The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will hold a road show to support the development of regulations that will guide the reporting of cyber incidents and ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure entities. CISA Director Jen Easterly, a 2022 Wash100 winner, said the goal is to “ensure maximum transparency, make sure it’s a consultative process and […]
The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command has selected SciTec to provide data processing applications that will support the service’s missile-warning mission under the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution program. SciTec was awarded a $272 million contract after its participation in a Space Enterprise Consortium prototype competition. Work under the contract includes delivering operational software […]
The 3M RevCycle health services platform is now available on the FedRAMP Marketplace after it was granted a fully authorized status under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The product provided by 3M’s Health Information Systems division allows users to access services, including natural language processing support for medical coding, clinical documentation integrity and […]
Tim Amerson has taken on the role of deputy chief information security officer at the Social Security Administration. He started working at the agency on Aug. 15 after a nine-year career at the Department of Veterans Affairs where he served as director of infrastructure operations cybersecurity management, FedScoop reported. Amerson joined SSA’s Office of Information […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has received the first Blackjack satellite bus from Blue Canyon Technologies. Under a $14.1 million contract awarded in 2020, the company is required to deliver 10 Saturn-class satellite buses that can support up to 200 kilograms of payloads. According to BCT, its buses have advanced electric propulsion and radio […]
Amentum has secured a $59 million contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Launch Delta 30 to provide management, science and engineering services on launch systems used by government and commercial entities to fly rockets, missiles and satellite payloads. The contract entails managing unconventional fuels such as hypergolic, cryogenic and pneumatic commodities; providing personnel protective […]
Chris Meilhammer has been serving as Tyto Athene’s CEO since April 2021. He was appointed to the role following Tyto Athene’s acquisition of AT&T Government Solutions Inc. As CEO, Meilhammer is responsible for forming and executing strategies to ensure his company’s global presence and integrating teams, processes and technologies in support of client missions and […]
Trip Ferguson has joined BlueHalo as chief operating officer, bringing over two decades of experience in the military and the defense and government services industries. He previously held a similar position at Dynetics for nearly four years. Jonathan Moneymaker, BlueHalo’s CEO and a Potomac Officers Club member, believes Ferguson’s experience will help drive the company’s […]
The Department of Defense has modified a contract it awarded to Sigma Defense company Solute for Automated Digital Network Systems support services. Under the modification valued at $32 million, the company will continue providing the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific with system, network, cyber, software engineering and program management services and help modernize the U.S. […]
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts has awarded General Dynamics Information Technology a five-year, $298 million blanket purchase agreement to provide application development, operations and engineering, and cybersecurity support services. Work under the contract also includes implementing an approach that will ensure secure and rapid software delivery, GDIT said. The company has been supporting […]
