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Ardalyst | March 02, 2022

Following a series of high-profile cyber breaches, the Biden administration issued an Executive Order (EO) in May 2021 to strengthen cybersecurity across the federal government. In February 2022, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the "Moving the U.S. Government Toward Zero Trust Security Principles" memo. It lays out strategic goals to move the federal government to a Zero Trust Architecture and requires agencies to develop a plan to implement zero trust architecture w...

The US Department of Energy | February 06, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DoE) announced on Wednesday a US$125.5 million package for a range of advanced solar R&D initiatives. The funding will go towards research focused on grid resiliency, solar-plus-storage, cybersecurity, manufacturing, artificial intelligence, concentrated solar power (CSP) and developing solar with agriculture. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette said: “the research and development supported by this investment will build on the technological foundations nece...

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Tyler Technologies | January 05, 2022

Tyler Technologies, Inc. today announced that the Colorado Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA), on behalf of the state of Colorado, has signed a contract extension for Tyler’s award-winning digital government and payments services. The one-year agreement extends the existing 17-year relationship between Colorado’s SIPA and Tyler’s subsidiary, NIC. In the state of Colorado, Tyler’s NIC Division currently provides more than 1,100 digital...

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StrikeForce Technologies, Inc. | May 05, 2022

StrikeForce Technologies, Inc., a cyber security company that provides next-gen cyber, data protection & Secure Video Conferencing solutions for SMB’s, Enterprises & Government agencies, announced that they signed an engagement agreement with Ankura Consulting LLC., to help expand StrikeForce’s footprint within the Federal Government and Intelligence communities. “As part of our scope of work, Ankura will assist StrikeForce in facilitation of government a...