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The Art of (Big Tech) War
The uncomfortable truth is the government is the underdog in this fight.
Space Firms Put Aside Rivalries to Share Threat Data
A new clearinghouse has begun gathering and distributing information about threats to space networks, products, and services.
GSA Drops 5 Vendors, Adds 9 to $5.5B 2GIT Contract
The IT hardware and software contract vehicle was built with the Air Force in mind but will be available to all federal buyers.
How China’s Digital Silk Road Is Leading Countries Away from the United States
Beijing is using technology products, markets, and training to secure influence with U.S. security partners, a IISS report finds.
Hacking Campaign Fuels Calls for Information Sharing Mandate
Senators weigh potential protections from liability for incident reports amid concerns about cyber hygiene.
Microsoft President Calls for Bid Protest Reforms
As the company awaits a decision on the embattled JEDI contract, its president told senators the contract-dispute process could use streamlining.
NASA Releases First Sounds Recorded on Mars’ Surface
The audio was collected via the Perseverance rover.
GSA to Verify Identities of Some SAM Users After Transition
The agency will require identity proofing for SAM registrants after the big migration to beta.SAM.gov in May.
Investments in Emerging Tech Will Become More Important As Defense Budgets Flatten, Northrop Grumman Chief Says
The defense contractor’s president and CEO also said she expects consolidation in the defense industrial base to continue.
Lockheed Martin Signs Platform One Basic Ordering Agreement
The agreement allows Lockheed Martin to apply the Platform One DevSecOps environment in the defense contractor’s own software factory, according to a press release.
Microsoft Partnership Will Bring New Cloud Service to DOD Microelectronics Project
The tech giant also announced a new cloud agreement with GDIT.
Federal Cloud Spending Tops $6.6 Billion
It’s the most the federal government has ever spent on cloud computing services.
Industry Group Gives Defense Contractors ‘C’ Health Grade in Annual Report
The report found weak industrial security scores driven by increases in cyber vulnerabilities negatively impacted the health of the defense industrial base in 2020.
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