The U.S. government is locking down its focus on cybersecurity and looking toward data and zero trust as key tools in the effort. In January, the Office of Management and Budget released a federal strategy that guides the government’s widespread adoption of zero trust approaches. The Intelligence Community is also drafting a new data strategy...
(The opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Executive Mosaic, its newsroom, or any of its affiliates) NO T.S.P. FOR THE C.C.P. By Lieutenant General William “Jerry” Boykin, (U.S. Army, Ret.) As things stand now, the people who manage our federal retirement funds will mark Memorial...
Tim Phelps, former vice president and corporate controller of DCS, has transitioned to new roles as chief financial officer and treasurer at the Arlington Virginia-based professional services contractor. He replaces Tom Fradette, who retired as CFO and treasurer after a 14-year career at DCS, the employee-owned company said Thursday. Phelps has mana...
One year after the White House released its executive order on improving the nation’s cybersecurity, federal agencies have gained critical insight into their cybersecurity postures and are using that information to refine their strategies. The Department of Energy, for example, is moving away from a compliance-driven cybersecurity approach and...
The federal government gives away hundreds of billions of dollars in contracts each year. In fact, government spending on contracts amounted to $682 billion in 2020, which is the highest one recorded in the last five years. However, spending data is hard to find, and it isn’t easy to get an accurate picture of where...
Liz Martin, Department of Defense director at Amazon Web Services, underscored the U.S Army’s use of the AWS Cloud to create a tactical cloud environment envisioned to help with their data processing and resource scaling. In a blog posted Tuesday, Martin shared how the XVIII Airborne Corps– an Army data centric force headquartered at For...
Jeff Stevens, senior vice president for the surface transportation group at Ensco, has been selected by the board to serve as president of the Springfield, Virginia-based engineering company and its wholly owned subsidiaries beginning on July 2. He will succeed Boris Nejikovsky, who will retire after a three-decade career at Ensco, the company said ...
The Food and Drug Administration is shifting to an enterprise-wide modernization approach to combat organizational fragmentation and data silos while improving operational efficiency and data utilization. With three guiding components aimed at creating infrastructure to support change, developing a common operational approach and ensuring strategic ...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is soliciting offers to design and build new survey vessels that the agency plans to use on data collection efforts in coastal, continental shelf and deep ocean settings. NOAA plans to procure up to four Class B ships of the same design to add to its fleet of research...
The Department of Energy has awarded $53 million to multiple small businesses to develop clean energy materials and systems in support of the Biden administration’s net-zero emission goals. DOE said Wednesday it will issue the funds through the department’s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer program...
