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Remote Rekey Modernization program to update information security capabilities for U.S. air defense systems SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Air Force Cryptologic Programs Systems Group has awarded General Dynamics C4 Systems a $30 million, six-year contract to design, develop, install and support the Remote Rekey Modernization (RRK) program. RRK will enable authorized Air Force personnel at centralized facilities to remotely manage cryptographic keys controlling...

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications and information technology company, announced that the Ethernet module for its SecNet 54(R) High- Assurance Internet Protocol Encryption product has received Type 1 certification from the National Security Agency's Commercial COMSEC Evaluation Program (CCEP). The Ethernet module provides wired communications security at up to 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) of line speed - a...

TAUNTON, Mass., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics C4 Systems recently completed delivery of the first WIN-T Increment 1 equipment to the U.S. Army. Increment 1 builds on the former Joint Network Node-Network (JNN) and provides soldiers with a high-capacity, reliable, secure communications network when they are stopped or "at the halt." On schedule deliveries of WIN-T Increment 1 to the 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) at Ft. Lewis, Wash. include...

SafeNet, a provider of information security solutions, has launched the KG-340, its Type 1 Sonet/SDH Encryptor for the protection of classified information sent over US government networks. Developed under the National Security Agency's Commercial Comsec Evaluation Program (CCEP), the KG-340 is a new improvement in transport encryption for optical networks up to 10Gbps speeds, said SafeNet. Because of its better security capabilities, the KG-340 is expected to be deployed by the US...

SafeNet, Inc., a global leader in information security, announced today the availability of the KG-340, its Type 1 SONET/SDH Encryptor for the protection of classified information sent over high-speed U.S. Government networks. It is the only encryptor of its kind in existence. Developed under the National Security Agency's (NSA) Commercial COMSEC Evaluation Program (CCEP), the KG-340 is the latest innovation in high-performance transport encryption for optical networks up to 10Gbps...

Kentrox, Inc., an innovator of site monitoring, management and control solutions for service providers, today announces that Tempest Telecom Solutions has become a Kentrox solutions partner. Tempest provides a wide range of products and services, from traditional equipment provisioning to custom product engineering, equipment repair and exchange, and highly effective asset recovery programs. The new partnership enables Tempest to expand their product offerings to network operators by adding...

By Lara Jakes Jordan WASHINGTON - Former Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales mishandled highly classified notes about a secret counter-terror program, but he did not do so on purpose, according to a memo by his legal team. The memo acknowledges that Gonzales improperly stored notes about the program and might have taken them home at one point. Removing secret documents from specially secured rooms violates government policy. Gonzales' lawyers wrote in their memo that there is no evidence the...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- General Dynamics C4 Systems has been awarded a $2.8 million contract by the National Security Agency (NSA) to add a new Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) feature to the Sectera(R) vIPer(TM) Universal Secure Phone. The new feature, called "PSTN Connect," will enable the vIPer Phone to connect with traditional telephone networks, enabling users of secure desktop phones to use one secure phone on either PSTN or VoIP networks. The vIPer...

Trusted Computer Solutions, Inc. (TCS), a leading supplier of cross domain solutions for government and industry, announced today that the company's SecureOffice(R) Trusted Thin Client(R) product is the first cross domain solution on Linux to be certified and accredited at the Secret and Below Interoperability (SABI) level. This newly accredited system provides access from the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) to the Unclassified but Sensitive Internet Protocol Router Network...

The U.S. National Security Agency has awarded IBM (NYSE: IBM) a technology and services contract for the High Assurance Platform (HAP) program. NSA and IBM will work together to design and develop the next generation of high assurance workstations, servers and pervasive computing technology. The contract, awarded in the fourth quarter, has an estimated contract value of $9.4 million over 15 months. The goal of the HAP program is to assist the IT industry with an approach that can be used by...