The General Services Administration has awarded eight companies positions on a potential 10-year, $194.5 million contract for the procurement of next-generation identity proofing capabilities for Login.gov to provide the public access to digital services offered by federal, state, local and tribal agencies. GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service launch...
Mike Eppes, director of public sector at Keeper Security, said password management is one of the areas the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program addresses and defense contractors should account for such requirements. He noted that the Department of Defense and contractors must advance zero trust adoption. “This ‘never trust,...
Matt Barry, chief operating officer at HP Federal, noted that threat actors can use endpoints as vectors that could enable them to infiltrate an organization’s network and highlighted the importance of security by design to ensure the security of such endpoints and safeguard government and contractor systems. “When we design more secure solu...
The 2024 Wash100 popular vote has a new number one competitor. For the last six weeks, one government contracting industry member, Susan Wedge of IBM, has dominated the top 30 ranking, but she has been displaced to number two for the first time in this year’s edition of the most exciting matchup in GovCon. This competition pits...
Robert Hill, founder and CEO of Cyturus, highlighted the importance of complying with regulatory requirements like the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program in order to ensure the security of every link in the supply chain and protect tiny subsystems in U.S. defense platforms from cyberthreat actors. In the...
Brian Berger, president of Cytellix, said merging governance, risk and compliance with managed detection and response could enable organizations to improve their cybersecurity posture. “When companies combine GRC and MDR capabilities, however, they create a measurable and comprehensive approach to cybersecurity risk and compliance,” Berger wrote...
We’re now over a month into the popular vote contest for the 2024 Wash100 Award and we’ve arrived at the most exciting week yet for new developments. After weeks of domination by public sector officials, the government has receded into the background as private industry is surging ahead. Three new names also catapulted into the top...
Public sector organizations have heightened their focus on cyber, which offers numerous benefits for those looking to modernize. At the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Annual Cyber Summit on June 6, experts from both government and industry will address the most exciting opportunities and challenges agencies face as they embrace this evolving domain...
Executive Mosaic, the preeminent media, events and membership organization of the government contracting sector, is proud to announce the winners of the prestigious 2024 Wash100 Award. Each year, Executive Mosaic’s coveted Wash100 Award recognizes the most promising and outstanding executives to watch in the coming year. Read below for the full l...
Derek Gallagher, chief technology officer at Druid Software, said private 5G networks could help government agencies meet their communication needs while ensuring security. “Beyond the built-in security private 5G networks bring, they also have the capacity to add extra layers of security,” Gallagher wrote in an article published on Carahsoft.co...
