cyber
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Foreshadow: Researchers discover another Intel processor vulnerability
Two international teams of security researchers have independently and concurrently discovered "Foreshadow," a new variant of the hardware vulnerability known as "Meltdown" that was announced earlier this year. Meltdown can be exploited to bypass Intel...
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Infoscitex RDT&E contract aims to predict sensor performance across domains
DAYTON, Ohio. U.S. Air Force officials selected Infoscitex -- a subsidiary of DCS Corp. -- for the Mission Effects Analysis of Multi-Domain Sensing (MEAMS) contract to provide research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) support to the Sensing & Effects Analysis Branch (RYAA) of the Sensors Directorate at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
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Marrying machine learning with 3D printing for more reliable parts
DENVER. Lockheed Martin and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) are embarking on a project that aims to explore how to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to train robots to independently oversee and optimize 3D printing of complex parts.
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DARPA signs $4.7 million cyberhunting contract with Perspecta Labs
CHANTILLY, Va. Perspecta Inc. research arm Perspecta Labs has obtained a prime contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to support the Cyber-Hunting at Scale (CHASE) program.
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U.S. Navy hack event encourages innovation in maritime security
SEATTLE. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) recently hosted HACKtheMACHINE, the Navy’s digital experience for building a community of practice in maritime security.
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IT contract worth $787 million signed for world's largest intranet, operated by U.S. Navy
CHANTILLY, Va. Information-technology (IT) services company Perspecta Inc. received a $787 million contract extension from the U.S. Department of the Navy to continue to provide IT services. The award calls for Perspecta to continue providing services for an additional year, through September 2019.
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AI technologies the focus of DARPA's $2 billion "AI Next" campaign
ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) unveiled a multiyear investment of more than $2 billion in new and existing artificial intelligence (AI) programs it is calling the “AI Next” campaign.
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COTS cybersecurity spend to grow significantly in next five years, say analysts
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Spending on cybersecurity by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will hum along at a healthy rate over the next five years, as firms continue to emphasize the acquisition of dual-use commercial technologies, according to a recent market study by Frost & Sullivan, "U.S. DoD Cybersecurity Market, Forecast to 2023."
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U.S. government senior-leader aircraft to get Viasat global in-flight connectivity
CARLSBAD, Calif. Communications company Viasat has won an eight-year, firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to provide U.S. government senior leader and VIP aircraft with global in-flight broadband and connectivity services.
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SAIC and Engility officials announce merger
RESTON, Va. & CHANTILLY, Va. Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) and Engility Holdings Inc. officials entered into a definitive agreement under which SAIC will acquire Engility in an all-stock transaction valued at $2.5 billion ($2.25 billion net of the present value of tax assets).
Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor
Lisa Daigle, Assistant Managing Editor
Lisa Daigle, Assistant Managing Editor
Lisa Daigle, Assistant Managing Editor
Mariana Iriarte, Technology Editor