TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 15, 2021 — Stephen Kovac, vice president of global government and compliance at Zscaler (Nasdaq: ZS), and other industry cyber experts have encouraged the implementation of a zero trust approach at government agencies and called for faster adoption of the said security measure following the exploitation of a SolarWind so...
A subsidiary of Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will use artificial intelligence and machine learning to accelerate analysis of geospatial imagery under a potential four-year contract with the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity. The company said Thursday Accenture Federal Services will work with Element84, I2R, Boston University, Cornell Univers...
William Conley, chief technology officer of Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY), has been named to the board of directors for the National Defense Industrial Association‘s Central Georgia chapter. He will serve as a board member for a term of up to six years and be part of the trade organization that aims to drive national security...
Eight companies, including two small businesses, have won spots on a potential $750M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support waterfront construction projects within Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command’s Southwest area of responsibility. Awardees will compete for task orders under the multiple-award IDIQ to build, r...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has won a potential $121.6M other transaction award from the Missile Defense Agency to conduct an on-orbit demonstration of a space-based prototype sensor designed to track hypersonic and ballistic threats. MDA received four proposals for the project through a competitive solicitation among industry participants in ...
A TechFlow subsidiary will help the U.S. Navy manage base operations at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland under a potential $129M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. EMI Services will support the management of the installation’s airfield facilities, utilities, special events and water and environments services, the Dep...
David Goldfein, former chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force and two-time Wash100 Award recipient, has been named a senior adviser at New York-based investment company Blackstone (NYSE: BX). Goldfein retired from the Air Force in October with the rank of general after 37 years of service and will provide advice to the Blackstone...
Pat Gelsinger, CEO of virtualization software provider VMware (NYSE: VMW) since September 2012 and a four-decade technology industry veteran, has been appointed by the board of directors at Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) to serve as the chipmaker’s CEO effective Feb. 15. He will succeed Bob Swan, who has led Intel since January 2019, and serve as...
President-elect Joe Biden has proposed a potential $1.9T COVID-19 pandemic relief package that urges Congress to approve more than $10B in funds to support the modernization and improve the cybersecurity of federal information technology systems and networks, The Hill reported Thursday. Under the American Rescue Plan, Biden proposes a $9B inves...
Thomas Moore, a 39-year U.S. Navy veteran and former head of Naval Sea Systems Command, has joined Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ (NYSE: HII) nuclear and environmental services business as vice president of nuclear operations. The retired Navy vice admiral will oversee nuclear programs for the Department of Energy portfolio within HII’s ...
