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Market Sectors :: IT
Displaying 1 - 20 of 279 stories.
September 8, 2010
By Geoff Fein The Navy's Consolidated Afloat Network Enterprise System (CANES) is not only taking a number of existing legacy efforts, funneling them down into a single program, but whichever design is finally chosen will be owned outright by the service...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/it/Navy-Will-Own-Outright-Effort-To-Create-a-Single-Afloat-Network-From-Five_11231.html September 2, 2010
By Geoff Fein Bids for the Navy's Integrated Topside (InTop) task order 3 competition, exploring how to combine apertures and antennas on surface ships, were turned in last week, and companies are hoping for a contract award by the end of the year. Among...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/it/ONR-Gets-InTop-Task-Order-3-Bids_11200.html August 31, 2010
By Geoff Fein As the Navy begins to look at buying technologies to protect its networks, in particular those aboard ships, officials face a number of challenges ranging from the pace of acquisition to ensuring interoperability and compatibility. In July, the...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/it/New-Navy-Organization-Taking-On-Cyber-Defense-Acquisition_11160.html August 31, 2010
By Calvin Biesecker 3M Corp. [MMM] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire Cogent Systems [COGT], a provider of biometric software matching systems and hardware, for $430 million, complementing its current capabilities in credential issuance and document...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/it/3M-To-Acquire-Biometric-Solutions-Provider-Cogent-Systems_11161.html August 27, 2010
By Calvin Biesecker The official revelation by a senior Pentagon official this week that its military computer network was breached in a cyber attack two years ago is old news but what is more worrisome is that the nation's critical computer systems are also...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/it/Nations-Critical-Systems-Vulnerable-To-Cyber-Attack-Senator-Warns_11137.html August 26, 2010
By Geoff Fein Since bringing together all of its shipyards under one roof, Northrop Grumman [NOC] Shipbuilding has pulled together its supplier base under a single vice president to further drive savings and efficiencies at its facilities. What the company is...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/it/NGSB-Looks-To-Achieve-Efficiencies-Through-Consolidation-of-Supplier-Base_11125.html August 25, 2010
By Geoff Fein Northrop Grumman [NOC] is taking an unusual approach to its Consolidated Afloat Network Enterprise System (CANES) effort by offering up all of its data rights to the Navy, according to a company official. "We are giving them unlimited data...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/it/Northrop-Grumman-Providing-Unlimited-Data-Rights-In-CANES-Effort_11117.html August 24, 2010
By Geoff Fein The two teams competing for the Navy's Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) contract are both taking different approaches to how they look to reduce infrastructure and increase capability across surface ship networks...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/it/Experience-Helping-Drive-Lockheed-Martins-CANES-Effort_11104.html August 20, 2010
The Coast Guard yesterday accepted its latest installment of the nationwide Rescue 21 search and rescue system, which in this case will provide communications capabilities for the entire Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River up to Washington...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/it/Coast-Guard-Accepts-Rescue-21-System-For-Baltimore-Washington-Region_11095.html August 20, 2010
By Calvin Biesecker Computer chip maker Intel Corp. [INTC] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire the software and network security firm McAfee, Inc. [MFE] for $7.7 billion in a deal that that elevates security as an integral component of Intel's focus. In...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/it/Intel-To-Acquire-McAfee-Making-Security-Integral-To-Computing-Products_11096.html August 17, 2010
General Dynamics [GD] yesterday said its Advanced Information Systems business has partnered with network systems provider Bivio Networks to deliver cybersecurity solutions for the public and private sectors. GD said the companies will provide enhanced...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/it/GD-Unit-Teams-with-Bivio-Networks-on-Cyber-Defenses_11032.html August 17, 2010
By Geoff Fein While the Navy is developing communication buoys to enable submarines to pass data while at speed and depth, a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) effort is demonstrating the feasibility to use lasers to achieve the same objective...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/it/Navy-DARPA-Effort-Using-Lasers-For-Sub-Comms-At-Speed-And-Depth_11035.html August 13, 2010
By Geoff Fein Malware on computer networks reached its highest levels in the first six months of 2010, making this the most active half-year ever for malware production, according to a recent industry report. "What we are seeing in the second quarter [is...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/it/Malware-Threats-Increasing-Exponentially-McAfee-Report-Says_11016.html August 11, 2010
By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] is touting a new 3G broadband network for the military that will enable any government approved, commercially available smart phone to link in and use the system. The technology, called MONAX, is all about connecting the...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/it/Lockheed-Martin-Develops-Military-3G-Network-For-Smart-Phones_10998.html August 9, 2010
By Geoff Fein Boeing's [BA] recent acquisition of cyber software firm Narus will bring benefits to both companies as the global defense company and the network security provider will gain access to new and expanding markets, Narus' CEO said. "Clearly...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/it/Boeings-Acquisition-of-Narus-Will-Open-New-Markets-Official-Says_10973.html August 5, 2010
By Calvin Biesecker Increasing reliance on a vastly interconnected computer and communications network that is used by "friend and foe alike" has made the vulnerability of the supply chains used by the United States more vulnerable than ever before...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/it/Report-Warns-of-Cyber-Threat-To-U-S-Supply-Chains_10953.html August 5, 2010
By Geoff Fein An industry group is recommending the Department of Defense institute continuous and repetitive development, test and certification processes that drive commercial information technology (IT) to deliver more trusted and standard blocks. The...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/it/Study-Recommends-Processes-For-DoD-To-Implement-Improved-IT-Acquisition_10958.html August 3, 2010
By Geoff Fein The Navy has approved Lockheed Martin's [LMT] preliminary design for the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement (SEWIP) Block 2 upgrade program to defend surface combatants from anti-ship cruise missile threats, the company reported. With...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/it/Lockheed-Martins-SEWIP-Block-2-Completes-PDR-CDR-Set-For-2011_10908.html July 29, 2010
By Geoff Fein Advances in technology as well as a range of new missions are presenting the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) with new challenges as it looks to deliver network operations across the full spectrum of operations, according to the...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/it/New-Technologies-Missions-Pose-Challenges-For-Network-Ops-Official-Says_10871.html July 27, 2010
By Geoff Fein While many of the cyber defense systems available today look to block intrusions from getting into networks, Raytheon [RTN] is developing new technologies to keep hackers and others who manage to work around defense systems, from leaving with...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/it/Raytheon-Locking-Cyber-Threats-In-And-Preventing-Data-From-Exiting_10850.html
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