John Waldron is the president and chief executive officer of Honeywell Safety and Productivity Solutions. Waldron has held the two leadership positions at the company since 2016, when Honeywell formed a new business group focused on providing clients with safety and productivity solutions. Prior to the development of the new business group, Waldron worked as […]
The Department of Energy has tapped Puesh Kumar to serve as acting principal deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response. Kumar’s appointment comes as the Energy Department works to accelerate capacity-building and reinforce its commitment to leading cybersecurity efforts within the energy sector. In the role, Kumar will oversee […]
The U.S. Army has awarded Everbridge a new three-year contract to provide software solutions that will power the Joint Analytic Real-Time Virtual Information Sharing System, the enterprise system used by the Department of Defense for threat visibility. The new contract extends the Army’s comprehensive antiterrorism and force protection program, which is aimed at ensuring the […]
Astrobotic has selected SpaceX to launch its Griffin lunar lander, which will carry a NASA lunar rover in 2023. In an April 13 announcement, Astrobotic said it signed a contract with SpaceX to use the Falcon Heavy launch vehicle for the Griffin Mission 1 lunar lander mission. The mission will send NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar […]
Wayne Lewandowski is the senior vice president and general manager of HyTrust’s North American public sector business. At HyTrust, a company specializing in security, compliance and control software, Lewandowski is responsible for turning the company board’s advice into action as he leads activities in partnership with the defense sector and other federal government agencies. He […]
The U.S. Army is seeking industry information on technology solutions with the capability of detecting emerging biological threats such as the novel coronavirus, which causes the COVID-19 disease. In a request for information posted on SAM .gov, the Chemical Biological Center at the Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command said it wants to learn about available […]
Perspecta has been accredited as a third-party assessment organization for the State Risk and Authorization Management Program, a nonprofit that offers cloud security verification services. As 3PAO, Perspecta can now evaluate cloud-based solutions for state and local government agencies. The accreditation status of becoming a StateRAMP 3PAO was received in February, Perspecta said Wednesday. Like […]
CACI International is among the companies that have been selected for a five-year, multi-award Department of Homeland Security blanket purchase agreement that has a total federal program value of $700 million. Under the agreement, the DHS is calling on the Arlington, Virginia-headquartered company to help conduct national security investigations. The contract will cover enterprise technology […]
DataRobot, which provides enterprise artificial intelligence technology and enablement services, has expanded its public sector practice to include solutions that ensure clients’ cybersecurity. The cybersecurity solutions business uses the company’s enterprise AI platform to advance cybersecurity protections as a “holistic defense” against adversarial tactics, techniques and procedures. As part of the expansion, Sean Plankey, a […]
Michael Sweeney is an executive vice president at HNTB, an employee-owned infrastructure firm that serves public and private companies, including contractors. Sweeney is concurrently the president of HNTB’s eastern U.S. operations. According to his LinkedIn profile, he is responsible for about 2,000 professionals working within the firm’s northeast, mid-Atlantic and southeast divisions. Sweeney has been […]
