The U.S. government is locking down its focus on cybersecurity and looking toward data and zero trust as key tools in the effort. In January, the Office of Management and Budget released a federal strategy that guides the government’s widespread adoption of zero trust approaches. The Intelligence Community is also drafting a new data strategy...
The Department of the Interior has released a draft solicitation for a potential 11-year, $1 billion contract that seeks to support DOI’s transition to a single hybrid enterprise cloud cluster. Cloud Hosting Solutions III is a single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-delivery contract that intends to “establish enterprise cloud services brok...
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency has issued a request for proposals for a potential 10-year, $4 billion contract to research, develop, test and evaluate scientific and technological platforms meant to help the Department of Defense counter and deter weapons of mass destruction. The Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction program is a multiple-award...
(The opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Executive Mosaic, its newsroom, or any of its affiliates) NO T.S.P. FOR THE C.C.P. By Lieutenant General William “Jerry” Boykin, (U.S. Army, Ret.) As things stand now, the people who manage our federal retirement funds will mark Memorial...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has elevated Jeffrey Schrader from his post as vice president at its intelligence and space business to president of SEAKR Engineering and Blue Canyon Technologies. Schrader, who made the announcement via LinkedIn post, brings to his new leadership role at the Raytheon subsidiaries years-long experience in defense a...
Semiconductor company Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO) has agreed to acquire multicloud services provider VMware (NYSE: VMW) in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $61 billion as part of Broadcom’s strategy to establish a leading infrastructure technology company. The boards of directors of both companies unanimously approved the deal that...
The State Department has approved Egypt’s request to procure Boeing-built (NYSE: BA) Chinook helicopters and associated equipment from the U.S. government under a potential $2.6 billion transaction. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday the proposed foreign military sale includes 23 CH-47F cargo aircraft units along with machin...
Tim Phelps, former vice president and corporate controller of DCS, has transitioned to new roles as chief financial officer and treasurer at the Arlington Virginia-based professional services contractor. He replaces Tom Fradette, who retired as CFO and treasurer after a 14-year career at DCS, the employee-owned company said Thursday. Phelps has mana...
GovCon Expert Steve Orrin, chief technology officer and senior principal engineer at Intel Federal, recently spoke with GovCon Wire regarding the challenges that government agencies and federal organizations are facing to implement zero-trust architectures and refocus their data security. In addition, GovCon Expert Steve Orrin also discussed the v...
Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) has secured a potential 10-year, $3.24 billion contract to provide commercial satellite imagery to the National Reconnaissance Office in support of U.S. defense and intelligence community missions. The Electro-Optical Commercial Layer contract is intended to help NRO continue to meet imagery acquisition requirements t...
