The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded IBM a $26 million contract to enhance its cybersecurity capabilities in Europe and Eurasia. The five-year contract supports USAID’s Cybersecurity Protection and Response program, which focuses on fortifying host governments in the said region against cyberattacks, IBM said. IBM will provide cybersecurity program management, incident response and […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded a contract to Exiger and MetalMiner to develop technology enhance supply chain resilience and national security. The award is in line with the Open Price Exploration for National Security program, which aims to increase transparency in critical commodity pricing, supply demand and capacity forecasting, Exiger said. Under […]
ManTech International has appointed Gary Grimes as its new vice president and chief acceleration officer. In his role, Grimes will lead ManTech’s Value Creation Plan, which is the company’s initiative to boost growth and operational efficiency, ManTech said. Grimes joins ManTech from Platinum Equity, where he helped develop and accelerate its VCPs. He also had […]
The United States and Saudi Arabia have formalized a partnership focused on space exploration. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Saudi Space Agency CEO Mohammed bin Saud Al-Tamimi signed the agreement, which outlines a framework for cooperation in various areas, including space science, education and operations, NASA said. Formally known as the “Framework Agreement Between the […]
The Department of Energy is set to coordinate its artificial intelligence advancement efforts with a new road map for its Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence for Science, Security and Technology program. The road map will guide FASST’s initiatives, including developing a skilled AI workforce and strengthening national security, FedScoop reported. Through the program, the DOE will […]
The Department of the Interior has selected Science Applications International Corp. to compete for task orders on its Foundation Cloud Hosting Services II contract. The FCHS II contract is a recompete of a previous $10 billion contract and holds a potential value of $2 billion over the next decade, SAIC said. The recompete contract involves […]
SentinelOne has partnered with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to strengthen government-wide cyberdefense. The partnership, which supports the agency’s Persistent Access Capability initiative, will focus on improving the security of government information technology assets and critical infrastructure, SentinelOne said. Under the agreement, SentinelOne will use its Singularity Platform to provide CISA with artificial intelligence-powered […]
NASA is making progress on implementing its Space Sustainability Strategy, according to Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy. In her speech at the Secure World’s Foundation’s Summit for Space Sustainability, Melroy said the space agency is gathering information on metrics and models as it develops a framework for space sustainability assessment, SpaceNews reported. Melroy, a past Potomac […]
Science and technology firm Noblis has named Mark Lay as its new vice president and chief information officer. Lay will succeed current CIO Gail Hogan, whose retirement was announced by the company in December 2023, Noblis said. Lay, who has been with Noblis for almost two decades, is currently serving as the company’s deputy CIO. […]
The U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. has awarded Serco a recompete contract potentially worth $238 million to continue providing customer support services. The contract entails managing daily benefits administration and support for over one million individuals enrolled in PBGC-backed pension plans, Serco said. According to Serco, the contract, which has a one-year base period and […]
