Posts from GovCon Daily for 12/14/2015

DHS Calls on Small Business Community for ‘Internet of Things’ Security, Prototype Tech Program

The Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate plans to use a potential five-year, $20 million contract vehicle to encourage technology startups and small businesses to compete for government contracts…

Rob Vietmeyer: DoD Considers Commercial Cloud Providers to Manage Classified Data

Rob Vietmeyer, an official at the Defense Department’s CIO office, has said DoD plans to tap commercial cloud service providers to store and manage classified data that fall under impact level 6 category, C4ISR & Networks reported Friday…

Inmarsat, EM Solutions to Jointly Develop Maritime Satcom Terminal; Andy Start Comments

Inmarsat and EM Solutions have partnered to produce a satellite communications terminal for maritime clients. The companies will design a combined MilSatCom and Global Xpress maritime satcom terminal for users to monitor via monopulse technology and switch between GX and MilSatCom systems, Inmarsat said Friday…

CBO: Port Cyber Info-Sharing Bill to Cost $37M Over 5 Years

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the implementation of the proposed Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2015 would cost the government $37 million over a five-year period ending 2020…

Serco Platform Supports UK National Crime Agency Cyber Exercise; Richard Preece Comments

The U.K. national crime agency used a Serco-built cyber platform for a one-week exercise intended to train and test the participants’ capability to detect and respond to cyber attacks. Serco’s cybX works to simulate cyber network vulnerabilities in an effort to assess an organization’s response and management strategy in the event of a cyber attack, Serco said Friday…

Green Generation to Design Energy Conservation Measures for Indiana Federal Property; Brad Dockser Comments

Green Generation Solutions LLC has been awarded a $182,575 contract with the General Services Administration to develop energy conservation measures for the federal building and U.S. courthouse in Hammond, Indiana…

DOE Picks 12 Teams for $33M Electric Grid Control System Development Program

The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy has awarded $33 million in funds to 12 project teams to develop control systems that will work to coordinate electric load and distributed energy resources on the power grid…