Comcast’s (Nasdaq: CMCSA) government services business has won a potential 10-year, $84.16 million contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to replace legacy multiplexing-based circuits and provide mission partners access to the Department of Defense Information Network through ethernet connections. DISA received six offers for the sin...
As the Department of Defense moves forward with its phased implementation of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, several studies have offered insights within the defense industry about contractor preparations and expectations on the department’s CMMC process. A DOD interim rule, released in September 2020, provided a five-y...
Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology at the White House National Security Council and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, met with the National Association of Attorneys General on Thursday and outlined the four lines of effort of the Biden administration’s ransomware strategy. The White House said Friday the ...
SRS Critical Infrastructure Security, a joint venture of four companies, can provide protective services at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina after DOE reaffirmed its award of a 10-year, $1 billion contract to the industry team. The department said Thursday it took corrective action following the suspension of wo...
Hillary Ashton, chief product officer of Teradata (NYSE: TDC), has been appointed to serve on the board of CentralSquare as an independent director, responsible for providing cloud product insight to support the public sector technology company’s growth strategy. CentralSquare said Thursday Ashton, as Teradata CPO, drives the multicloud data p...
Tony Mitchell, formerly vice president of business development and strategy at Leidos‘ (NYSE: LDOS) Dynetics group, has been appointed VP of advanced technology and strategy at military electronics supplier CAES. He will be responsible for coordinating CAES’ independent research and development projects and its partnerships with governme...
A Bloomberg Government report says the federal government’s total contract spending reached $682 billion in fiscal year 2020, a 14 percent increase from FY 2019 spending of $599 billion. BGOV said Thursday FY 2020 marks the fifth consecutive year of increase in contract spending and federal agencies primarily used $1.6 trillion in enacted FY 2020...
Propulsion technology maker Agile Space Industries has acquired Tronix3D in a move to transform the former’s aerospace component manufacturing process with the use of 3D printing technology. Agile Space said Thursday Tronix3D, which makes printed metal parts for the aerospace and defense sectors, will operate under the name Agile Additive and ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 14, 2021 — Aaron Burciaga, vice president of artificial intelligence at ECS, said a responsible approach to AI product development could encourage federal agencies to adopt the technology for data science applications, ExecutiveBiz reported May 21. “The introduction of new AI/ML models within federal operations demand...
Parsons (NYSE: PSN) has agreed to acquire BlackHorse Solutions for approximately $203 million to broaden its client base and expand its digital, artificial intelligence, machine learning and cyber capabilities to support military, intelligence and space operations. Parsons said Thursday it expects the transaction to conclude in July and to be accret...
