By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond Recently, we shed light on the intricacies of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 third-party assessments and their role in strengthening the cybersecurity framework for Department of Defense contractors. However, achieving initial compliance is just the beginning. The real challenge ...
Columbia, Maryland-based Synergy ECP has acquired SPYROS Information & Technology Consulting in a transaction that expands its cybersecurity service offerings for customer agencies within the intelligence community and Department of Defense. Synergy said Tuesday SPYROS supports clients within DOD, IC and the Department of Energy’s national lab...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a potential $2.27 billion contract from NASA to build a constellation of Geostationary Extended Observations weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NASA said Tuesday the cost-plus-award-fee contract includes the development of three GeoXO weather satellites with options fo...
In the age of artificial intelligence, the path forward can sometimes be unclear. While AI holds great potential and promise for unlocking new innovations, it also uncovers new risks and threats. As AI advancements continue to accelerate, federal officials are viewing AI and approaching its implementation in multiple ways. Learn about how the Air Fo...
The Department of the Navy has set its course for modernization with the recent release of several long-term strategies. Though progress has been made, the DON needs “the brainpower and the muscle of industry and academia” to continue expanding its repertoire of advanced technologies, according to Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, a 2024 Wash...
McLean, Virginia-based information technology services provider Smoothstack has appointed Chris Coligado, a senior executive with over 20 years of technology consulting experience, as executive vice president and federal market lead. As head of the federal practice, Coligado will help Smoothstack advance the adoption of the hire-train-deploy framewo...
When Steve Karp stepped into the role of chief innovation officer for government contractor-focused software company Unanet, he did so knowing that a big part of the job would be continuing to push the envelope to give GovCons more of the intelligent tools they need to deliver superior project outcomes and, ultimately, grow their businesses...
Michael Leins, a finance executive with over two decades of industry experience, has been appointed vice president of finance at SpyCloud, an Austin, Texas-based provider of cybercrime analytics. Notably, he spent over two years at Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL), where he focused on mergers and acquisitions and led business case development and valu...
Adarga, a London-based artificial intelligence software company, has acquired U.S. strategic risk intelligence firm J2X Solutions in a transaction that expands its portfolio of information intelligence capabilities and drives growth in the U.S. market. J2X is a veteran-owned consulting firm that employs a team of former military officers, intelligen...
Last month, the Department of Homeland Security published a far-reaching strategy setting a direction for future research and development investments. The Innovation, Research and Development Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2024-2030 identifies eight strategic priority research areas, or SPRAs, for DHS to focus on as it realigns its technologic...
