By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond As the implementation of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program draws closer, Department of Defense contractors and subcontractors should be considering not only how to prepare for a CMMC 2.0 assessment, but also how to maintain ongoing CMMC 2.0 compliance. Central to understandi...
Vivek Upadhyaya has joined Defcon AI as chief financial officer, responsible for strategic planning and execution as well as leadership of all company finance activities. Defcon AI said Thursday Upadhyaya most recently worked at Mercury Systems as vice president and CFO of the mission systems segment. Yisroel Brumer, co-founder and CEO of Defcon AI,...
OPSWAT has acquired InQuest in line with its efforts to boost its cybersecurity capabilities. The critical infrastructure cybersecurity company said Wednesday the acquisition, which was announced during the recent Black Hat USA conference, is aimed at enhancing OPSWAT’s ability to defend against network-based threats. The move is also intended...
What Is RIMPAC? The Exercise Rim of the Pacific is the biggest international naval demonstration. Known as RIMPAC, it biennially gathers a group of willing ally nations to bring their most exciting tools and vessels and perform a series of exercises broken down into three movements: the harbor phase, the force integration training phase an...
Chenega has purchased SecuriGence and will integrate the veteran-owned small business into its military, intelligence and operations strategic business unit. The Alaska Native corporation said Wednesday the integration planning has begun and the acquisition will expand Chenega MIOS’ portfolio with the addition of systems engineering, cybersecurity...
As the Department of Defense continues to take on emerging global threats, collaboration among the military and industry partners is becoming increasingly critical. During a fireside chat at Leidos’ seventh annual Supplier Innovation & Technology Symposium on Tuesday, Leidos CEO and 2024 Wash100 Awardee Tom Bell and retired Gen. James Ma...
CyberCore Technologies, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of HP’s (NYSE: HPQ) federal arm, has appointed Randy Anderson, a more than three-decade defense industry executive, as senior vice president of programs. The company said Thursday Anderson will lead program execution and drive on-contract growth initiatives across CyberCore’s business portfo...
Parsons (NYSE: PSN) has agreed to buy BlackSignal Technologies for approximately $200 million to broaden its cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and electronic warfare capabilities and its client base across the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. Chantilly, Virginia-based Parsons said Tuesday it expects the transaction to be comple...
On August 15, Navy Comptroller Russell Rumbaugh will join other U.S. Navy leaders, government decision makers and naval experts as they discuss the service branch’s top priorities, challenges and opportunities. Join the 2024 Navy Summit, hosted by the Potomac Officers Club, to meet, learn from and network with Rumbaugh in person. Read on to lea...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has won a potential five-year, $191.2 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide software sustainment services for the military branch. The Department of Defense said Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland launched an online solicitation and received two bids for the cost-plus-fix-fee contract. The se...
