Posts from GovConDaily for 03/29/2016

SAP NS2’s Mark Testoni: Digital Pattern Identification Key in Counterterror Efforts

Terrorists often leave behind digital evidence that could indicate their travel plans and financial activities prior to an attack and technology to find and monitor those footprints is starting to be applied in investigations by law enforcement agencies, the CEO of SAP National Security Services told CNBC Monday…

DARPA Eyes Public-Private Partnership for Robotic Space Servicing Program

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking at potential public-private partnerships to advance the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites program, which pushes to enable robotic support for geosynchronous Earth orbit satellites within five years…

DISA Clears CyberArk’s Privileged Account Security Tool for US Military Networks

CyberArk has received clearance from the Defense Information Systems Agency to field a company-made account monitoring product inside Defense Department-operated networks. DISA cleared CyberArk’s platform for inclusion in the DoD Unified Capabilities Approved Products List after the agency evaluated the product against interoperability and information assurance requirements, the company said Tuesday…

CBO: FY 2016 Federal Budget Deficit to Reach $534B

A new Congressional Budget Office report forecasts the federal budget deficit to hit $534 billion in fiscal year 2016, about $100 billion higher than the agency’s shortfall estimates in the previous fiscal year…

Tim King: MTSI to Help Maintain Army SoS Simulation Facilities

Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has been awarded a $63.8 million contract to support the U.S. Army‘s distributed digital simulation and system-of-systems development efforts. Tim King, vice president of MTSI’s army and missile defense division, said Tuesday the company seeks to help the Army “explore future capabilities, develop complex interfaces and maintain digital simulation, hardware-in-the-loop and prototyping facilities…

Report: USACE, Interior Dept Adopt Cloud-Based Collaboration Tools

The Interior Department has adopted a Google-built enterprise platform as part of efforts to integrate the agency’s collaboration and email services into a cloud computing environment, FedTech Magazine reported Monday…

Vormetric Study: Agencies Lack Talent, Budget to Strengthen Data Security

Forty-four percent of federal information technology leaders surveyed by Vormetric said talent shortage prevents their agencies from adopting modern data protection tools and 43 percent cited budgetary issues as a data security barrier…