Cyber
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Business/FinancialHarris Acquires Small Cyber Security Firm
Harris Corp. [HRS] last week said it has acquired Crucial Security, Inc., a small information technology firm that has offensive and defensive capabilities in cyber warfare. Terms of the deal […]
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Business/FinancialBio And Border Security Among Key DHS Markets Northrop Grumman Pursuing
By Calvin Biesecker Northrop Grumman [NOC] continues to pursue a range of opportunities in the domestic and international homeland security space but is particularly keen on existing and emerging opportunities […]
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Business/FinancialNavy To Award EDS Continuity of Services Contract For Transition To NGEN
By Geoff Fein Earlier this month the Navy issued a sole source solicitation to Electronic Data Systems (EDS) [HPQ] for a Continuity of Services Contract (COSC) that will be used […]
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CyberNavy May Need To Rethink IT Acquisition
By Geoff Fein As the rate of technology improvement shortens the time between advances in areas such as processing speed, the services are going to have to rethink the way […]
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Business/FinancialNavy Releases CANES RFP For Shipboard Common Computing Environment
By Geoff Fein The Navy last week issued its anticipated request for proposals (RFP) for the Consolidated Afloat Network Enterprise Services (CANES), a directed approach to reduce infrastructure and increase […]
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Business/FinancialCobham To Acquire U.S. Information Security Firm
By Calvin Biesecker United Kingdom-based Cobham yesterday said it has agreed to acquired Argotek, Inc. for $36.3 million in cash in a deal aimed at bolstering the company’s capabilities and […]
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CyberOperating On The Network Will Require A New Way of Looking At Security, Official Says
By Geoff Fein As the battlefield becomes network centric, with warfighters relying more and more on data collected by sensors and unmanned systems, keeping that information secure will be a […]
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Business/FinancialRockwell Collins To Acquire SATCOM Systems Provider DataPath
By Calvin Biesecker Rockwell Collins [COL] yesterday said it plans to acquire DataPath, Inc., a provider of satellite communications (SATCOM) network solutions to military and commercial customers, in a deal […]
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Business/FinancialNavy Simultaneously Shoots Down Cruise And Ballistic Missiles In 3rd Fleet Exercise
By Geoff Fein The 3rd Fleet is evaluating data collated from last month’s Stellar Dagger exercise that showcased for the first time a simultaneous downing of a ballistic missile in […]
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Air ForceJoint Staff Developing Common Standards, Policies, To Integrate Services Into The GIG
By Geoff Fein The Joint Staff is working a number of challenges, from bringing together the services’ netcentric efforts under one umbrella, to developing data standards, all meant to ensure […]