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CyberCyber Review Board Says Log4j Exploitation Less Than Expected But Vulnerabilities Will Persist
A new government-industry board stood up earlier this year to assess major cybersecurity events and make related recommendations has published its first ever report, which warns that the Log4j open-source […]
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Business/FinancialMerlin Labs Raises $105 Million In New Funding Round; Announces Work On C-130J
Autonomous flight technology developer Merlin Labs on Wednesday said that company has raised $105 million in new funding as it continues to build out its three phased—crawl, walk, run—approach to […]
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Homeland SecurityAdding Biometrics To Airport Checkpoints Will Take More Than 20 Years, Pekoske Says
Completing the installation of facial comparison technology at airport security checkpoints will take into the mid-2040s given current “constrained” funding levels, Transportation Security Administrator (TSA) David Pekoske said on Wednesday. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBooz Allen Creates Venture Arm With $100 Million Backing
Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] on Wednesday launched a $100 million venture capital fund that will invest in early-stage companies with strategic dual-use commercial technologies that can benefit the company’s customers […]
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Navy/USMCWhite House Opposes NDAA Provisions For Minimum Amphibious Vessels, Third Destroyer
The White House on July 12 released a Statement of Administration Policy that opposes several Navy and missile defense changes made by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) from the […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin Delivers First M270A2 Upgraded Version Of MLRS Launcher To Army
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Tuesday it has delivered the first A2 upgraded version of its M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) launcher to the Army. “This delivery represents a significant […]
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Homeland SecurityDHS Creating Strategic Sourcing Vehicle For Small-Scale NII Systems
The Department of Homeland Security is creating a new strategic sourcing contract vehicle for small-scale X-ray systems used by several of its components to scan parcels, personal baggage, pallets and […]
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Navy/USMCSuper Hornet On CVN-75 Blown Overboard
An F/A-18E/F Super Hornet embarked aboard the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) aircraft carrier was blown overboard on July 8 due to heavy weather, the Navy said on July 10. […]
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CyberState Department Releases Draft RFP For $10 Billion Diplomatic Technology Program
The State Department last Friday released a draft request for proposals (RFP) for its Evolve information technology services and solutions acquisition, which it estimates to be worth between $8 billion […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyFuture Warfighting Concepts, Lessons from Ukraine to Figure in Air and Space Chiefs’ Discussion
The Global Air and Space Chiefs Conference this week in London will delve into future warfighting concepts harnessing artificial intelligence/machine learning for kinetic and command and control purposes; quantum computing; […]
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