Yesterday, SIMBA Chain announced it received a $200,000 contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to deploy its blockchain solution for securing sensitive research and development (R&D) data.
Called the Authenticity Ledger for Auditable Military Enclaved Data Access (ALAMEDA), the project will begin next month and run through September 2020. The blockchain solution will enable government agencies to securely share documents and scientific datasets with the ability to control and track who gets access.
The DOD receives the lion’s share in federal R&D funding at nearly 40%, and it manages about 4.5 million documents for 4,000 users. Using blockchain, the DOD aims to improve integration, security, auditability, and controlled access of this critical data. ALAMEDA seeks to develop a single system for sharing these sensitive documents by leveraging existing repositories while maintaining the integrity and authenticity of the data.
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