Posts from GovCon Daily for 09/15/2015

DARPA Researchers Test Brain-Controlled Robotic Prosthetic Hand

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory have partnered to develop a neurally-interfaced prosthetic hand that is designed to help people with paralysis…

Gen. Mark Welsh: Air Force Budget Focused on Recapitalization, Modernization

Gen. Mark Welsh, chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, has indicated that the service will continue its focus on modernization through what he called logic-based rules to guide budget decision in an interview with Defense News published Monday…

Xerox Unveils Printed Memory Labels for Anti-Counterfeit Product Efforts; Steve Simpson Comments

Xerox has launched two electronic-based printed labels the company built to store data that can be used to track the condition and verify the authenticity of a product. Xerox Printed Memory is designed to store up to 68 billion data points and has a rewritable memory of up to 36 bits, while the Xerox Printed Memory with Cryptographic Security has a printed encrypted code that requires a code reader in order to access data, the company said Tuesday…

Sarah Bloom Raskin: Underwriting Process Can Help Businesses Improve Cyber Defense Strategies

A senior official at the Treasury Department has discussed ways for the insurance sector to help enterprises bolster their measures against potential cyber attacks, the Washington Post reported Thursday…

Huntington Ingalls Unveils Sixth US Coast Guard National Security Cutter; Derek Murphy Comments

Huntington Ingalls Industries has completed the sixth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter for the agency to use in maritime security mission. The Ingalls Shipbuilding division unveiled Munro on Saturday and transported the ship to the floating dry dock aboard Ingalls’ rail car system, Huntington Ingalls said Monday…