The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body has made Redspin the first certified third-party assessment organization in the CMMC marketplace after the cybersecurity company passed the CMMC Maturity Level 3 evaluation by the Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center. “Reaching this step in getting the CMMC ecosys...
Matthew McFadden, formerly the cyber director of General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) information technology business, has been promoted to become vice president of cyber and distinguished technologist within the same unit, G2Xchange FedCiv reported Monday. He brings to the role more than 15 years of experience in cyber analytics, cybersecurity, foren...
The White House on Tuesday issued a memo calling on business leaders to initiate immediate measures to protect their organizations from ransomware attacks, CNBC reported Wednesday. “All organizations must recognize that no company is safe from being targeted by ransomware, regardless of size or location,” Anne Neuberger, deputy national security...
Battelle, Clinical Enterprise and PerkinElmer Health Sciences have received contracts worth potentially $650 million combined to help the U.S. government ramp up COVID-19 testing efforts nationwide. The Department of Defense said Wednesday it issued the awards under a partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services to deploy test kits a...
AirBoss of America‘s defense subsidiary has closed its acquisition of BlackBox Biometrics, a provider of wearable sensors designed to detect explosive blasts, through a potential $27 million deal that includes $7 million in upfront cash payment. AirBoss Defense Group, which first announced the transaction in March, will pay the remaining $20 m...
Bren-Tronics, Inventus Power, Navitas Systems‘ government solutions group and Ultralife Corp. have secured spots on a potential nine-year, $1.25 billion contract for a lightweight wearable battery being developed under the U.S. Army’s Tactical Power Generation Program. The Department of Defense said Wednesday contractors will compete for...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 12, 2021 — ManTech (Nasdaq; MANT) has received premier partner designation from Google Cloud as part of a partnership aimed at helping federal government customers manage information technology functions with cloud and analytics technology platforms, ExecutiveBiz reported April 30. Kevin Phillips, chairman, president and CEO...
Jane Rathbun, deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Navy for information warfare and enterprise services, and Office of Naval Research Global Executive Director Matt Farr will join a panel discussion at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2021 Navy Forum on May 12. Rathbun concurrently serves as the Department of the Navy chief technology officer and...
The U.S. Army has established final requirements for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program after conducting final design and risk review activities in December, Defense News reported Tuesday. The service branch’s Requirements Oversigt Council convened last week to finalize the Abbreviated Capabilities Development Document which de...
Executive Mosaic is honored to present Lou Von Thaer, president and CEO of Battelle, as a recipient of the Wash100 Award, this year’s highest honor in all of government contracting (GovCon), for his leadership and innovation in COVID-19 research and development programs as well as his drive to assist in the pandemic’s relief efforts for...
