By Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting International With its broad national security role, the DOD has been a pioneer in the development of numerous innovative cybersecurity solutions. This makes sense given its lengthy history and the quantity and caliber of resources devoted to both research and development and the acquisition of technol...
Doug Magee is a U.S. Army veteran and seasoned business development executive currently leading Day & Zimmermann’s Government Services practice as president. He cut his teeth at companies like KBR, DynCorp International, Michael Baker International and, most recently prior to D&Z, as an operating company president at Akima. Magee commands ...
The homeland security landscape has undergone momentous changes in recent years, and to keep up with evolving threats, the Department of Homeland Security is continuously working to deploy today’s most advanced technologies. Developing and implementing these tools requires collaborating with industry partners, and DHS acquisition officials ar...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Sonny Bhagowalia is an influential, dual-hatted executive, working as both assistant commissioner of the agency’s Office of Information and Technology, as well as CBP’s chief information officer. In these information technology-centered roles, he oversees a budget of $1.8 billion, which is approximatel...
Bulgaria has secured U.S. State Department approval to procure 183 General Dynamics-built (NYSE: GD) Stryker armored fighting vehicles under a potential $1.5 billion foreign military sales agreement. General Dynamics Land Systems will serve as the principal contractor on the proposed FMS deal that includes infantry carrier vehicles; ICV – Drag...
The Potomac Officers Club is gearing up to host its 2023 Homeland Security Summit on Nov. 15 with a speaker lineup featuring top officials from the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and more. Register here. Meet the keynotes: Paul Courtney is the chief procurement officer for DHS, and in this role, he is...
The State Department has approved Australia’s request to procure up to 22 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers and related equipment from the U.S. government under a potential $975 million foreign military sale agreement. The proposed FMS transaction includes unitary and alternative warhead missile pods for the Guided Multiple ...
Steampunk has received a five-year, $174 million task order to provide security assurance services for the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The company said Wednesday it will provide information system security officer support to at least 115 systems under the ICE Security Assurance Support Services II task or...
By Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting International A new bipartisan legislation, the Cybersecurity Awareness Act, would require the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to launch a public-private campaign that would promote access to cybersecurity resources and expand outreach to small businesses and underserved communities on...
Luke McFadden, a two-decade government contracting industry veteran, has joined Gunnison Consulting Group‘s homeland and justice division as senior vice president. He will primarily oversee Gunnison’s go-to-market strategy for the departments of Homeland Security and Justice, the information technology services provider said Wednesday. &...
