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Former COLSA Executive Jamie Combs Joins IPTA as Regional Vice President

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Monday, November 6, 2023
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IPTA , a dynamic federal technology and professional services firm providing innovative IT solutions to the government, today announced it has hired James H. “Jamie” Combs Jr. as regional vice president.

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  • IPTA , a dynamic federal technology and professional services firm providing innovative IT solutions to the government, today announced it has hired James H. “Jamie” Combs Jr. as regional vice president.
  • A long-serving federal IT executive, Combs joins the company following 30 years with COLSA Corporation — most recently as vice president of enterprise information services, where he managed customers and programs that exceeded $100 million in annual revenue.
  • In his new role, Combs will oversee IPTA’s newly formed southeast business unit, managing prime contracts with over 200 people.
  • “IPTA has tremendous relationships, deep experience and a stellar reputation for its disciplined approach to modernizing enterprise federal IT solutions,” Combs added.

Leonardo DRS On Board Vehicle Power System Shines in Major U.S. Army Evaluation

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Monday, October 9, 2023
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Leonardo DRS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRS) announced today that it has successfully demonstrated its On Board Vehicle Power (OBVP) technology to provide vehicle-based electrical power in support of vehicle-based weapon systems.

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  • Leonardo DRS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRS) announced today that it has successfully demonstrated its On Board Vehicle Power (OBVP) technology to provide vehicle-based electrical power in support of vehicle-based weapon systems.
  • The OBVP demonstration was part of a recent U.S. Army Operational User Assessment focused on vehicle to vehicle, and vehicle to grid power generation and power management.
  • The DRS OBVP system is a vehicle-based generator using a permanent magnet machine integrated within an Allison transmission that provides electrical power to support operations in remote areas.
  • DRS solutions are leading the way in providing mission assured power to support the increased power requirements of current and future Navy ships and Army platforms.

Raytheon and Texas A&M Establish Texas' First Laser Weapon Test Site

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Saturday, September 30, 2023
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BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On Sept. 21 and 22, Raytheon, an RTX company, conducted an open-air test of an operational laser weapon on the Texas A&M-RELLIS campus at the George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex (BCDC). Raytheon's high-energy lasers (HEL) are combat-ready weapons that use silent, invisible beams of light to destroy drone threats at great distances. The open-air test was the first such shot of a laser weapon in the State of Texas, creating a new capability to advance critical defense technologies.

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  • BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On Sept. 21 and 22, Raytheon, an RTX company, conducted an open-air test of an operational laser weapon on the Texas A&M-RELLIS campus at the George H.W.
  • The open-air test was the first such shot of a laser weapon in the State of Texas, creating a new capability to advance critical defense technologies.
  • The 15-kilowatt laser weapon is the ninth Raytheon has produced in McKinney, Texas.
  • With the successful test on the BCDC Innovation Proving Ground (IPG), Raytheon can now design, produce and test laser weapons in Texas.

Agile Defense Expands Support to US Army PEO C3T through Key Contract Win

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Thursday, September 28, 2023
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Complimentary to Agile Defense's ongoing support to U.S. Army Futures Command and Army Research Lab, this award will enable Agile Defense to bridge the gap between research and cutting-edge technology and deliver it directly to the battlefield.

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  • Complimentary to Agile Defense's ongoing support to U.S. Army Futures Command and Army Research Lab, this award will enable Agile Defense to bridge the gap between research and cutting-edge technology and deliver it directly to the battlefield.
  • As the third largest ITES-3S support provider, Agile Defense brings a depth of knowledge and expertise to serving the warfighter's operational needs.
  • Through this contract, Agile Defense will manage, operate, and maintain critical networks such as Blue Force Tracker (BFT) in support of Program Executive Office Command Control Communication-Tactical (PEO-C3T) and subordinate organizations.
  • Agile Defense will also be providing helpdesk support for global combat operations, disaster relief, and training missions.

Armis Identifies the Riskiest Assets Introducing Threats to Global Businesses

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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“The potential impact of breaching these assets on businesses and their customers is also a critical factor when it comes to why these have the highest number of attack attempts.

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  • “The potential impact of breaching these assets on businesses and their customers is also a critical factor when it comes to why these have the highest number of attack attempts.
  • Zooming in on the highest percentage of devices of each type that had these CVEs between August 2022 and July 2023, Armis identified the list reflected in Figure A. Unpatched, these assets introduce significant risk to businesses.
  • Armis found that 74% of organizations today still have at least one asset in their network vulnerable to EternalBlue – an SMBv1 vulnerability.
  • Many assets identified in the list exhibited high vulnerability scores, have had threats detected, have been flagged for unencrypted traffic or still have the CDPwn vulnerabilities impacting network infrastructure and VoIPs.

Horizon3.ai Raises $40M Series C to Confront Attackers with Proactive, Continuous Security Testing

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023
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Horizon3.ai, a leading provider of autonomous security solutions, today announced $40M in Series C funding led by Craft Ventures with participation from Signal Fire.

