By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond Recently, we shed light on the intricacies of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 third-party assessments and their role in strengthening the cybersecurity framework for Department of Defense contractors. However, achieving initial compliance is just the beginning. The real challenge ...
The Department of the Navy has set its course for modernization with the recent release of several long-term strategies. Though progress has been made, the DON needs “the brainpower and the muscle of industry and academia” to continue expanding its repertoire of advanced technologies, according to Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, a 2024 Wash...
Luke Holdings has purchased Coastal Clinical and Management Services in a transaction that expands its offerings for the Department of Homeland Security and bolster its capacity to deliver caregiver, behavioral health and health care worker services to U.S. government agencies. “This acquisition aligns seamlessly with LUKE’s overarching vision o...
The Department of the Air Force has begun seeking feedback on a draft performance work statement of a potential five-year contract to provide advisory and assistance services to the Space Systems Command Contracting Directorate’s front office and staff divisions. The A&AS contract has a one-year base period with four option years and cover...
The Potomac Officers Club is hosting its highly-anticipated 2024 Army Summit on June 13, bringing together the country’s top Army officials, defense experts and industry leaders to discuss the Army’s most significant challenges, opportunities, strategies and initiatives. This annual event serves as a vital platform for government and GovCon exe...
Today, the cyber and physical realms are closely intertwined, with cyberattacks having the potential to disrupt critical functions across all domains. These threats pose challenges to the U.S. Coast Guard’s mission to maintain a secure maritime environment, and the organization has recognized the need to fortify its cyber defenses. The Coast Guard...
Amazon Web Services has secured a $114.5 million contract from Army Contracting Command–Rock Island to provide cloud services at Impact Level 6 to the Army Enterprise Cloud Management Agency. A notice posted on SAM.gov states that the contract was awarded under the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract vehicle to enable ECMA to provide conti...
There has been very little resistance to funding and beginning to implement the Department of Defense’s zero trust cybersecurity strategy, according to Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity and Senior Information Security Officer David McKeown. This, however, is not as much the case with Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, th...
A mechanical engineer by training, Scott Aken has navigated a fascinating route to his current role as president and CEO of network intelligence provider Axellio. He began his career in the commercial sector during the dot-com boom in the late 1990s, where he worked for the sole domain name company. Cybercriminals who made attempts on...
By Kim Koster, VP of Industry Marketing at Unanet When federal spending increases, government contracting companies will naturally want to capitalize on it. But the main question you’ll need to ask yourself is this: How well positioned are we internally to identify and secure contract opportunities when they arise? Being able to answer t...
