GSA, DISA Award $900M SATCOM Tech Contract

The General Services Administration and the Defense Information Systems Agency awarded a potential $900 million contract to provide commercial satellite communications technologies, DISA announced Friday.

The agencies awarded the Custom Satellite Communications Solutions-Small Business contract to four small businesses under the Future Commercial Satellite Communications Services Acquisition program.

GSA and DISA formed the program…

Xerox Subsidiary to Develop Govt. Tech Using Habit Info, Data to Find Insider Threat

Xerox subsidiary PARC will help the Defense Department identify internet threats before damage is done under a $3.5 million contract, Xerox announced Wednesday.

Under the two-year contract, PARC will partner with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop technology for finding insider threats.

PARC will work with DARPA on…

Report: NSA to Use ‘Whitelist’ Approach for PC Security

In the cybersecurity realm, malicious software is not blacklisted unless it is first labeled as malicious.

However, the National Security Agency has plans to use a program where software is blocked unless it is approved by a systems administrator or “whitelisted,” NextGov reports.

This would shift the focus on securing computers using a…

Report: Pentagon Approval for Android, Apple In the Works

The Defense Information Systems Agency expects to issue security guidelines in August covering both Google‘s Android operating system and Apple‘s iOS, a lead DISA official told NextGov.

Mark Orndorff, DISA’s program executive officer for mission assurance network operations, said the guidelines will address security concerns that…

Army Asking FAA for UAS Training in Civilian Airspace

The Army will ask for permission to fly unmanned aircraft in civilian airspace near Army bases for training, according to a recent Army memo.

As part of the process, the Army will apply for a certificate of authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration to operate drones near Fort Stewart, Ga., AOL…

NSA Director: Defense Network Not ‘Defensible’

For fiscal year 2012, the U.S. government allotted more than $318 million to be used in support of cybersecurity integration, development and workforce needs.

Army Gen. Keith Alexander, head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, recently shed some light on growing concerns regarding the U.S.’s defense capabilities against cyber…

DLT Wins BPA to Provide Pentagon with Autodesk Software

DLT Solutions was awarded an Enterprise Software Initiative blanket purchase agreement from the Defense Department for Autodesk software products, DLT announced Friday.

Autodesk is a leader in 3d software and technology.

Per the agreement, the Pentagon will attain access to Autodesk’s computer aided design, 3d software solutions and building information modeling at a discounted rate.

The contract has three base…

DARPA Looking to Tap Dormant Satellites for Communications System

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking to utilize dormant satellites floating in a geostationary orbit around Earth, the agency said in a  recent notice.

Through DARPA’s Phoenix Program, the agency said it wants contractors to develop a robotic system to “cooperatively harvest and re-use valuable components from” more than 1,300 retired, non-operating satellites.

DARPA estimates there is…

Dell Partner’s Mobile Software Approved for Defense Agencies

The Defense Department last week approved Dell‘s version of Android 2.2 to access the department’s networks, and has now taken another step towards allowing employees to bring mobile devices into the workplace.

Mobile software firm Good Technology announced Wednesday that the Defense Information Systems Agency has approved the company’s “Secure Android”…

Verizon, General Dynamics Among First In Line for FedRAMP Process

Companies that already provide cloud services to federal agencies will have their offerings vetted first under the new FedRAMP security assessment program.

Verizon Federal and General Dynamics‘ information technology business unit are among the companies who will have their cloud services reviewed under the new program according to Federal Times.

FedRAMP…