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  • Horizon3.ai, a leading provider of autonomous security solutions, today announced $40M in Series C funding led by Craft Ventures with participation from Signal Fire.
  • This funding will be used to build out Horizon3.ai’s enterprise-wide, proactive security platform, expand channel and partner presence and meet the growing demand of customers worldwide.
  • The demand for NodeZero continues to skyrocket: Autonomous penetration testing was recently added as a new category in the U.S. Department of Defense Tech Watchlist.
  • With this new funding, Horizon3.ai will integrate pentesting, SOAR, and detection engineering into a security platform that enables customers to proactively secure their enterprise.

Akima Subsidiary Awarded Contract to Support Ninth Air Force

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
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HERNDON, Va., July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Akima today announced that its subsidiary, RiverTech, has been awarded a contract to provide critical operational planning, systems engineering, global force management, training, and integration services to the Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) Director of Operations, A3, Operational Planning Teams, in direct support of U.S. Central Command requirements. The award has a 5-year period of performance and a total contract value of approximately $11 million if all options are exercised.

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  • RiverTech will provide critical operational planning in support of U.S. Central Command requirements
    HERNDON, Va., July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Akima today announced that its subsidiary, RiverTech, has been awarded a contract to provide critical operational planning, systems engineering, global force management, training, and integration services to the Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) Director of Operations, A3, Operational Planning Teams, in direct support of U.S. Central Command requirements.
  • The award has a 5-year period of performance and a total contract value of approximately $11 million if all options are exercised.
  • "We are honored to partner with the Ninth Air Force to assist them with planning and operational functions as part of their larger, integrated campaign to deter and defeat regional aggressors and global competitors."
  • The contract was awarded under the OASIS Small Business Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Pool 1 contract.

Checkly Was Recognized In Two 2023 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ Reports For Monitoring as Code

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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BOSTON, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Checkly, the leading provider of monitoring solutions powered by a Monitoring as Code (MaC) workflow, today announced it was recognized for Monitoring as Code (MaC) in two Gartner Hype Cycle reports: Hype Cycle for Monitoring and Observability, July 10, 2023 and Hype Cycle for Site Reliability Engineering, July 17, 2023. We believe this acknowledgment underscores Checkly's commitment to innovation and its leadership role in the MaC movement.

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  • Checkly Is Innovating the Future of DevOps With a Monitoring as Code (MaC) Workflow Including a Ground-Breaking Command Line Interface.
  • Checkly today announced it was recognized for (MaC) in two Gartner Hype Cycle reports: Hype Cycle for Monitoring and Observability, July 10, 2023 and Hype Cycle for Site Reliability Engineering, July 17, 2023.
  • BOSTON, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Checkly, the leading provider of monitoring solutions powered by a Monitoring as Code (MaC) workflow, today announced it was recognized for Monitoring as Code (MaC) in two Gartner Hype Cycle reports: Hype Cycle for Monitoring and Observability, July 10, 2023 and Hype Cycle for Site Reliability Engineering, July 17, 2023.
  • This approach allows teams to code their monitoring on their local machine, test their preview deployments in CI, and monitor in production.

Microsoft Executive Shawn Bice to Discuss the Intersection of AI, Cloud, and Cybersecurity at Cloud Security Alliance’s SECtember 2023

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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“The arrival of Generative AI delivered as a service may well be one of the most important technology trends of all time,” said Jim Reavis, CEO and co-founder, Cloud Security Alliance.

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  • “The arrival of Generative AI delivered as a service may well be one of the most important technology trends of all time,” said Jim Reavis, CEO and co-founder, Cloud Security Alliance.
  • Microsoft’s aggressive adoption of this technology is an important industry milestone the cybersecurity community seeks to understand and learn from.
  • Shawn Bice has unmatched credentials in managing iconic hyperscaled database brands, and we believe he is the ideal leader to distill these important trends.
  • We also believe that robust security within enterprise applications using AI is a shared responsibility between all stakeholders,” said Shawn Bice, Corporate Vice President for Cloud Ecosystem Security, Microsoft.

RTX awarded $117.5 million by US Army for advanced targeting sensor systems

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023
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MCKINNEY, Texas, July 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- RTX (NYSE: RTX) was awarded a $117.5 million contract by the U.S. Army for low-rate initial production of 3rd Generation Forward Looking Infrared (3GEN FLIR) B-Kit sensors.

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  • MCKINNEY, Texas, July 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- RTX (NYSE: RTX) was awarded a $117.5 million contract by the U.S. Army for low-rate initial production of 3rd Generation Forward Looking Infrared (3GEN FLIR) B-Kit sensors.
  • The advanced targeting sensor systems enhance lethality, survivability and situational awareness in austere environments, providing combat overmatch for the Army's ground combat platforms.
  • "Our technological advancements in the sensors reduce latency and give military forces a critical battlefield edge by exceeding overall performance of prior generation systems."
  • The 3GEN FLIR B-Kit commonality across the battlefield supports affordability and sustainability goals of the Army.