Potomac Officers Club hosted its 2019 Security Vetting Process Modernization Update on August 14th. The forum brought together GovCon leaders from the public and private sector to discuss the initial implementation of National Security Presidential Memorandum-9 and how future plans will continue to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of vetting...
Christopher Scolese, formerly director at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, has taken the oath to lead the National Reconnaissance Office. In his new role, Scolese will oversee, guide and direct all aspects of NRO and perform tasks from the director of national intelligence and the secretary of DoD. “I am looking forward to fulfi...
Leidos agreed to purchase IMX Medical Management Services, a consulting firm that offers independent medical evaluation, case management and record review services to state and local government agencies. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the company expects to close the transaction in the third quarter, pending customary approv...
The National Security Agency will launch in October a new directorate that will oversee efforts to prevent and counter cyber threats to the defense industrial base and national security systems....
Vectrus (NYSE: VEC) has purchased integrated electronic security systems provider Advantor Systems for $44M from McCarthy Capital and Infrasafe....
ECS Federal will develop a dashboard for federal agencies to view cybersecurity data and risk exposure reports under a potential six-year, $276M task order from the Department of Homeland Security. The company said Monday it will help DHS deploy the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Dashboard Ecosystem and incorporate data ingest and visua...
Paragon Systems has secured a potential five-year, $95.6M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the Department of Homeland Security to deploy armed security officers who can protect federal personnel and property at various locations in Virginia....
Andrew Borene, a certified information systems security professional and former IBM (NYSE: IBM) executive, has been appointed senior director of the federal national security group at Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC). He will lead a team that offers integrated technology platforms and services meant to help government clients defend against cyber thre...
Jennifer Pedersen, senior technical advisor of the National Risk Management Center (NRMC) for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will be featured as the keynote speaker during the Potomac Officers Club™s 2019 Cybersecurity Summit on May 8th. At the event GovCon leaders from the public and private sector will discuss cyber resilienc...
Tony D’Angelo, vice president of federal business at Proofpoint (Nasdaq: PFPT), has said cloud migration and other information technology modernization initiatives provide agencies an opportunity to redirect their cybersecurity focus toward efforts aimed at protecting users from cyber threats. Agencies allocate only 8 percent of their cybersec...
