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    GDIT Forms Industry Coalition to Advance Government’s 5G Tech Adoption; Ben Gianni Quoted

    A new industry coalition led by General Dynamics‘ information technology business unit has been formed in an effort to accelerate the adoption of advanced wireless communications technologies across the government sector. GDIT said Thursday it has partnered with Amazon Web Services, Cisco, Dell Technologies, Splunk and T-Mobile to develop prototypes and customizable platforms designed to […] More

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    Ventech Gets 2 Patents for DevSecOps Tool Valholla

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted Ventech Solutions two patents for the process and systems offered in its DevSecOps orchestration platform for enterprise control, intelligence and visibility. Valholla is an enterprise platform that works to automate and orchestrate security compliance and governance and provides users with control over their information technology deployments, Ventech […] More

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    Northrop Demos TITAN Pre-Prototype Space-Ground System at Army Experiment

    Northrop Grumman demonstrated at a military networked warfare exercise the preliminary model of a tactical ground station space-ground prototype it is building under a U.S. Army program. At the Project Convergence event, the semi-autonomous, mobile Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node pre-prototype system showcased its ability to process data from various commercial and military space systems […] More

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    Amentum Team Awarded International Stability Operations Association Recognition; Rob Tillery Quoted

    The International Stability Operations Association has recognized an Amentum team with the Vanguard Global Achievement Award for supporting the federal government’s global contingency, disaster recovery and humanitarian efforts. The company said Tuesday its team helped build and sustain Liberty Village, a community at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey that provides medical screening, transportation, temporary […] More

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    Shue-Jane Thompson Promoted to Managing Partner at IBM Consulting

    Shue-Jane Thompson, formerly a vice president and senior partner at IBM, has been promoted to managing partner responsible for leading the information technology company’s professional services and consulting arm. According to her LinkedIn post published Tuesday, Thompson oversees IBM Consulting’s global deals and strategic sales strategies in her new role. Thompson initially joined IBM as […] More

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    AT&T, Partners Unveil Online Portal for Climate Risk Projections

    AT&T has collaborated with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Argonne National Laboratory to launch a new online tool that provides users access to a suite of resources for extreme climate preparedness. The Climate Risk and Resilience Portal uses climate science modeling to present localized reports on drought, precipitation, temperature and wind conditions to […] More

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    Raytheon to Field Test UAS Traffic Management Capabilities for FAA

    Raytheon Technologies’ intelligence and space business unit was tapped to field test uncrewed aircraft systems traffic management capabilities for the Federal Aviation Administration. Raytheon Intelligence & Space said Monday it will perform data correlation using remote identification, update the cybersecurity capabilities of UTM technology and evaluate future concepts that support real-world small UAS operations. Denis […] More

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    SpyCloud’s Joel Bagnal on CISA’s Cybersecurity Performance Goals for Critical Infrastructure Sector

    Joel Bagnal, director of federal business at cybercrime analytics provider SpyCloud, said he expects future cybersecurity performance goals from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to pave way to better visibility into cyberthreats facing the critical infrastructure sector, InformationWeek reported Friday. Bagnal’s statement comes a week after CISA released a new set of cybersecurity performance […] More

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    Infrastructure Company Granite to Build Homeporting Facilities for Coast Guard Cutters in Oregon

    Granite Construction has secured a $30 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security to perform renovations and constructions at East Tongue Point in Oregon, where two U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutters will be homeported. The design-build contract covers a fixed pier, floating docks, gangways connecting the floating docks to the pier, new pavement […] More

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    Northrop Demos Multidomain Air Defense Capabilities at Project Convergence

    Northrop Grumman has showcased at the U.S. Army’s Project Convergence 2022 a range of systems designed to deliver multidomain detection, tracking and engagement capabilities to the U.S. military. The company said Thursday it conducted three experiments to demonstrate the integration of network-connected air defense systems into multi-service operations in support of the Department of Defense’s […] More

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    NGA, Partners Complete 3rd Cohort of Geospatial Tech Accelerator Program

    Eight start-ups have completed the third cohort of a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency-backed accelerator program aimed at advancing the development of geospatial technology. As part of the initiative, the participants secured a $100,000 non-dilutive grant, obtained access to NGA’s office in St. Louis and received mentoring from subject matter experts, NGA partner Missouri Technology Corp. said […] More

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    Lockheed, DARPA Demo Black Hawk’s Autonomous Capability During Army Experiment

    Lockheed Martin and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency jointly demonstrated the ability of a Black Hawk helicopter to perform missions autonomously during a recently concluded U.S. Army experiment. The flight demonstrations used an optionally piloted Black Hawk, equipped with a Sikorsky-built autonomy system, to conduct medical resupply, cargo delivery and casualty evacuation as part […] More