In its 2022 Zero Trust Strategy, the Department of Defense set a goal to achieve full zero trust implementation by 2027, a target David McKeown, deputy chief information officer for cybersecurity and senior information security officer for the DOD, described in February as “super aggressive.” The Pentagon has remained on schedule as it works to...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index suffered two sharp drops to start the shortened week, resulting in its first weekly loss in seven weeks. Still, because of Friday’s 1.13% gain, GCI advanced 2.31% month-on-month. On a year-to-date basis, the index, which tracks the stock performances of 30 major government contractors, is up 7.08%. The top th...
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Health Administration has released a draft solicitation for a potential 15-year, $5 billion small business set-aside multiple award task order contract to provide architect-engineering services for the development of complete construction documents. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contra...
The federal government, with its multitude of resources, sensitive data and valuable assets, is an obvious target for cybercriminals. But surveys show that even small businesses are being inconvenienced and compromised by breaches and attacks — nearly 50 percent of those surveyed by payroll technology company Sage reported victimhood to cyber...
Austal USA has secured a four-year, $516.5 million modification to a U.S. Navy contract to provide materials required to build the lead vessel in the service branch’s new class of ocean surveillance ships. The modification exercises an option for ordering long lead time material and completing detail design and construction of the lead T-AGOS ...
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has introduced its inaugural information technology roadmap designed to help the Intelligence Community make transformative decisions about cybersecurity, data analysis, artificial intelligence, cloud and other IT-related matters. ODNI said Thursday more than 100 IC technical leaders participated i...
Cerberus Capital Management has purchased Calspan’s hypersonic and defense test systems business units from TransDigm Group (NYSE: TGD) for an undisclosed sum and formed an independent entity that will focus on delivering hypersonic test infrastructure and services to U.S. government and commercial clients. North Wind will be based in St. Paul, Mi...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has booked a $147 million production order from the U.S. Army for aircraft common infrared countermeasure systems, marking the fourth award on a $959.1 million contract announced in May 2021. The company said Wednesday it has 336 additional order of the CIRCM shipset on top of the 500 units already delivered...
Concepts like Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control have brought coalition warfighting to the forefront of Department of Defense priorities, but the need to modernize relevant technologies and standards remains an obstacle to realizing this vision. According to Lt. Gen. Dimitri Henry, director of intelligence, J2 for the DOD, the potent...
A Chugach Government Solutions subsidiary has won a potential seven-year, $188.3 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide base operation support services for a military installation in Alabama. The Department of Defense said Thursday the service branch received six offers for the firm-fixed-price contract, which has a base amount of $169....
