Vic Mercado, assistant secretary of defense for strategy, plans and capabilities, expounded on the Joint Warfighting Concept in an interview with a small group of reporters last week. The new concept builds on the 2018 National Defense Strategy and emphasizes the importance of operating as a joint force from space down to the tactical level […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency is working to expand its cloud service offerings and endpoint security to better support telework, according to a top agency official. Carissa Landymore, DISA's cloud storage chief, said the agency wants to upgrade its milDrive service to include all tools and services needed for storage purposes, FedScoop reported Tuesday. “We […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Customs and Border Protection is scheduled to release its Enterprise Cloud and Integration Service contract solicitation sometime between the first and second quarters of 2021. During an ACT IAC cloud management webcast, CBP’s executive director of the Enterprise Data Management and Engineering Directorate, Edward Mays, said the contract will help the agency manage costs relative […]
The coronavirus pandemic has forced federal agencies to adopt cloud platforms to accelerate their digital transformation and to deliver better customer service, according to a top Salesforce manager. Tahera Zamanzada, Salesforce's director of digital strategy for the global public sector, said cloud platforms can improve the digital customer improvement in ways only possible through the […]
Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at protecting American universities conducting coronavirus research against foreign malicious actors. The legislation, introduced by Reps. Andy Barr and Frank Lucas, would require the National Insitute of Standards and Technology director to craft to provide universities and research institutions with guidance to protect themselves, The Hill reported Tuesday. “We’ve […]
Adranos, a rocket fuel startup, has secured over $1.1M worth of Army contracts to conduct tests on the functionality of the company's solid rocket fuel ALTEC within a hypersonic propulsion system. The contracts were awarded by the Army's Aviation and Missile Center and Office of the Undersecretary for Research and Development's Rapid Reaction Technology Office, […]
The Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate is leveraging its funding streams, namely the Silicon Valley Innovation Program and the DHS Small Business Innovation programs, to advance the development of CryptoMove’s moving target data protection product. After completing the SVIP program, CryptoMove is transitioning to a SBIR Phase III contract to pursue capability […]
