Katie Arrington, chief information security officer in the office of the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, estimates that about 7.5K companies across the defense industrial base will have secured compliance with the mandatory requirements under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program in 2021. Speaking at a Celerium-hosted webinar, Arrington said that while the […]
The Air Force is looking to work with small businesses to fulfill the cybersecurity research and development requirements outlined in the third iteration of its agile cyber technology contract vehicle. As indicated in a pre-solicitation notice, market research reviews on all three versions of the contract vehicle justified the need for ACT 3 to be […]
Chris Hagner is a 25-year industry veteran who currently serves as the senior vice president of cyber analytics at Novetta, an information technology and services provider based in McLean, Virginia, that specializes in identity intelligence, entity resolution, big data analytics and cybersecurity analytics. Prior to taking charge of Novetta’s cyber analytics division, Hagner was responsible […]
Chuck Hicks has formally assumed the position of chief operating officer for NCI Information Systems after taking on the role in an acting capacity back in March. As COO, Hicks will be tasked with developing operational efficiencies across different business areas, fostering industry partnerships and driving enterprise-wide collaboration and innovation. Hicks will now fulfill the […]
The Defense Innovation Unit has tapped LogicHub, an automated detection and response solutions provider, to build an intelligence decision automation platform prototype for the Air Force. LogicHub’s iDAP prototype will leverage a machine learning-powered automated alert triage to reduce the response time needed to address malicious activity on the Air Force Network. The envisioned prototype […]
ASRC Federal has become the latest member of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, a group composed of member cities and organizations dedicated to improving economic development and the quality of life in the Houston community. Jennifer Felix, president and chief executive officer of ASRC Federal, expressed delight in the company’s addition to BAHEP […]
Lockheed Martin has secured a sole-source $15B indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide development, integration, retrofit and production services in support of the Air Force’s C-130J aircraft fleet. The contract includes options to accommodate the broad enterprise of activities tied to the C-130J program, which consists of aircraft models capable of climbing faster, higher and farther compared […]
The Navy and the Marine Corps have shifted their approach to personnel training to keep up with the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. James Geurts, assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, recognized the need to revamp personnel training, citing the services’ inability to get maintenance or technical support as efficiently […]
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory has been tasked with developing an autonomous software suite for small, handheld unmanned aircraft systems under the terms of a three-year, $3.2M contract with the Army. In addition to being platform-agnostic and scalable to larger platforms, the software must enable the Army’s fleet of handheld UAS to operate with less […]
Heidi Grant, the Air Force’s eight-year deputy undersecretary of international affairs, has been named as the new head of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, succeeding outgoing Lt. Gen. Charles Hooper. Grant’s appointment would mark the first time the DSCA would be headed by a civilian since its inception in 1998, considering the post has traditionally […]
