The Defense Manpower Data Center has awarded ECS a five-year $19 million contract to support DMDC’s digital transformation. DMDC maintains information on Department of Defense entitlements, benefits and medical readiness for uniformed service members, veterans and their families and serves as the central source for identifying, authenticating, authorizing and providing information on personnel during and […]
Three additional AvePoint software-as-a-service offerings have achieved FedRAMP moderate authorization, which certifies that the products comply with government security standards. The new FedRAMP-authorized SaaS solutions are Cloud Backup for Azure Active Directory, Virtual Machines and Blob Storage; ReCenter for finding and restoring lost data in Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace; and Confide, a Microsoft 365-hosted […]
The Government Accountability Office has released a new report urging the government, businesses and other organizations to begin implementing advanced encryption methods that can withstand the threats posed by quantum computers. According to the report, such computers are expected to be ready to break traditional encryption methods used for public-key cryptography and digital signatures within […]
The U.S. Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate has selected Amentum to provide technologies that can modernize and support the procurement systems for the U.S. Navy, Army and Air Force’s foreign military sales customers. Under the $4.6 billion single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity Parts and Repair Ordering System VI contract, Amentum will deliver commercial buying solutions, including […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has established a pilot program to address rising ransomware attacks. CISA created the Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot under the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act through which organizations can receive early warnings about system vulnerabilities that make them prone to ransomware attacks. Recently, over 90 organizations were informed […]
NASA has awarded L3Harris Technologies a $765.5 million contract to provide the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with imagers for the spacecraft being developed as part of NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations satellite program. L3Harris will build and deliver two GeoXO Imagers but it could provide more of the product if contract options are exercised. Work […]
Maj. Gen. Michael Greiner, deputy assistant secretary for budget for the Department of the Air Force, said the organization’s fiscal year 2024 budget request includes $522 million for the research, development, test and evaluation of a new drone program that seeks to procure collaborative combat aircraft. Greiner provided details about the CCA initiative at a […]
The Department of the Air Force is seeking industry support to achieve its information technology modernization goals. At a recent Washington Technology event, Winston Beauchamp, DAF’s deputy chief information officer, said the industry can help the Air Force understand how to secure the exchange of identity information and role-based information across integrated and federated systems. […]
Ethisphere, a for-profit company that defines and measures corporate ethical standards, named Parsons as one of the world’s most ethical companies for the 14th consecutive year. Parsons CEO and President Carey Smith, a 4×24 member and a Wash100 awardee, said ethical integrity drives how the company delivers innovative, integrated solutions for its global customers. Ethisphere […]
The Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance is soliciting applications to receive funding under the new $8 million Smart Policing Initiative grant program. In a funding notice, the BJA said it wants to support projects focused on the development of toolkits, including web-based dashboards and online portals, for monitoring, preventing and responding to criminal […]
