The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has launched a new initiative to drive the development and execution of cyber defense operations plans in partnership with the private sector, federal interagency and state, local, tribal, territorial government stakeholders. The Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative is aimed at reducing cyber inciden...
Brian Hale, formerly assistant director of the office of public affairs at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C., has joined Tysons, Virginia-based cloud-native risk analytics platforms provider QOMPLX as vice president for global market development and public private partnerships. He will oversee outreach efforts to form partnerships in key markets,...
Valerie Isbell, a former Customs and Border Protection official at the Department of Homeland Security, has been named a strategic board adviser at Sev1Tech. She brings to Woodbridge, Virginia-based information technology service management company almost four decades of experience in serving at DHS and the departments of Justice and Defense, Sev1Te...
Stephen Homeyer, vice president of intelligence strategy at BAE Systems’ U.S. subsidiary, will lead a panel discussion on artificial intelligence transition out of the research and development phase into an operational setting. He will serve as panel moderator of the “Transitioning of AI from R&D to Operations” panel at GovCon WireR...
KPMG’s federal advisory practice has named 25-year FBI veteran Maria Voreh as a director and appointed Pamela Powers, Michael Westphal and Chad Poppell to managing director positions. All four public service veterans will aim to help KPMG’s government clients transform business processes, the professional services firm said. Voreh led th...
Jeffrey Specht, executive director of the Defense Cyber Crime Center operating under the U.S. Air Force, will join Jude Sunderbruch, executive director of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, and other panelists in a discussion on cybersecurity at a GovCon Wire event Wednesday. Specht leads DC3’s efforts to provide computer forensic...
Bob Renko, director of digital forensics at Peraton, will lead a panel discussion on cyber defense initiatives across the public and private sectors at an upcoming GovCon Wire forum. Renko has more than 35 years of professional experience with a focus on cyber investigations and security programs. His government career includes prior roles as direct...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Jill Singer, vice president of Defense and National Security for AT&T’s public sector business and First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) program, as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award for driving the advancement of 5G capabilities in the federal and commercial sectors as well as leading FirstN...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology at the White House’s National Security Council (NSC), as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award, the most respected award in all of government contracting (GovCon). This marks Neuberger’s second consecutive Wash100 Award. Fo...
A draft of an executive order would direct software companies to inform federal agency clients in the event of a cyber attack within their organizations, keep more digital records and work with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI on incident response efforts, Reuters reported Friday. The order would require multifactor a...
