TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 24, 2018 ” In-Q-Tel will help cybersecurity firm Red Balloon Security advance the development of an endpoint security tool for embedded devices as part of a strategic partnership, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. IQT said Wednesday its development agreement and investment with Red Balloon Security aims to pr...
The State Department has approved a potential $1.20 billion foreign military sale of eight MH-60R multimission helicopters, equipment and support services to Mexico. Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) rotary and mission systems business will serve as the principal contractor for the sale meant to help increase Mexico’s threat deterr...
John Coleman, formerly president of the investigative service group at Omniplex World Services, has been named president of Peraton‘s homeland security sector in a move slated to take effect March 5. Peraton said Tuesday Coleman will oversee programs and growth efforts within the company’s business that offers a range...
Peraton has won a potential five-year, $578 million contract to help sustain equipment the Transportation Security Administration uses to secure airports throughout the U.S. The company said Thursday it will provide logistics support services for security screening platforms used at airports nationwide and other TSA component fac...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 11, 2017 ” Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) and its partner Kryptowire will develop a framework for the automation of mobile application compliance under a contract from the Department of Homeland Security, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The team will work to build the framework as part of the Assured Mobile Application Lifecy...
Ron Davis, formerly chief information security officer of Vencore and a certified information systems security professional, has joined Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) as CISO. Davis will oversee a cybersecurity program that seeks to identify threats and risks as well as implement controls, methods and processes designed to secure HII ente...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, MAY 22, 2017 “ The Potomac Officers Club ” a division of Executive Mosaic ” has finalized its speaker and panelist list for the 2017 Spring Cybersecurity Summit. Cybersecurity is one of the foremost concerns of leaders in both the public and private sectors. The rapid advancement of software, hardware and techn...
Weekly Roundup May 15 – May 19 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Last week President Trump signed an executive order to bolster our nation’s cybersecurity and maintain and strengthen U.S. cybersecurity capabilities. The order addresses the n...
Acting U.S. CIO Margie Graves said that thanks to the 2015 federal cybersecurity sprint, federal agencies were able to avoid the devastating WannaCry ransomware virus that infected more than 200,000 people and organizations in over 150 countries. When asked at the Public Sector Innovation Summit how security protocols implemented in the 30-day sprin...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, MAY 17, 2017 – The Potomac Officers Club ” a division of Executive Mosaic ” has added Major General Garrett Yee to the list of Panelists for the 2017 Spring Cybersecurity Summit. Cybersecurity is one of the foremost concerns of leaders in both the public and private sectors. The rapid advancement of software,...
