Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin McLaughlin, Deputy Commander of U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) said Wednesday that too much of the cybersecurity threat conversation on Capitol Hill discusses threats as a “theory” – rather than the reality these threats already are. “What are we going to do when? I...
The State Department has given Saudi Arabia the green light to acquire professional military education, English language training assistance and technical training support under a potential $250 million foreign military sales agreement. Saudi Arabia™s navy blanket order program for training services also covers technical documentation...
Mark Zalubas, formerly vice president of engineering at Merlin International, has been promoted to chief technology officer at the Vienna, Virginia-based government technology and cybersecurity services contractor. Merlin said Tuesday he will oversee the company’s technology-based offerings and bring more than 30 years of technical e...
Chris Taylor, founder and former CEO of Novitas Group, has joined government market research firm Govini as CEO. Govini said Tuesday he succeeds founder Eric Gillespie, who will shift into a new role as executive chairman of the company’s board of directors. Taylor established Novitas in 2012 to offer a range of technology ...
PAE has won a potential five-year, $142.1 million contract from the U.S. Army to help train and mentor Afghanistan’s national defense and security forces. The Defense Department said Tuesday that PAE’s government services unit will also provide logistics support services to Afghan forces under the foreign military sales contract. Five bi...
Christopher McDaniels, a 14-year U.S. Air Force cybersecurity veteran, has joined Phoenix, Arizona-based information security and consulting services provider Mosaic451 as chief information security officer. McDaniels will oversee the development of a cybersecurity initiative and standard operating procedures backed by a training program to fac...
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index closed up for the fourth consecutive with the advancers outpacing the decliners 3 to 1. The GovCon Index reached 30 day high of 94.234, up 0.367 percent. All the U.S. indices were up on the day as the S&P500 came within 2 points of breaking 2,400. Markets responded to supportive European data...
The Trump administration revealed its budget Tuesday, which would add almost half a trillion dollars to defense spending while cutting $1.5 trillion from nondefense spending and $1.4 trillion in Medicaid over the course of a decade. Trump’s plan, titled œA New Foundation for American Greatness, leaves Medicare and the retir...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 23, 2017 ” In-Q-Tel and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) are among the investors that participated in a $16 million funding round for cloud application delivery company Frame, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. IQT said Wednesday Frame aims to utilize the funds to support further development of its cloud-native applicat...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 23, 2017 ” Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) seeks to connect with potential subcontractors for several projects under the National Science Foundation‘s Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization for Science program through two upcoming events, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. NSF said Thursday the company’s Leidos ...
