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Information security and privacy panel to meet in DC April 7-9
Fri, 2010-03-19 12:36 PM
The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board, which provides advice on federal government information systems, will hold three days of public meetings in Washington, DC, April 7-9, which will...
Agiliance introduces RiskVision 5.0
Thu, 2010-03-18 03:23 PM
Agiliance Inc., a provider of integrated governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solutions, has unveiled RiskVision 5.0, which the company calls an “industry-first” GRC solution, giving organizations a...
SAIC awarded contract by U.S. Navy C4I
Thu, 2010-03-18 03:20 PM
McLean, VA-based Science Applications International Corporation reports that it has been awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Navy's Program Executive Office (PEO) of Command, Control, Communications...
SafeNet offering cloud security
Thu, 2010-03-18 03:16 PM
  Belcamp, MD-based SafeNet, Inc., a specialist in information security, has unveiled solutions that it characterizes as enabling organizations to ensure the security of sensitive data in cloud...
Navy seeks ‘new paradigm’ to defend its networks against cyber-attacks
Thu, 2010-03-18 01:59 PM
The Office of Naval Research has issued a broad agency announcement seeking new technical approaches to defending its worldwide computer networks. It says this will require a major paradigm shift...
Fed decision makers liken agency tech adoption to vintage cars, survey finds
Wed, 2010-03-17 04:17 PM
Federal decision makers are “perpetually behind the curve in technology adoption compared to the private sector, and hampered in technology adoption as a result of old legislation.”
Avalias’ Avalanche TTX offers immersive disaster response training
Wed, 2010-03-17 03:51 PM
Sydney, Australia-based Avalias, a creator of immersive emergency training software solutions for homeland defense / response agencies and corporate continuity planners, has introduced Avalanche TTX...
Sonasoft joins the Intel ESAA program
Wed, 2010-03-17 03:47 PM
San Jose, CA-based Sonasoft Inc., an emerging provider of archiving, disaster recovery, and data backup / recovery solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, reports that its business...
Grants available to study computing in the cloud
Tue, 2010-03-16 03:07 PM
The National Science Foundation is offering grants to “science and engineering communities” to conduct “research and education activities in cloud computing and data-intensive computing, and their...
Guident wins SEC contract
Thu, 2010-03-11 04:32 PM
Herndon, VA-based Guident, an integrator of business intelligence, management consulting and systems engineering services, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (...
Vanguard Integrity Professionals offers scholarships for unemployed cyber-security professionals
Thu, 2010-03-11 03:43 PM
Vanguard Integrity Professionals, the Las Vegas-based provider of IBM mainframe security training, has announced that the company will offer up to 50 three-day training scholarships for unemployed...
i2 equips fusion centers with information sharing software
Thu, 2010-03-11 03:26 PM
i2, a provider of intelligence and investigation management software for law enforcement, defense and intelligence analysis, has unveiled its i2 Fusion Center Solution, which it says can connect...

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U.S. Army’s mammoth semiannual computer buy begins
The Army’s tenth semiannual Consolidated Buy (CB10), its mammoth IT buy, is underway.The CB10 ordering period, held under the auspices of Fort Monmouth, NJ-based Army Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS), the Army's primary...
Kanguru adds USB device control to its KRMC
Millis, MA-based Kanguru Solutions, a manufacturer of secure IT storage solutions, has announced the addition of USB device control to its Kanguru Remote Management Console (KRMC). The company calls KRMC a powerful enterprise-level application...
Input forecasts emerging tech markets for state and local governments
Reston, VA-based Input, which specializes in government business, has unveiled new research detailing adoption trends for cloud computing, virtualization, service-oriented architecture (SOA), open source software (OSS) and geospatial technologies...
Telvent in DHS SCADA testing project
Rockville, MD-based Telvent reports that it is the first vendor selected to participate in a DHS supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) testing project to ensure critical IT security and infrastructure protection in multi-vendor...
Thermo Fisher Scientific to acquire Ahura Scientific in $145 million cash deal
Walltham, MA-based Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. reports that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Wilmington, MA-based Ahura Scientific for $145 million in cash.The deal also includes a potential for an additional earn-out payment, based...

Commentary and Opinions

OPINION / Using good technology to find bad people

By Jonathan McDonald

Many government organizations are charged with combating terrorism, identifying criminals and effectively applying immigration policies. All these activities require that persons of interests (and organizations and networks) be accurately identified. Identification is an extremely complex process that is only compounded by increasing data volumes, complex relationships, and tightly coupled application and data architectures.

OPINION / With Malware, everything old is new again

By Andy Hayter

If you look back through the history of malware, you can expect the bad guys to use special occasions such as holidays or major world events to trick unsuspecting end-users into doing something with dangerous consequences.

OPINION / Mobile Communication: New weakest link to enterprise security

By Chris Herndon
 

OPINION / The support security bubble

By Nathan McNeil

If there is anything we should have learned from the economic debacle of the last two years, it is that the status quo is not safe. And yet we continue building upon it until right past the point of collapse. It has happened time and again in our markets, and it is happening in IT support as we speak.

OPINION / Flexible modernization of government wireless communication system

By Dr. Jeffrey Harris

Introduction

Wireless communication systems, like anything else, need updating from time to time.  But, unlike a house that can be remodeled by having a wall painted here or a carpet replaced there, land mobile radio (LMR) systems were not designed to have individual pieces updated.

 

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