The State Department issued a draft solicitation for the potential $8 billion Evolve contract for information technology platforms and support services in preparation for an industry day that is set to take place Monday, Oct. 25, for the acquisition effort. Evolve is a suite of indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contracts and is composed of fiv...
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said companies should reach out to the Department of Justice and other law enforcement agencies to counter ransomware and other cyberthreats and prevent other enterprises from becoming future victims of ransomware attacks. “We know those victims — oftentimes your clients — face reputational risks, they face ...
Viasat has been selected to help the Department of Defense assess weapon system architectures as part of a cybersecurity pilot program that will employ an analytics-based automation process. Under a DOD contract, Viasat will work to identify vulnerabilities in key weapon components through cyber and software-defined radio threat assessments, the com...
Patrick Thomas, cloud technologist at Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL), said government agencies should come up with a more strategic approach to fielding and funding multicloud environments. “Beyond the total cost of ownership, they need to reevaluate how they pay for cloud products and services” by choosing between spending as a capital expe...
Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) has purchased Scalable Network Technologies for an undisclosed sum to broaden its cybersecurity and 5G portfolio with the addition of the latter’s network simulation and modeling platforms. Scalable Network Technologies is a privately held company in Culver City, California, and provides software, simulation and ...
Chuck Brooks, a highly esteemed cybersecurity leader, recently published a compilation of the articles he’s written breaking down the most difficult challenges and latest initiatives within the cybersecurity sector, the government contracting (GovCon) industry and emerging tech landscape, as an influential member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Exp...
General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) Electric Boat subsidiary has secured a $269 million contract modification to continue its design, development and lead yard support activities associated with the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class fast attack submarines. Naval Sea Systems Command will initially obligate $13 million on the sole-source award using fis...
On Thursday the Potomac Officers Club hosted its 7th Annual Intel Summit, a virtual seminar featuring notable government and private sector leaders and executives who gathered to explore the intelligence community’s obstacles, opportunities and future initiatives including AI/ML, data utility and foreign adversary threats. Following DIA Director...
Potomac Officers Club hosted its 7th Annual Intel Summit on Thursday to bring together the members of the federal sector and government contracting (GovCon) industry to learn more about how intelligence officials incorporate cutting-edge technology and techniques to gather intelligence, combat adversaries and push through the latest initiatives for ...
Potomac Officers Club hosted its 7th Annual Intel Summit on Thursday to foster discussion between distinguished government and industry leaders on the current priorities, threats and strategies across the constantly evolving intelligence community landscape. After a keynote address delivered by DIA Director LTG Scott Berrier, the moderator for the...
