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,...
By Kim Koster, VP of Industry Marketing at Unanet When federal spending increases, government contracting companies will naturally want to capitalize on it. But the main question you’ll need to ask yourself is this: How well positioned are we internally to identify and secure contract opportunities when they arise? Being able to answer t...
In February, the Department of the Air Force announced a massive reoptimization effort to prepare the Air Force and Space Force to navigate the increasingly complex landscape of great power competition. This plan focuses on four main areas – developing people, generating readiness, projecting power and developing capabilities – and the DAF has ...
Herndon, Virginia-based federal systems integrator Tyto Athene has agreed to acquire managed cybersecurity services provider MindPoint Group for an undisclosed amount as part of efforts to expand its cyber capabilities and broaden its presence in the federal civilian market. Tyto Athene said Tuesday it expects the acquisition to conclude at the end ...
The cyber landscape is in a constant state of flux as new threats, vulnerabilities, opportunities and technologies continue to emerge. Keeping up-to-date on these changes and fluctuations is a daunting task, but it’s necessary in order to stay ahead of the technological curve and maintain the United States’ competitive advantage. On Thursd...
