Posts from GovCon Daily for 11/12/2015

Orbital ATK Helps Form New Subsidiary in Saudi Arabia; Mike Kahn, Amer Kayani Comment

Orbital ATK has launched a jointly-owned subsidiary in Saudi Arabia in a move to help the country fulfill its national security, defense and training goals. Riyadh-based Alliant Techsystems Operations will develop local systems for efforts to help Saudi companies build up their , Orbital ATK said Thursday…

Richard Harris: Air Force, Navy Eye Bell’s Vertical Lift Helicopter Platform

Richard Harris, a vice president at Bell Helicopter, has said a tiltrotor platform the company is developing for the U.S. Army has caught the interest of the U.S’ three other military service branches, Air Force Times reported Wednesday…

Army Develops Automated Tech to Interpret Brainwaves in Image Analysis

The U.S. Army has developed a new technology that works to analyze and decode brain signals and potentially help military and intelligence users manage and process visual data, the Army reported Nov. 5…

VA Rolls Out Online Tool for Veterans’ Benefits; Mark Farrell Comments

The Department of Veterans Affairs has introduced an online portal that seeks to help veterans access information and apply for education and disability benefits, Fedscoop reported Wednesday. Billy Mitchell writes VA unveiled the beta version of Vets…

NIST Tests Quantum Entanglement Theory with Photon Detector Tech

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has collaborated with several universities to test a quantum mechanical concept that states that two particles can remain correlated in their physical state even when they are in different locations…

Deltek Study: Big Data, Cloud Services Demand to Grow in Federal Sector Through 2020

Alex Rossino, a senior principal research analyst at Deltek, reports that information security policies and management programs in the federal government are driving agencies to invest in cloud computing and big data technologies…

UMD Honors Students Participate in Parsons-Hosted Cyber Contest; Mary Ann Hopkins Comments

Parsons has led a cyber contest for University of Maryland students in an effort to improve the cybersecurity skills of the future workforce. Approximately 50 students enrolled in the Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students program at the university’s Honor’s College participated in the Capture the Flag Cybersecurity Competition held Oct…