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Army Asking FAA for UAS Training in Civilian Airspace
Published on 20 Jan, 2012 at 13:42 in C4ISR | Viewed 13 times | No Comments
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…
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…
Accenture to Add New Biometrics to DHS Program on $71M Contract
Accenture‘s federal services subsidiary has been selected to enhance a U.S. Department of Homeland Security biometric and biographic identity management system.
The U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program helps federal, state and local officials determine whether travelers can legally enter or remain in the U.S., the company said.
The company will work to increase the…
Edward Bush Comments on Northrop’s Virtualization Upgrade to ISR Image Processor
Published on 13 Oct, 2011 at 13:54 in C4ISR | Viewed 12 times | No Comments
Northrop Grumman recently demonstrated an upgrade to the Defense Department‘s standard image processor at the company’s Linthicum, Md. facilities.
Northrop’s upgrade provides new virtualization capabilities to the common image processor and lowers costs, the company said in a release. Northrop originally designed and built the CIP, which…
DoD in Search of Balanced Cloud Solution; Robert Carey Advises
Defense Department officials are looking to balance security, efficiency and effectiveness in moving away from a decentralized network of computer servers and data centers and into cloud computing, Department of Defense deputy chief information officer said yesterday.
“We must balance all three,” said Robert J. Carey, who is also the deputy assistant secretary of defense for information management,…
CACI Completes Paradigm Acquisition: Paul Cofoni Comments
Published on 1 Sep, 2011 at 16:53 in Industry News | Viewed 20 times | No Comments
CACI announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Paradigm Holdings, Inc, provider of cybersecurity and enterprise IT solutions to federal civilian agencies, the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community.
The acquisition expands the cyberspace solutions CACI offers. Major Paradigm clients include the Federal Aviation Administration, Defense Information Systems Agency and the
Chinese Cyberwarfare Capabilities Under Observation
Published on 26 Aug, 2011 at 16:11 in Cyber | Viewed 102 times | No Comments
An annual Department of Defense report on Chinese military activies, released Aug. 24, warns that China’s cyberwarfare capabilities are growing.
The release of this report coincided with reports that the Chinese military may have acknowledged enabling cyber attacks in a documentary broadcast on state television. An official broadcast on China Central Television included six seconds of footage showing custom built…
GSA Releases Per Diem Mobile App for Federal Employees
Published on 8 Aug, 2011 at 9:23 in Cyber | Viewed 34 times | No Comments
The General Services Administration recently released a new smartphone app that allows federal employees traveling on business to look up per diem reimbursement rates for expenses such as lodging and meals while on the road.
According to GSA, the app allows travelers to look up federal government per diem rates by city or…
DoD Launches Cyber Strategy Website
Published on 26 Jul, 2011 at 13:46 in Cyber | Viewed 80 times | No Comments
Following the recent release of its first cybersecurity strategy, the Defense Department launched yesterday a new website dedicated to its cyber initiatives.
According to DoD, the new site is designed to help users explore the five pillars of DoD’s cyber strategy: treating cyberspace as an operational domain; employing new defense operating concepts; partnering with the public and…
Sens. McCain, Levin: DoD Leaves Cyber Questions Unanswered
Published on 22 Jul, 2011 at 9:37 in Cyber | Viewed 71 times | No Comments
Sens. Carl Levin and John McCain of the Senate Armed Services Committee urged the Defense Department to clarify the military’s cyber role in a letter sent yesterday to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.
The letter states the DoD has failed to fully define DoD’s plan-of-action should a threat to national security arise,…
