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December 4, 2023 | International, Land

EU lawmakers finalize tough cyber security rules

PLUS: Montana TikTok ban ruled unconstitutional; Dollar Tree employee data stolen; critical vulnerabilities

https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/04/infosec_in_brief/

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  • ManTech wins IT contract to support US Navy ship maintenance

    July 23, 2020 | International, Naval

    ManTech wins IT contract to support US Navy ship maintenance

    Andrew Eversden WASHINGTON — ManTech has won an $87 million contract for IT work on U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command's ship maintenance mission, the company announced July 22. Under the five-year contract, ManTech will support the Navy Maritime Maintenance Enterprise Solution, or NMMES, run by NAVSEA. ManTech will provide the command with advanced IT software research, development and engineering, according to a news release. The defense contractor will “accelerate cost-efficient software development cycle times, speeding maintenance activity access to the highest quality high-technology solutions with greater leverage on an expansive data library,” the release said. “ManTech will improve the quality, integration and efficiency of the NMMES architecture to enhance ship maintenance operations and improve readiness for the Navy's most critical surface and submarine platforms,” said Andy Twomey, ManTech executive vice president and general manager of the defense sector. The executive added that the solutions include robotic process automation, agile DevSecOps software modeling and artificial intelligence-automated cybersecurity. NNMES is an IT system used for ship repair at its four public shipyards: Norfolk, Virginia; Portsmouth, Virginia; Puget Sound, Washington; and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The award was made under the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center's multiple award contract vehicle, which is awarded by the Air Force Installation Contracting Center for work with various military organizations https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/it-networks/2020/07/22/mantech-wins-it-contract-to-support-us-navy-ship-maintenance/

  • US Navy awards Lockheed Martin MK48 maintenance contract

    June 13, 2018 | International, Naval

    US Navy awards Lockheed Martin MK48 maintenance contract

    The US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded Lockheed Martin a five-year follow-on contract option on 12 June worth about USD65 million to support the Navy's intermediate-level maintenance activities for MK48 torpedoes at the Pearl Harbor Heavyweight Torpedo Intermediate Maintenance Activity (IMA). The initial contract was awarded in March 2018. The Lockheed Martin MK48 Torpedo IMA Program focuses on ensuring availability and reliability of the torpedoes, Richard Dunn, programme manager for Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, said in a statement, while reducing total programme life cycle costs for the US Navy's torpedo programme. Lockheed Martin has provided specialised maintenance for the MK48 torpedoes since 2007. http://www.janes.com/article/80934/us-navy-awards-lockheed-martin-mk48-maintenance-contract

  • Pentagon trims tech research funding request; AI, networking flat

    March 12, 2024 | International, Land

    Pentagon trims tech research funding request; AI, networking flat

    The Defense Department is seeking $143.2 billion in research and development money for the coming fiscal year, documents published March 11 show.

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