Mike Griffin, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, said the Department of Defense will invest billions of dollars to mass-produce hypersonic weapons. Speaking at the McAleese & Associates annual conference, the two-time Wash100 winner explained that the investment would allow the U.S. to compete with China and Russia, noting that a weekly production rate […]
Rep. Mike Gallagher, co-chair of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, said a major recommendation for the commission’s cybersecurity improvement involves empowering the executive branch to declare a cyber state of distress to then unlock a cyber response and recovery fund. Speaking with other members of the commission, Gallagher argued that unlocking the additional funding “would allow states, […]
Tina Kuhn has been serving as president and chief executive officer of CyberCore Technologies, an end-to-end information technology and cyber services provider, for over three years. She has demonstrated leadership experience for 35 years, serving a variety of customers, including the intelligence community agencies, defense, state and local governments, as well as international customers. Kuhn has […]
The Cybersecurity Unit within the Department of Justice has released a list for companies in the industry to consider to ensure that they gather online cyber threat intelligence legally. The list cautioned companies against secretly intercepting communications and assuming someone else’s identity without consent, and encouraged securing authorization when accessing forums. The CsU also recommended […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Elbit Systems of America a $471.6M firm-fixed-price contract for F-16 sustainment. The contract requires Elbit Systems of America to provide a pylon-based infrared missile warning system for the F-16 platform. Work for the contract will be done in Fort Worth, Texas, through February 2030, the Department of Defense said. […]
Members of the General Services Administration’s Centers of Excellence and the Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center have completed a series of human-centered design workshops to determine how to best manage and leverage data as a strategic asset. The CoE-facilitated workshops resulted in the creation of roles and responsibilities for a flexible governance framework […]
Virginia-based Progeny Systems has secured a $9.3M cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the "Automation Entity Classification in Video Using Soft Biometrics" from the U.S. Navy. The contract provides for the enhancement of Progeny Systems’ machine learning, image processing and computer vision capabilities, which are integral in intelligent solutions to real-world data analytics problems, through further research and […]
Ntrepid, an endpoint security and information management solutions provider, has made its full-spectrum managed attribution products available through Carahsoft Technology’s NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V contract and reseller partners. The partnership enables Ntrepid to leverage Carahsoft’s contracts, marketing, and public sector expertise to promote its technical solutions aimed at supporting cyber missions in the […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded Cubic Mission Solutions a potential five-year, $99.3M firm-fixed-price contract to continue operating the agency’s unified video dissemination system architecture and provide related services compliant with airborne, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance full-motion video requirements. The contract also requires the Cubic business unit to continue integrating UVDS with emerging cloud […]
Debbie Granberry is the vice president of business development at HighPoint Global, a provider of information technology and digital services for government agencies. Since her appointment in October 2019, Granberry has been responsible for the HighPoint Global’s business development infrastructure to achieve the company’s organic growth objectives. As a business development veteran, she possesses expertise […]
