Thunderdome is a new, modernized cybersecurity and technology architecture for the Department of Defense, spearheaded by the Defense Information Systems Agency. It is part of the Pentagon’s official zero trust strategy, as mandated by President Biden’s Executive Order and concretized in the DOD’s Nov. 2022 zero trust strategy. Thunderdome gai...
SIXGEN, a provider of cyber operations and national security platforms for government and commercial clients, has appointed industry leader Jack Wilmer as CEO. In this capacity, Wilmer will bring his cybersecurity leadership experience to drive SIXGEN’s growth initiatives and expand the delivery of cyber and tech capabilities to U.S. defense a...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond Read part one here What is the difference between NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC? Aspect NIST SP 800-171 CMMC 2.0 Certification process Self-assessment only Self-assessments combined with mandatory third-party certification for most Level 2 contractors and all Level 3 contractors Requirements Narrowly...
RealmOne, an Enlightenment Capital-backed technology services contractor, has moved to expand its technological capabilities in support of the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community customers with its acquisition of Torin Consulting. Reston, Virginia-based Torin has been providing analytical and operational services, software development, ...
Ellicott City, Maryland-based Data Computer Corporation of America will provide data processing, analytic systems engineering and high-performance computing support services for an Intelligence Community agency under a potential five-year, $272.6 million contract. DCCA said Tuesday it will integrate artificial intelligence and machine learning-based...
The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded $180 million in total to ASRC Federal and SupplyCore to procure facilities maintenance, repair and operations supplies. The $90 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with ASRC Federal has a June 15, 2025, ordering period end date while the one with SupplyCore runs until Fe...
Open radio access networks, or Open RAN, is a new approach to RANs that separates traditionally integrated hardware and software and upholds a set of specific standards to enable multiple vendors to provide different components under one cloud service provider’s network. The Department of Defense has made 5G a top priority, and it has taken notic...
The U.S. Navy has awarded four small businesses positions on a potential five-year, $240 million contract to provide environmental remediation support services at contaminated sites located at Navy and Marine Corps bases and other government sites. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Atlantic in Norfolk, Virginia, conducted an online so...
BAE Systems has secured a pair of contract modifications worth $104 million combined to build additional amphibious combat vehicles for the U.S. Marine Corps. The company said Monday it will produce and deliver production representative test vehicles to support government testing of the ACV’s recovery variant in 2025 under a $79 million contra...
For the past 20-plus years, Jason Adolf has helped government agencies identify and implement technologies that help them modernize for the present and the future. As vice president for global public sector at Appian, he works closely with defense and civilian agencies as well as state and local government and education institutions to help them...
