JD Parkes founded Parry Labs in 2016 out of a desire to help the Department of Defense achieve its modernization goals and after serving as an adviser to the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering on airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance efforts. The company has been growing steadily ever since, winning...
Once a lawyer but not always one — legal expertise is just one arrow in the quiver of the Department of Homeland Security’s Steven Cash. This prominent federal official has gained experience across the public and private sectors, playing major roles over the last two decades in the Department of Energy, DHS and the CIA. He...
Philip “Duke” Labasi, an executive with more than three decades of leadership and business experience, was named executive vice president and general manager of the strategic and defense solutions business unit at Auria Space. The defense and space manufacturing company announced Labasi’s promotion via a LinkedIn post Tuesday. Laba...
The Department of Homeland Security is conducting market research in support of its Biometric Identity Research and Development program. According to a request for information notice posted on SAM.gov, DHS’ Office of Biometric Identity Management is transitioning from the hardware-based Automated Biometric Identification System to the cl...
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is the Department of Defense’s latest effort to enforce cybersecurity requirements for contractors. While CMMC is not necessarily new — read below for more information about CMMC’s history — there are a few things contractors need to know about the program as it becomes a defense contrac...
Quantum computing is just over the horizon for the federal government, and agencies are gearing up for a future in which post-quantum cryptography, or PQC, defines information security. Moving these efforts forward is the Office of Management and Budget, which in July published a report detailing the steps federal organizations must take to imp...
Government technology company Raft has appointed business development executive William “Bill” Bal as senior vice president of growth and human resources executive Danielle McCoy as chief people officer. Raft said Tuesday Bal will oversee the company’s business strategy, spearhead new business opportunities, promote collaborative l...
CACI International (NYSE: CACI) has agreed to buy Azure Summit Technology for approximately $1.275 billion in cash as part of efforts to expand its technology offerings for the Department of Defense and other national security agency customers. CACI said Monday it expects the all-cash transaction to conclude in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025...
Brian Stimpfl, CEO of S-Docs, said adopting document automation and e-signature capabilities as part of digital transformation efforts could enable government agencies to streamline their operations and enhance customer satisfaction. In an article published on Carahsoft.com, Stimpfl wrote that the adoption of e-signatures could help agencies improve...
Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) has secured up to $3 billion in CHIPS and Science Act funding to work with the Department of Defense to broaden the production of secure semiconductors for the U.S. government and ensure the security of the domestic chip supply chain as part of the Secure Enclave program. The company said Monday Secure...
