Red Hat has completed evaluation assurance level 4+ for the latest version of its JBoss enterprise application platform under the Common Criteria Certification program, which is meant to ensure compliance of information technology products with government security standards.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, December 17, 2019 — Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) and Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) embarked on a joint project to develop a cross-domain application that would support unclassified-level software development and accelerate classified environment deployment, ExecutiveBiz reported Nov. 14.

A Red Hat operating system offering has earned recertification that validates the platform's capacity to process sensitive information in line with National Institute of Standards and Technology requirements. Red Hat said Tuesday it renewed Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 cryptography certification for the Enterprise Linux 7.6 software.

Leidos Books Potential $1B FAA Flight Service Modernization Contract; Jim Moos Quoted Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has landed a potential 15-year, $1 billion contract to update the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) digital flight briefing service with aeronautical and weather data as well as flight planning support features.  The Future Flight Services …

David Egts, chief technologist of Red Hat's (NYSE: RHT) North American public sector business, has said that open-source procedures can help organizations meet digital transformation goals while promoting mobility and addressing a skills gap.

The Department of Defense has teamed up with Red Hat to help enhance flight scheduling for the aircrews of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps.

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.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 19, 2019 — Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) executive David Egts believes that federal agencies should keep in mind that upgrading to more modern technology requires a cultural change in how processes are carried out, ExecutiveBiz reported Aug. 28.

David Egts, chief technologist for North America public sector at Red Hat, wrote in an FCW commentary piece published Thursday that there are four best practices federal information technology administrators should consider adopting to support their agencies’ IT modernization efforts and one is focusing on people and processes.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) has closed its acquisition of Red Hat for $190 in cash per share or approximately $34B.