SAP NS2’s Mark Testoni: Behavioral Biometrics Can Help ID Cyber Threats Mark Testoni, president and CEO of SAP National Security Services, has said the use of behavioral biometrics can help detect potential cyber threats in an interview with Signal magazine published Sept…

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DARPA Demos New Robotic Landing Gear System; Ashish Bagai Comments The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has demonstrated a new robotic landing gear system designed to enable helicopters to land on and take off from angled surfaces. DARPA said Thursday the system features four jointed legs that can fold in flight and have force-sensitive contact sensors…

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Robert Work: DoD Needs Third Offset Strategy to Facilitate Battlefield Innovation Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work has said that post-war military budgets and a growing competition in weapon systems development have eroded the U.S.’ technological superiority, DoD News reported Thursday…

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Deltek Expects Continuous Monitoring BPA Vendor Shifts Deltek predicts the number of vendors on the continuous monitoring blanket purchase agreement will change in the future due to a shift in the agencies’ security procurement habits. Deltek said Thursday that 18 percent of the BPA contractors represent more than 80 percent of the total CDM BPA spending…

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Carahsoft’s Michael Shrader: ‘Analytics-Ready’ Tools Key for Govt Data Management Many value-added resellers of cloud, analytics and cybersecurity technologies see potential for growth in the state and local government and education markets, VSR reported Friday. Julie Ritzer Ross writes Michael Shrader, vice president of intelligence and innovative solutions at Carahsoft, said he believes “analytics-ready” tools designed to clean, manage and integrate data can be useful for public sector organizations…

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