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Cyber

NASA JPL Builds Private Cloud Based On Red Hat Platform

Wednesday, April 27th, 2016

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NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has built a private cloud network based on the Red Hat, Inc. [RHT] OpenStack Platform, the company said Monday.The private cloud is aimed at saving time and resources spent on data centers by retooling and consolidating JPL’s in-house hardware, Red Hat said. This modernizes JPL’s on-premise data storage and server capability. The laboratory has traditionally housed most of its infrastructure in on-site server hardware.Red Hat OpenStack Platform is a scalable, production-ready Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS). It is…

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]

Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]