Turner Construction has received a potential $236 million contract from the General Services Administration to provide construction expertise to support the modernization of a federal building in New York. The Silvio V. Mollo Federal Building is a 10-story facility built in 1974 and accommodates the offices of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the So...
With the rise of new technologies and the expansion of the digital world, cyber has become a critical component of warfighting, national security and innovation for the United States. In February 2022, cyber took the global spotlight as Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, but U.S. cyber forces were ahead of the threat and played...
The continuous expansion of the global cyber environment has widened the United States’ attack surface and prompted the Federal Bureau of Investigation to reevaluate its role in the law enforcement of the digital world. Today, the FBI has embarked on a major cultural transformation and is implementing significant changes to meet new and emerging c...
Mitre has received a $486.1 million cost-reimbursement-option contract from the U.S. Air Force to continue serving as administrator of a federally funded research and development organization. The Department of Defense said Monday Mitre will support the National Security Engineering Center through Sept. 30, 2023, and conduct contract work in Bedford...
Mike Malaret, director of sales engineering for public sector at Veritas Technologies, said government agencies should prioritize data protection by developing a detailed strategy that could enable them to quickly respond to data breaches and restore data and applications that are key to delivering services to citizens. Malaret urged agencies to imp...
Since the 1990s, American semiconductor chip manufacturing has declined while U.S. reliance on foreign manufacturers has increased, posing significant risk to national and economic security. The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, signed into law in August, is changing that narrative, and domestic chip manufacturers like Intel are turning the n...
Baird will host its fifth annual Government & Defense Conference on Thursday, Nov. 17, to bring together members of the government contracting (GovCon) community for an in-person and virtual conference that will include discussions of key industry trends and market outlooks from elite leaders across our industry and the federal landscape. B...
The concept of zero trust has been widely discussed yet enigmatic in recent years; now, as the Department of Defense moves forward with codifying zero trust and putting a strategy for implementation in place, the U.S. Navy is taking a closer look at its own transition to zero trust. Scott St. Pierre, deputy director for...
Terri Malone, senior vice president and chief growth officer of Serco, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Friday. She shared how Serco’s leadership focus and mission critical capabilities attracted her to join the company. Malone also talked about the core values that are important to Serco’s culture, the ef...
President Joe Biden approved a stopgap bill Friday to keep U.S. government operations funded at the existing level through Dec. 16 and head off a federal shutdown before the midnight deadline, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Senate voted 72-25 Thursday afternoon to pass the continuing resolution, followed by the House’s passage of the legisl...
