Defense Systems

Navy: Final NGEN services solicitation coming soon

The Navy has set the date to release the final solicitation for its multi-billion dollar NGEN services recompete as multiple teams wait in the wings.

Defense Systems

Army awards $249M waveform services contract

The Army chooses five companies for a $249.6 million contract to support efforts in the development of a waveform environment.

Ideas

DHS Aims to Turn Mobile Devices into No Phishing Zones

The Homeland Security Department and 16 other agencies are upgrading their mobile device security.

Ideas

CIA Official: Cloud Is More Secure Than Old Tech, Less 'Soul-Crushing'

Is cloud more secure than traditional government data centers? The CIA seems to think so.

Science & Tech

NSA ‘Systematically Moving’ All Its Data to The Cloud

The National Security Agency has moved most of its mission data into the Intelligence Community GovCloud.

Science & Tech

US Navy Wants a Next-Gen Supply Network — and Fast

An accelerated-acquisition office is seeking industry's best ideas for keeping track of parts and repairs ashore and at sea.

Ideas

Most Major US Agencies Are Now Feeding the Federal Cyber Threat Dashboard

So far, 20 of 23 major agencies are plugged into the dashboard. The last three should be on by the end of July.

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There Is Now a Well-Documented Example of Cyber Deterrence

Unfortunately for the United States, it was executed by Russia.

Business

Two Companies Picked To Protect Nation’s 600 Dams from Cyberattacks

The Interior Department awarded spots on a five-year, $45 million contract to manage IT risk for more than 600 dams nationwide.

Defense Systems

Army hits speed bumps in JRSS migration

Latency and other performance quality issues with applications in the joint regional security stacks have caused DISA and the Army to rework the migration timeline.

Defense Systems

Air Force focuses on frequency transfer systems

Three companies will participate in a $24 million contract to study frequency transfer techniques and technologies for the Air Force.

Defense Systems

Navy awards $105M warfare systems order

Delta Resources takes in a $105 million task order to help the Navy design, deploy and integrate warfare =systems onto vessels and other platforms.

Defense Systems

Marine Corps awards $104M contract for vehicle C4I services

ManTech International books $104.5 million in contract awards engineering and integration services on Marine Corps ground vehicles.

Defense Systems

SENSR team's spectrum-sharing plan is moving forward

The multi-agency team behind an effort to create a joint radar system and free up spectrum for commercial use is seeking more feedback.

Defense Systems

Army looks at redefining its classified networks

Army leaders hope to modernize mobile networks through secure but unclassified pathways.

Defense Systems

Navy awards $86.7M command and control contract

Scientific Research Corp. has won an $86.7 million contract to help the Navy install command and control systems.

Defense Systems

Air Force Research Lab wants a 'virtual wingman' for analytics

The conversational digital assistants would make complex analytics possible for nearly anyone, regardless of technical ability.

Defense Systems

Beam-switching tech successfully tested on Predator drone

Hopping between narrower satellite beams could increase data transfer and resiliency for the military's unmanned aerial systems.

Defense Systems

Marines seek new enterprise mobility management solution

The Marine Corps is gathering information as it explores development of a system to manage mobile devices around the globe.

Defense Systems

DOD should rethink its approach to IoT

While civilian agencies would do well to followthe Defense Department's lead in embracing IoT, all of government should look to smaller, emerging tech companies as well as traditional contractors.