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Cybersecurity

Darktrace | June 09, 2022

Darktrace Federal, Inc., a division of Darktrace plc, a global leader in cyber security AI, announced that it has appointed Marcus Fowler, former U.S Marine and senior CIA officer, as its Chief Executive Officer. Darktrace launched Darktrace Federal in March 2022 and since then has continued to advance its mission to serve the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the intelligence community (IC), federal civilian agencies, and national critical infrastructure to strengthen their defen...

Pfizer | July 22, 2020

Pfizer Inc and German biotech firm BioNTech SE will get US$1.95 billion from the US government to produce and deliver 100 million doses of their Covid-19 vaccine candidate, the companies said on Wednesday. The agreement allows the US government to acquire an additional 500 million doses, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense said. The Trump administration has agreed to spend billions of dollars for the development and procurement of a potential vaccine....

Microsoft | August 04, 2020

In one of the crazier news stories (and in 2020, that is saying something), President Donald Trump said today during a media availability event that in order for the U.S. government to sign off on a potential Microsoft/TikTok deal, “a very substantial portion of that price is going to have to come into the Treasury of the United States,” based on my colleague Alex Wilhelm’s rough transcript....

Emerging Technology, Government Business

Homeland Security Technology Consortium | August 12, 2022

The Homeland Security Technology Consortium (HSTech), Advanced Technology International (ATI), and TechConnect today announced 17 finalists in the Security Innovation Challenge. These candidates will vie for $25,000 in prizes on September 29, 2022 when they pitch cutting-edge identity management technology before a room of corporate buyers, funders, and federal agencies in Washington, D.C. at Defense TechConnect Innovation Summit. Finalists also receive membership to HSTech, which supports the D...