Tag Archives: Department of Homeland Security

Dewberry has secured a potential five-year, $200M contract to help the Federal Emergency Management Agency manage projects and oversee construction activities related to direct housing missions. The company said it will support FEMA’s logistics management directorate in various programs including the Transportable Temporary Housing Unit. LMD helps the agency procure …

Greg Rothwell, a more than three-decade federal acquisition market veteran, has joined the advisory board of Reston, Va.-based GovConRx. He will join other government procurement professionals on the board to support the senior management team and provide strategic direction for the company, GovConRx said. Rothwell became the first chief procurement …

Smiths Detection has received a potential $291M contract from the Department of Homeland Security to supply a checkpoint technology designed to detect radiation emitting materials. The company said Monday it will provide radiation portal monitors to the DHS’ Office of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. RPMs work by …

Tony D’Angelo, vice president of federal business at Proofpoint (Nasdaq: PFPT), has said cloud migration and other information technology modernization initiatives provide agencies an opportunity to redirect their cybersecurity focus toward efforts aimed at protecting users from cyber threats. Agencies allocate only 8 percent of their cybersecurity budgets on email …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 3, 2018 — PAE will provide a team of scientists and support services under a potential $75.2M contract to help a Department of Homeland Security office in its mission to detect potential airborne biological threats, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Monday it will work with the DHS Countering …

TechFlow has received a potential five-year, $967.9M contract from the Department of Homeland Security to maintain and provide logistics support for explosive detection systems. A FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday says the contract covers preventive maintenance; calibration and test equipment; radiation surveys; tools; parts obsolescence; and supply support for detection platforms deployed …

Four companies have secured spots on a potential five-year, $325M contract to provide research, development, test and evaluation support services for the Department of Homeland Security. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says Engility (NYSE: EGL), ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT), Noblis and Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) will compete for …

Dennis Reilly, vice president of federal sales at Gigamon, has said government agencies should have the right balance of technology, people and processes to defend and protect their information technology systems from cyber threats. Reilly wrote that one of the difficult challenges facing agencies is recruiting and retaining cybersecurity professionals. “Therefore, …

Cedric Sims, formerly president and CEO of Evermay Consulting Group, has joined Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) as a senior vice president within the company’s civilian services group. Sims will come up with strategies to promote integration across Booz Allen’s homeland security business in his new position, the McLean, Va.-based …

Niels Jensen, senior vice president of Americas sales at ForeScout Technologies (Nasdaq: FSCT), has said federal agencies should have visibility of their internet-of-things-based devices in order to protect their network infrastructure from cyber threats. He wrote that information technology administrators at agencies should deploy tools designed to detect and implement …