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...
The Department of Defense is expanding its identity, credential and access management, or ICAM, efforts to include the secretive Five Eyes intelligence partners and multiple U.S. services. What Is ICAM? ICAM is one of the most critical efforts in the digital transformation space. The goal of the DOD’s ICAM program is to provide a secure comp...
Redwire has secured all required regulatory approvals to close its acquisition of Edge Autonomy. The space infrastructure company said Friday the regulatory clearances include the completion of the U.S. antitrust review under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and foreign investment reviews in Canada, Latvia and the U.K. In January, Redwire struck a $925 mil...
By Amy Hilbert, executive vice president of government solutions at Casepoint and Kelly Swank, vice president of business development for government solutions at Casepoint Like other federal agencies, the Department of Defense requires resources to conduct investigations, manage litigation and respond to a growing number of Freedom of Information Ac...
By Tom Kennedy, General Manager at Axonius Federal Systems Data silos are a government efficiency and cybersecurity killer. Agencies that operate in silos lack cross-department collaboration and experience data fragmentation, both of which can result in duplication of efforts and an incomplete picture of potential risk. The Trump adm...
