Fortinet, a provider of integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, has been selected to support the enterprise infrastructure goals of the U.S. Army. Under a new agreement, Fortinet will serve as a manufacturer on the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2 contract for the Army Computer Hardware Enterprise Software and Solutions. Currently, the contract work […]
The U.S. Army has awarded Valiant Integrated Services a $555 million indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity contract to support the eXportable Combat Training Capability program. XCTC is a program under the Army National Guard that provides an immersive training environment that allows brigade combat teams to meet the service’s training requirements in the “sustainable readiness model.” The […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced a virtual workshop that seeks to improve the security of the software supply chain and fulfill President Joe Biden’s executive order on enhancing the federal government’s cybersecurity. The EO, which was issued on May 12, directs the secretary of commerce to consult with federal agencies, academia, […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has selected content cloud firm Box to support the organization’s secure collaboration and critical processes for health services delivery and to promote new ways to work in the cloud. Box did not disclose the value of its contract with the HHS but said the department chose its cloud […]
The U.S. Army has selected advanced analytics company Novetta to support the Cloud Account Management Optimization effort, an initiative that includes eliminating excess service spending in its goals. Under the effort led by the Enterprise Cloud Management Agency, the company will use its sourcing solution for an enterprise consumption model of cloud offerings. The platform […]
Sherlonda Goode-Jones, a government advisory services industry veteran with over two decades of experience, is a partner at Guidehouse leading the company’s public sector financial services. In her role, Goode-Jones leads practice teams tasked with providing services to government agencies whose federal credit programs or objectives are focused on financial institutions, capital markets and companies […]
The U.S. military has placed new orders for FLIR Systems’ Centaur ground robots. Under contracts worth more than $70 million, the Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine Corps will receive a total of nearly 600 FLIR Centaur robots. The orders include a $31.6 million contract from the Army for its Man Transportable Robot System Increment […]
FuelCell Energy has received a new $8 million contract from the Department of Energy to execute the second phase of a project aimed at developing ultra-high-efficiency solid oxide fuel cell systems. The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy effort is part of the DOE’s Innovative Natural-gas Technologies for Efficiency Gain in Reliable and Affordable Thermochemical Electricity-generation program. […]
The Cyber Readiness Institute has called on President Joe Biden to place immediate measures that will protect small- and medium-sized businesses from cyberattacks. On May 6, the institute published a white paper noting that SMBs must have easier access to cybersecurity resources as well as human behavior-focused “easy-to-adopt” programs that impact daily operations. The nonprofit […]
Michele Flournoy is the co-founder and former chief executive officer of the Center for a New American Security, a Washington, D.C.-based bipartisan nonprofit that focuses on developing policies concerning national security and defense. Currently, Flournoy serves as chair of the CNAS Board of Directors. She co-founded CNAS in 2007 and served as president until 2009, […]
