BMC has received the Defense Information Systems Agency's Provisional Authorization for Impact Level 4 for its Helix ITSM solution. The DISA IL-4 authorization for the Amazon Web Services cloud confirms that the vendor’s product is in line with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program and the Department of Defense security requirements for controlled unclassified […]
The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released the latest version of the Trusted Internet Connections policy for public comment. CISA is asking stakeholders to provide feedback on the agency's recommended methods for securing mobile and personal devices that connect to agency networks, Nextgov reported Tuesday. “The draft use case is […]
Hector Cuevas, executive vice president and general manager for Parsons’ missile defense and C5ISR market, said the company will continue to collaborate with the Air Force Research Laboratory on the latest warfighting technologies. The announcement came following AFRL’s three-year, $20M contract award to the Virginia-based IT service organization, the company said Thursday. The agreement calls […]
The Department of Defense should consolidate its hypersonics development programs to make up for their individual shortcomings, according to the Air Force's chief scientist. Richard Joseph, the chief scientific adviser to the secretary of the Air Force, said that the biggest obstacle for hypersonic programs is the lack of staffers, Air Force Magazine reported Thursday. […]
Grammatech, an IT service company based in Bethesda, Maryland, has secured a contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to research the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning methods to develop software applications. The agreement is part of DARPA’s Intent Defined Adaptive Software, or IDAS, program. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory and Aerojet Rocketdyne have finished a series of tests for an advanced air-breathing hypersonic engine under the Air Force’s Medium Scale Critical Components program. The joint effort is considered a milestone as the two organizations managed to power the first hydrocarbon-fueled and cooled air-breathing hypersonic flight test, the company said […]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is experiencing a revolution partly driven by progress in the commercial geospatial industry, a top official said. Army Maj. Gen. Charles Cleveland, NGA's director of operations, said that new capabilities in the commercial sector have opened up many new opportunities for geospatial intelligence, Defense .gov reported Tuesday. “We're soon moving to […]
Network security provider FireMon announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with DLT Solutions, a value-added reseller of software and hardware. New security risks have emerged from the public sector's drive to modernize aging systems and infrastructure, DLT Solutions President Chris Wilkinson said. "Adding FireMon's solutions to our cybersecurity portfolio provides our channel […]
Gen. Gary Thomas, assistant commandant at the U.S. Marine Corps, recently met with faculty and students at the Naval Postgraduate School to discuss the impacts of the university’s research on the service’s future concepts and capabilities. His personal visit was meant to see how the institution is using technological advances to make the service a […]
The U.S. Air Force has named Box of Redwood City, California, to provide cloud content management for the Air Education and Training Command and Air Combat Command. According to Sonny Hashmi, managing director for global government at Box, the technology service company is committed to helping the military branch in its effort to educate and train […]
