Integrated Systems Solutions has secured a position on a $300M blanket purchase agreement to help the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office manage information technology programs, products and projects. USPTO selected five small businesses as awardees on the BPA to offer IT process monitoring and management tools for the agency’s Office of the...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 19, 2021 — Cameron Chehreh and Steve Orrin, respectively the federal chief technology officers for Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) and Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), said agencies and corporations need to shift toward a new approach to security with the advent of an enterprise 5G era, ExecutiveBiz reported Jan. 12. “In a wor...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 15, 2021 — Stephen Kovac, vice president of global government and compliance at Zscaler (Nasdaq: ZS), and other industry cyber experts have encouraged the implementation of a zero trust approach at government agencies and called for faster adoption of the said security measure following the exploitation of a SolarWind so...
Dr. Joe Evans, technical director for 5G at the Department of Defense (DOD), recently discussed the impact that innovative technologies and 5G integration have on the private and public sectors during Potomac Officers Club’s (POC) 5G Summit. If you missed the 5G Summit, you can still register to watch the OnDemand footage by visiting Potomac...
President-elect Joe Biden has proposed a potential $1.9T COVID-19 pandemic relief package that urges Congress to approve more than $10B in funds to support the modernization and improve the cybersecurity of federal information technology systems and networks, The Hill reported Thursday. Under the American Rescue Plan, Biden proposes a $9B inves...
Unmanned aircraft system manufacturing company AeroVironment (Nasdaq: AVAV) has agreed to acquire Arcturus UAV in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $405M as part of efforts to expand into adjacent segments and broaden UAS portfolio and customer footprint. AeroVironment said Wednesday it expects to complete the acquisition in the f...
The Department of Homeland Security has created a strategy outlining its measures to address threats Chinese activity poses to the U.S.’ immigration, critical infrastructure and cybersecurity, trade and maritime defense operations. DHS said Wednesday its Strategic Action Plan applies input from the department’s China Working Group and th...
Leonardo DRS‘ Laurel Technologies business and Data Link Solutions — a joint venture between BAE Systems and Collins Aerospace — have each secured a two-year, $150M blanket purchase agreement to provide cabinets for U.S. Navy electronic equipment. Each company will manufacture up to 150 electronic equipment cabinets for the military ...
The Pentagon has recently announced the redistribution of the chief management officer (CMO) functions, Federal News Network reported on Wednesday. Of the changes, the Pentagon will strengthen the Department of Defense (DoD) comptroller’s office to head business process improvements across the department. The comptroller will serve as DoD’s perf...
A state-by-state analysis of Department of Defense spending showed Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) took the first three spots on a list of top 10 contract awardees during fiscal year 2019. Lockheed received $45.6B in FY 2019 contracts, while Boeing and Northrop secured $25.7B and $19.5B in contracts,...
