The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate wants to obtain research proposals for various first responder technology. The call for proposals was issued in a broad agency announcement for the DHS S&T’s First Responder Group. Industry and academia sources are invited to submit white papers for 10 topic areas covering personal protective equipment […]
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is conducting market research to gauge industry’s ability to support requirements under its Enterprise Gateway and Integration Services II contract. USCIS wants to identify businesses that can provide information technology services in support of its Distributed Service Architecture Branch portfolio. Work under the EGIS II spans the areas of […]
Federal Chief Information Security Officer Chris DeRusha said a whole-of-government approach will be implemented in creating the new governmentwide cybersecurity guidelines required under President Joe Biden’s recent executive order. Speaking at a CyberScoop-hosted event, DeRusha assured that federal CISOs and chief information officers from all agencies will be involved in drafting every aspect of the […]
The National Reconnaissance Office has launched three classified satellites via a Northrop Grumman Minotaur I rocket from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The satellites are part of the NROL-111 mission and were launched to support the agency’s overhead surveillance operations, C4ISRNET reported. “NROL-111 is the 16th payload we put on orbit in 18 […]
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has been accredited as a certified third party assessment organization under the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. The company is now awaiting the completion of preparatory and authorization steps to be cleared to perform assessments on defense contractors seeking compliance with the first three CMMC levels. The […]
Dave Rose is the vice president of mission cloud solutions at Oracle, a technology company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Rose assumed his role in February 2010. Since then, he has been in charge of a team of senior industry experts, architects and engineers solving complex problems faced by the Intelligence Community, according to his LinkedIn […]
Matt Calkins is the founder and chief executive officer of Appian, a McLean, Virginia-based computer software company. Appian helps organizations build applications and workflows through a low-code automation platform. The company caters to customers across multiple industries, including automotive and manufacturing, energy and utilities, education, financial services, government, health care, insurance, life sciences and retail. […]
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and four-time Wash100 winner, assured lawmakers that a reform effort is underway to improve pay for National Guard troops and military reserves. Milley spoke before Senate Armed Services Committee members who sought updates on improving compensation of part-time forces. According to Milley, […]
A team led by Leidos has advanced to the final stage of the U.S. Special Operations Command’s Armed Overwatch aircraft prototype program. The program aims to develop a new capability for close air support, precision strike and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The combatant command plans to buy approximately 75 Armed Overwatch planes in the […]
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a plan for the remaining funds earmarked for the construction of the Trump administration’s border wall. The plan outlines steps to end wall expansion and address life and safety concerns and environmental damages resulting from the construction project, the DHS said. Leftover funding will be used to clean […]
