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Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has introduced two cloud-based cybersecurity service offerings for Office 365 GCC High customers in the government sector. Cloud App Security and Azure Advanced Threat Protection are designed to help public sector organizations protect mission-critical information, according to a blog post published Monday on Microsoft's website.

A joint venture that includes Dynanet has secured a contract to design, build and implement an automated system for the Office of Personnel Management to organize information technology applications.

The U.S. Marine Corps has determined four Tier 1 specifications for the development of a ship-based large unmanned aircraft platform for potential fielding by Marine Air Group Task Forces in 2026, Seapower Magazine reported Thursday.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has released a report that describes nine trends the company anticipates in 2020's cybersecurity landscape.

Leonardo has made an investment in unmanned aircraft technology startup Skydweller Aero in a move to accelerate the deployment of the latter’s solar-powered drone platform.

Unisys (NYSE: UIS) booked a potential five-year, $144M contract during the third quarter to help the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration migrate agency operations to a cloud computing environment. "We look forward to assisting NOAA as it moves forward to modernize its IT operations in support of its crucial mission in support of climate science, the environment and the overall U.S. economy," said Gary Wang, vice president of cloud, infrastructure and security services at Unisys' federal business.

Aubrey Merchant-Dest, federal chief technology officer at Symantec, has said government agencies should work to achieve interoperability to improve their security posture, address tool complexity, reduce costs and establish a framework to leverage automation.

Advance, a family-owned business that invests in technology, communications and media companies, has completed its purchase of Allied Minds’ minority stake in HawkEye 360.

David Egts, chief technologist for North America public sector at Red Hat, said he believes more companies will pursue Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification in calendar year 2020 as the process gets easier, Federal News Network reported Monday.

Jennifer Felix, a more than two-decade government services industry veteran, has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer at ASRC Federal.