Over the course of the last two and a half years, the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, known as CMMC, has undergone multiple changes, organizational shifts, revisions and updates. Now, DOD officials are expecting to include CMMC requirements in federal contracts as soon as May 2023 — but there is s...
George Franz, managing director and cybersecurity lead for defense at Accenture Federal Services (AFS), recently spoke with GovCon Wire regarding how the integration of the Novetta acquisition from 2021 has benefited its portfolio and driven value for the company’s customers. In addition, George Franz touched on ensuring the long term success fo...
NASA has announced 13 additional awardees selected through an on-ramp process for the second iteration of the Open Innovation Services contract vehicle. The NOIS2 program is a multiple-award contract with a ceiling value of $175 million, according to an award notice published Tuesday. The awardees are: Accenture Federal Services Blue Clarity Capital...
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson recently presented a 2022 Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon), for the first time to Stephanie Mango, president of CGI Federal, during a visit to the company’s office. Stephanie Mango has been recognized as a first-time winner of the Wash100 for her leadershipÂ...
Maggie Hallbach, senior vice president of Verizon Public Sector, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Thursday. She talked about her 25 years of service at the company and her recent promotion to her current position. Hallback also discussed the importance of 5G in the public sector, the company’s Enterprise Infrast...
The U.S. Intelligence Community is constantly chasing after cutting-edge technologies and innovative solutions that can meet IC needs and ensure the country’s strategic advantage. But IC agencies aren’t replacing legacy systems with the latest and greatest technology, and it’s leading to clutter, inefficiency and depleted resources. Accor...
Government agencies in the U.S. had to quickly adapt to remote work at the onset of COVID-19 in March 2020; but now, as more organizations return to in-person work, the Intelligence Community, in particular, is being significantly affected by workforce attrition. Because the IC deals with a higher proportion of classified work than other federal...
LookingGlass Cyber Solutions has agreed to acquire business intelligence and strategic advisory firm Next5 for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to pursue growth, expand its line of cybersecurity platforms and support its customers in navigating cyberthreats and meeting their missions. Bryan Ware, founder and CEO of Next5, will serve as CEO of L...
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the National Security Agency, the FBI and international partners have issued a joint advisory offering several measures managed service providers and customers can take to protect themselves from malicious cyber actors. The advisory outlines baseline security measures and controls that should be ...
The U.S. government is a behemoth, sprawling across a myriad of agencies, departments and organizations. The government contracting (GovCon) community, by comparison, is a relatively small segment of that. The big players within that narrow segment are well-known. The smaller businesses, on the other hand, face intense competition to prove themselve...
