Management consulting company LMI has promoted two of its executives effective June 1. Karen Britton has been named as chief digital officer and vice president of marketing and communications, which puts her in charge of LMI’s external communications efforts, particularly on expanding the company’s digital presence. Previously, Britton served as deputy chief information officer and […]
The Navy has issued a request for information in search of ready-to-use commercial off-the-shelf tools for its web-based repository for network configuration data, called the Vulnerability Remediation Asset Manager. The requested COTS solutions are intended to help the Navy leverage VRAM in cataloging network configurations to ensure compliance with technical directives and address known vulnerabilities. According […]
An executive for the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service considers the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity for agencies to examine gaps in their information technology modernization efforts and their solicitations for the $50B Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions telecom contract. Speaking at a recent AFFIRM webinar, Laura Stanton, incoming acting assistant commissioner of IT Category at […]
Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert “Bob” Work has been elected to the board of directors of Govini, a data analytics company based in Arlington, Virginia. Govini founder Eric Gillespie believes that Work will enable the company to further develop solutions that would drive data science-based decision making across the Department of Defense, owing […]
Aviation industry veteran Douglas Helton has been named as the new business development director of Noblis’ federal civilian solutions segment, where he will be tasked with growing the company’s transportation systems portfolio. Citing his experience working with the Federal Aviation Administration, NASA and the National Airspace System, Matt Salter, vice president of business development […]
CACI International is set to provide transport and cybersecurity services in support of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency under the terms of a potential six-year, $1.5B indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The company’s network and cybersecurity experts in Virginia and Missouri are expected to deliver enterprise information technology support to NGA and its mission partners, including design, engineering, procurement, […]
Bob Kolasky, assistant director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s National Risk Management Center, believes that the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification is one of the best efforts launched by the U.S. government, considering its potential to transform the defense industrial base supply chain. Although the CMMC still has a long way to go, […]
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has launched a pilot Entrepreneurs Challenge to round up novel ideas on current technological trends that would help further its science exploration goals. According to Michael Seablom, NASA’s chief technologist for science, the inaugural contest was introduced to ensure that the agency does not leave any good ideas behind for […]
Ron Poussard is the owner and chief operating officer of Applied Federal Contract Associates, a professional consulting firm established in March 2017. Backed by 35 years of experience working with agencies like the Department of Defense and NASA, Poussard helps the firm provide practical approaches and solutions to businesses dealing with government contracting matters. The […]
Jerry McGinn serves as the current executive director of the Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University’s School of Business. Since taking on the role in June 2018, McGinn has led what is now recognized as a research, education and training hub dedicated to helping the government, industry and academia tackle government contracting issues. […]
