The United States is in a transformative era rich with technological innovation and opportunity, but we have to do more to anticipate the threats these emerging technologies may unlock, according to Dr. Dimitri Kusnezov, undersecretary for science and technology at the Department of Homeland Security. In his opening keynote address during ...
Idemia’s U.S. arm has secured a potential $128 million contract to provide credential authentication platforms and support services for the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration. Idemia Identity & Security USA will provide design, manufacturing, engineering, training, test support, maintenance, delivery and...
GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks is a top voice in cybersecurity and government technology usage at large. He is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University focusing on risk management, homeland security technologies and, of course, cybersecurity and has won a number of distinctions over the years. Brooks recently interviewed Kelley Kiernan, t...
Shifting global dynamics have underscored the importance of homeland security for the United States in recent years, and some of the country’s top security leaders are taking a closer look at how emerging technologies are shaping the competitive landscape. The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology directorate serves as the res...
By the time a new technology is funded, developed, prototyped, tested, produced and finally put in the hands of our warfighters, it’s often already outdated, as the federal government’s acquisition processes can take years to get through. The Defense Innovation Unit is on a mission to drastically speed up the Department of Defense’s acquisiti...
Redhorse Corporation CEO John Zangardi, an accomplished technology leader with extensive public and private sector experience, has won the 2023 Wash100 Award. The honor is Executive Mosaic’s annual celebration of the top talents in government contracting and the federal sector. Zangardi secured a spot in this year’s roster for effectively depl...
President Joe Biden’s budget request for fiscal year 2024 includes $74.4 billion for federal civilian information technology programs, nearly $11 billion of which will be allocated to the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a report from Deltek’s GovWin federal market analysis team. The report, published Monday, provides initial...
The Department of Homeland Security has released a presolicitation notice for the third iteration of a program that covers commercial services and offerings to meet component and departmental service needs in support of DHS mission objectives. According to the draft request for proposal on SAM.gov, the Program Management, Administration, Clerical an...
Cybersecurity has taken the global stage with the prominence of electronic warfare tactics in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but cyber aggression isn’t only a symptom of major geopolitical conflict. It can and does happen with frequency in peacetime and other more unexpected windows as well. La Monte Yarborough “While events such as t...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District has released details of a potential $1.5 billion multiple-award task order contract vehicle for construction and design-build services in support of the Department of Homeland Security. A notice posted Wednesday on SAM.gov stated that USACE plans to award up to five indefinite-delivery/indefinite-...
