GovCon Wire Events hosted its Army: IT Management and Transformation Forum on Thursday featuring an opening keynote address from Raj Iyer, chief information officer with the U.S. Army and 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, discussing innovative initiatives and concepts that will strengthen the Army’s warfighting ability. If you missed the Army: IT ...
Potomac Officers Club (POC), the leading membership organization dedicated to connecting and empowering executives within the government contracting (GovCon) community, hosted its 2021 CMMC Forum on Wednesday, June 16th. If you missed the 2021 CMMC Forum, you can still access the OnDemand footage by visiting Potomac Officers Club’s Event Page. Th...
Michael Baker, staff VP and chief information security officer at General Dynamics Information Technology, served as the moderator for an expert panel discussion during the Potomac Officers Club’ 2021 CMMC Forum on Wednesday. The following panelists discussed cybersecurity maturity in an era of mounting vulnerabilities featuring Karlton Johnson of...
GovCon Wire, the leading membership organization dedicated to connecting and empowering executives within the government contracting (GovCon) community, hosted its Data Innovation Forum on Tuesday, June 15th. If you missed the Data Innovation Forum, you can still access the OnDemand footage by visiting the GovCon Wire Events Archive. The Data Innova...
Forcepoint has agreed to buy U.K.-based Deep Secure for an undisclosed sum to expand its portfolio of cybersecurity offerings for governments, critical infrastructure and enterprises worldwide. Forcepoint said Tuesday it expects the transaction to be completed in August, pending regulatory review and other customary closing conditions. “The ad...
The U.S. Army recently unveiled some of its initiatives to adopt cloud computing platforms in a push to transform the branch’s information technology processes. At the onset of the pandemic in 2020, the Department of Defense rolled out the Commercial Virtual Remote platform to facilitate online collaboration for telework arrangements across it...
Kevin Heald, senior vice president of the information exploitation division at Novetta, will speak at GovCon Wire’s Army: IT Management and Transformation Forum as panel moderator. He will lead a discussion on efforts at the service branch to manage and transform its information technology operations. Heald joined Novetta’s SVP ranks in ...
Dan Smoot, formerly chief operating officer at Riverbed, has been promoted to serve as the San Francisco-based networks and applications company’s president and CEO, responsible for driving its delivery of offerings to customers looking to transition to a hybrid work setup. Smoot, who brings over three decades of industry experience to his new...
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...
Leidos‘ (NYSE: LDOS) Dynetics subsidiary has unveiled its proposal for the U.S. Army’s competition that seeks a ground-based weapon system to defend against unmanned aircraft and cruise missile threats. Dynetics said Thursday its Enduring Shield offering in the service branch’s Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 progra...
