity-focused executive order affirming the federal government’s commitment to using commercial cloud technology, a senior White House official said. According to the official, commercial technology is still the government’s best choice despite its failure to prevent the SolarWinds hack, Nextgov reported Tuesday. The Russia-linked SolarWinds hack compromised the networks […]
Silvus Technologies has secured a $13.1 million contract to develop a beamforming/beam nulling solution to help actualize the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s vision for the future of Mosaic Warfare. DARPA’s Mosaic Warfare concept involves the use of multiple interconnected lower-cost systems, called tiles, to perform complex mission functions, including command and control, communications and […]
Hanscom Air Force Base plans to make improvements to the information technology user experience at various Air Force and Space Force locations starting in the summer. “Wave 1” of the project will be focused on implementing an enterprise IT-as-a-service upgrade, which is expected to serve as a consolidated service desk catalog for more than 700,000 […]
The General Services Administration has announced plans to release a final solicitation for Polaris, a new government-wide small business information technology services contract, by summer. Polaris will be divided into three pools: HUBZone business, women-owned small businesses and other small businesses, Bloomberg Government said. The new contract will replace the now-defunct Alliant 2 Small Business […]
Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, promoted the use of information technology as a service during his appearance at an AFCEA-hosted event. Skinner said the government should adopt IT as a service at a faster pace and recognize areas where commercial technologies can prove beneficial. He questioned the […]
IBM has created a new marketplace within a hybrid cloud environment that will help the Department of Defense and the commercial industry develop microelectronics technologies securely. The Marketplace for Advanced, Rapid, Quantifiably-assured, Trusted Semiconductors was built to support a DOD-led initiative that will advance design methods with measurable security through a $24.5 million other transaction […]
VTG, a defense technology company, said it has begun providing data and technology integration services for the Naval Digital Integration Support Cell program. Work is being done under a three-year $13 million prime contract aimed at enabling digital transformation across all areas of naval operations, VTG said Wednesday. John Hassoun, president and CEO, said VTG […]
The Department of Defense’s Joint Federated Assurance Center will utilize a DevSecOps solution developed by Parasoft to meet the needs of DOD software teams. JFAC is a group of DOD organizations dedicated to reducing vulnerabilities in fielded defense systems by identifying and facilitating access to software and hardware assurance expertise and capabilities. The DevSecOps solution […]
Cloud storage company Panzura has announced the general availability of CloudFS 8 Defend, a new product designed to provide visibility and threat detection capabilities. CloudFS8 Defend can be integrated with the Varonis data cybersecurity platform for on-premise and cloud storage systems, Panzura said Thursday. According to the company, CloudFS 8 Defend provides users with a […]
Clare Martorana has been appointed by President Joe Biden as the federal chief information officer. As the federal government’s top information technology leader, Martorana will be tasked with improving cybersecurity, modernizing IT systems and making government websites more accessible. She will also be responsible for increasing access to digital election information and online voter registration, […]
