The cybersecurity landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace as technology continues to advance and cyber threats grow more sophisticated. GovCons are challenged to stay ahead by modern cybercriminals leveraging AI, ransomware and advanced phishing tactics. But these challenges present GovCons with business opportunities, according to one of the...
John Garrett, vice president of the Department of Defense and intelligence at Dell Technologies, said DOD leaders should deploy secure, resilient and reliable IT systems at the tactical edge to enable warfighters to rapidly analyze data and glean insights for fast decision-making. “From an IT perspective, the tactical edge is where the m...
Northrop Grumman has appointed industry executives Jeremy Knupp and Ed Griebel as vice president of global command and control solutions and VP of mission enabling products, respectively. Knupp and Griebel announced their new roles in separate LinkedIn posts. Jeremy Knupp’s Career Background According to his LinkedIn profile, Knupp has been wi...
John Sahlin, a senior technology executive, announced on LinkedIn Friday that he has been appointed vice president of cyber pursuit at General Dynamics Information Technology. The seasoned executive is tasked with driving GDIT’s growth in the field of cybersecurity and developing strategies for its expansion in the defense sector. He...
When companies face a complex project that seems impossible to achieve, who do they call? Subcontractors! Despite more mergers and acquisitions happening now more than ever, big contractors still need a lot of specialized assistance in getting their contracts done. With several government projects up for grabs, the demand for subcontractors has also...
By Aparna Achanta, Principal Security Lead, IBM Shadow software-as-a-service refers to unauthorized cloud applications used within an organization. Shadow SaaS is a challenge in modern IT governance. IT teams lack oversight and monitoring of unapproved applications making it difficult to effectively govern shadow SaaS. A recent NextDLP survey o...
Christy Wilder, a seasoned strategic consultant, has been selected as the chief security officer at Peraton. The national security company said Thursday Wilder was selected after serving as an adviser to Peraton’s defense mission and health solutions sector. In her new role, the security expert will oversee the development and implem...
We last spoke to Davidson Technologies’ James Parys at our sister publication ExecutiveBiz about a year ago and the conversation centered around Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control. Though Parys has transitioned to a new company since then, his faith in the capabilities of advanced technologies and how they can enable Depar...
Cherokee Federal has appointed Joe Boeckx, a seasoned defense and intelligence industry executive, as chief growth officer to help advance the company’s strategic growth plans and support federal market expansion efforts. “Joe’s extensive experience and our shared commitment to a customer-first approach will be invaluable as we con...
Gary Wang has led a storied and accomplished government contracting career. He began his IT journey at the start of the new millennium and logged nearly a decade at Lockheed Martin’s Information Systems & Global Solutions business unit. At Lockheed, he began as chief engineer, evolved into senior program manager and eventually became direc...
