The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body is seeking proposals for a continuous monitoring solution in the form of a portal that would address gaps between the triennial assessments of defense contractors. As specified in a request for proposals, the solution will be used to conduct pre-assessment background research and monitor companies between formal assessments. Interested […]
Deepwatch has entered into a partnership with Set Solutions to help medium and large enterprises avert advanced cyber threats through the use of managed security services and best-of-breed technology. Michael Farnum, chief technology officer at Set Solutions, considers deepwatch as the leading managed security service provider in terms of advanced security technology capabilities, scalability and […]
Coalfire has landed a $2M task order to provide cybersecurity and risk management support services to the Social Security Administration. The five-year task, funded by the SSA Office of Acquisition and Grants, calls for the provision of advanced malware and analytics. Coalfire was the lone bidder for the task, which was awarded on the Cybersecurity […]
The Air Force has awarded Dataminr a five-year, $258.7M firm-fixed-price contract to develop a push alert system that would deliver messages based on user-defined areas and topics of interest in near real-time via email, web-based application and mobile platforms. The push alert system will be supplemented by a commercially available license subscription that would leverage […]
Brian Roach is the senior vice president and managing director of regulated industries at SAP, a software company based in Baden-Wuerttemberg in Germany that specializes in business intelligence, procurement, innovation, analytics, reporting and dashboarding. Since taking on the role in October 2015, Roach has been responsible for the company’s regulated industries practice in the U.S. […]
Mark Lewis, director of defense research and engineering for modernization, revealed that the Department of Defense has bumped hypersonics down its priority list in favor of microelectronics. During an Air Force Association livestream event, Lewis attributed the shift in priorities to the fact that year-long efforts have already established a better trajectory for hypersonics. Lewis […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded Timken Gears and Services a $76.2M firm-fixed-price modification to an existing contract to exercise options for main reduction gear shipsets for the DDG-51 (Arleigh Burke-class) guided-missile destroyer. The main reduction gears will facilitate the power transference from two main propulsion gas turbines to the propulsion shaft. Each of the DDG 51-class […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded BAE Systems a contract for the development of machine learning analytics as a service. The solution is expected to be a unique cloud-based model that would provide the government with an automated service that uses commercial and open-source data to deliver constant global situational awareness necessary for […]
Essye Miller, principal deputy chief information officer and former acting CIO for the Department of Defense, has announced her retirement set for June 30. Miller will retire from public service after a 35-year career in government information technology, holding key positions with the Air Force, Army and the DoD. During her tenure at the OCIO, […]
Michael "Mike" Edwards serves as the senior vice president for strategic growth at Maxar Technologies, a defense and space company based in Westminster, Colorado, that specializes in satellites, Earth imagery, geospatial data and analytics. In his current position, Edwards manages the growth of the Maxar Technologies portfolio, which includes vertically integrated capabilities in satellite communications, […]
