The Department of Homeland Security has launched a new cybersecurity grant program that will provide selected state, local and territorial governments with $1 billion in funding over four years to help them secure their information systems and critical infrastructure against cyber threats. Those interested can now submit applications for the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant […]
Sumo Logic’s Cloud SIEM, designed to speed up cyber incident investigations, is now part of the Sumo Logic FedRAMP-Moderate offering. Cloud SIEM provides security analysts with triage alerts and enhanced visibility across on-premise, cloud and hybrid cloud sources. CloudHesive, a cloud-based managed security services provider, expanded its partnership with Sumo Logic to use Cloud SIEM […]
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Raytheon Intelligence & Space a potential 10-year, $375 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to improve the agency’s Wide-Area Augmentation System. RI&S has already received $215 million worth of task orders under the IDIQ to add a dual-frequency operation service and bring system security and a modernized network architecture to the space-based […]
Agencies in the U.S., Canada, Australia and the U.K. have warned of Iranian cyber actors exploiting known vulnerabilities in unprotected systems to access and encrypt critical data and support ransom operations. According to a joint cybersecurity advisory, the cyber actors affiliated with the Iranian government’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are exploiting Fortinet, Microsoft Exchange and […]
Tomahawk Robotics has secured a $6.5 million Autonomy and Robotics Enhanced Multi-Domain Infantry Squad contract from the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory. ARTEMIS aims to enable robotic control of legacy and next-generation unmanned systems, sensors and payloads to enhance situational awareness and warfighter lethality. Under the contract, the company will integrate six unmanned systems, including ground […]
NASA is inviting space companies to submit proposals to fly crews on the third and fourth private astronaut missions to the International Space Station. The third mission is expected to lift off in late 2023 while the other is set for launch in the second half of 2024. Allowing private entities to visit the ISS […]
Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, nominated as the next chief of space operations, told lawmakers in a confirmation hearing on Tuesday that the U.S. Space Force should add emerging launch service providers to its current vendor base to bring flexibility in procuring future spacecraft deployment services. According to Saltzman, a former Potomac Officers Club speaker, […]
Mike McGovern, a Potomac Officers Club member, serves as vice president of business development at Day & Zimmerman. His responsibilities include leading efforts to grow the company’s mission support business in the federal civilian, defense and intelligence community sectors. McGovern brings to D&Z his technical knowledge of the aerospace and defense market, supply chain management, […]
Tim Patterson is the chief growth officer at Intelligent Waves. He moved to the veteran-owned information technology solutions provider in December 2021 after a 10-year career at CACI International where he took on the roles of vice president and senior vice president. At CACI, he led a team focused on technology and service-based growth for […]
NetImpact Strategies, in partnership with Dark Wolf Solutions, has won a modernization contract from the Department of the Air Force for the IT Investment Portfolio Suite program. Work includes moving the system from Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management and Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition to the ServiceNow platform. NetImpact, an Elite ServiceNow Partner, will facilitate the […]
