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Checkmarx | August 09, 2021

Checkmarx, the global leader in developer-centric application security testing (AST) solutions, today announced that it has acquired Dustico, a SaaS-based solution that detects malicious attacks and backdoors in open source software supply chains. Through this acquisition, Checkmarx will combine its AST capabilities with Dustico’s behavioral analysis technology to give customers a unified view into the risk, reputation, and behavior of open source packages, resulting in a more comprehensiv...

Supply Chain Dive | September 07, 2020

The Department of Transportation released a National Freight Strategic Plan Thursday to help implement the National Multimodal Freight Policy. The plan outlines goals and strategies to guide multimodal freight policies, investments and programs at the federal and state levels. The policy and its plan were created under the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act — passed in 2015 and set to expire Sept. 30. The plan identifies freight challenges and data and research needs, and inte...

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Blume Global | February 28, 2023

The supply chain orchestration platform Blume Global, which is uniting orders for orchestration, multimodal transportation management, supplier relationship management and end-to-end visibility, integrates with BasicBlock, one of the leading financial technology companies restructuring financial options for the trucking industry. As a result, Blume Global's network of trucking customers will be able to use BasicBlock for freight factoring services with this integration at their disposa...

Amazon | September 04, 2020

The Federal Aviation Administration has granted Amazon Prime Air a Part 135 exemption in the form of a standard operating certificate, which allows the company to begin drone delivery within a test range, according to documents from the agency and confirmation from the retailer. Amazon said it estimated the test would initially involve 10 houses, according to the exemption. It did not provide details on where these homes would be located. Prime Air has development centers in the United States, t...