By Chuck Brooks, president of Brooks Consulting International The Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification is more than a compliance checklist. It is, in my view, a strategic transformation designed to strengthen the entire defense industrial base against today’s and tomorrow’s cyber adversaries. What...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman the potential $972 million firm-fixed-price, time and materials Air Force Modeling and Simulation support services, or AFMS3, contract. Air Force Modeling and Simulation Contract Scope The Department of Defense said Monday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers maintenanc...
The Pentagon has issued the final Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, or DFARS, rule implementing the contractual requirements of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, or CMMC, program. The Department of War said Tuesday the final DFARS rule, or 48 CFR, seeks to ensure that contractors properly safeguard federal contract inf...
CONTENT JR Morell has been appointed vice president of federal sales at mission artificial intelligence company Virtualitics. The executive announced his appointment on LinkedIn Friday. “Excited to step into my new role as vice president of federal sales at Virtualitics, where mission AI agents and our AI readiness platform are revol...
DC Capital Partners-backed Valkyrie Enterprises has bought Optical Sciences Corp. for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand its missile defense and space sensor test capabilities. Providing Hardware-In-The-Loop Test Support Across DOD Huntsville, Alabama-based OSC provides electro-optical and infrared scene projector and test systems to su...
The Navy is encouraging small businesses to create tools to make data from the Maven Smart System, and similar platforms, more accessible, a top service official said Tuesday during his keynote address at the 2025 Navy Summit. Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare, N2N6, and director of naval intelligence,...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond The Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program has fundamentally transformed the compliance landscape for defense contractors. With the Final Rule taking effect December 16, 2024, and mandatory third-party assessments beginning in 2025, the approxi...
The Defense Logistics Agency has begun soliciting industry feedback as part of the open season for a potential 10-year, $3.2 billion contract to acquire command, control, computers, communications, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, or C5ISR, equipment and services to support the U.S. Army’s Communications-Electronics Comman...
Northrop Grumman received a $99.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide support to the Department of Defense’s Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control, or CJADC2, vision. CJADC2 Contract Scope The Department of Defense said Monday the cost-plus-fixed-fee, which was not subject to competition, covers the procurement of advan...
Gregory Davis shared on LinkedIn Thursday that he has been appointed vice president of business development at DecisionPoint. Before joining DecisionPoint, Davis spent over four years at SAIC as director of strategic engagement and business development. Davis’ Public Sector Career Prior to transitioning to the private secto...
