The Department of Homeland Security aims to be the “non-DOD AI leader” within the federal government, according to the agency’s Deputy CIO Rear Adm. Christopher Bartz. “The Secretary really wants DHS to be the non-DOD AI leader,” said Bartz, referring to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Cyb...
Industry offers a wealth of advanced technologies and a workforce trained on using these tools – a set of resources that serves as a major asset for the U.S. government. Though public-private partnerships are already abundant, there is still progress that needs to be made with collaboration from a cybersecurity perspective. As more and more...
U.S. Department of the Army Secretary and 2024 Wash100 Award winner Christine Wormuth made it clear at this year’s South by Southwest festival in March that the service branch is operating under a software-first directive. She specifically noted that “the Army’s success on future battlefields will depend on [its] ability to rapidly updat...
By Nancy Patel, General Manager of Commercial at Unison Effective management of contract data requirements lists, or CDRLs, is fundamental for government contractors to remain competitive. CDRLs specify the data and documentation a contractor must deliver, encompassing everything from technical manuals to progress reports. Traditionally, managing CD...
Today, the cyber and physical realms are closely intertwined, with cyberattacks having the potential to disrupt critical functions across all domains. These threats pose challenges to the U.S. Coast Guard’s mission to maintain a secure maritime environment, and the organization has recognized the need to fortify its cyber defenses. The Coast Guard...
Command and control, or C2, functions are a determining factor in battlefield dominance and a major focus area within the Army’s sweeping modernization efforts. Through a program known as Next Generation C2, the service branch aims to create an entirely new network aligning with its goal of achieving data centricity. Late last month, Army Chi...
There has been very little resistance to funding and beginning to implement the Department of Defense’s zero trust cybersecurity strategy, according to Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity and Senior Information Security Officer David McKeown. This, however, is not as much the case with Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, th...
Andrew Benson, a nearly two-decade finance and pricing executive in the government contracting industry, was appointed vice president of pricing at Astrion, an Oasis Systems-ERC combination working to addressing cybersecurity, mission support, systems engineering and digital challenges across the defense, space and government sectors. Benson brings ...
A mechanical engineer by training, Scott Aken has navigated a fascinating route to his current role as president and CEO of network intelligence provider Axellio. He began his career in the commercial sector during the dot-com boom in the late 1990s, where he worked for the sole domain name company. Cybercriminals who made attempts on...
At the 100th anniversary celebration of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in the fall, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro announced the establishment of a new enterprise: the Disruptive Capabilities Office. This endeavor is meant to reconfigure and accelerate the research-to-implementation pipeline for new technologies. And not just any technologies,...
