Red team hackers from the National Security Agency will perform simulated attacks on zero trust security systems on cloud platforms owned by Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contractors. According to Randy Resnick, the director of the Department of Defense Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office, the months-long exercise will mimic adversarial attacks to see if hackers could […]
The Department of Energy has awarded six companies a total of $1.8 million in funding to help the manufacturing industry improve its energy efficiency and productivity. Under the High-Performance Computing for Manufacturing program, the six awardees will use high-performance computing capabilities offered by the department’s supercomputers to optimize processes and end-use products. The six recipients […]
An advisory research analyst for the Virginia-based software company Deltek said the implementation of a cloud cyber testing requirement under the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act could be beneficial but would be a monumental task. In an interview with FCW, Deltek’s Alex Rossino said it could take some time to identify the nuances that Section […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology plans to make new revisions to its Cybersecurity Framework with a focus on cyber defense inclusivity across all economic sectors. According to NIST, the updates will use information gathered from a previous workshop about the forthcoming CSF 2.0 framework and a request for information published in February 2022. […]
The Government Accountability Office said federal departments have implemented less than half of the cybersecurity recommendations it issued since 2010. According to a GAO report issued on Thursday, federal agencies have been slow in implementing recommendations, and the lackluster pace should be a sign for the Biden administration to release a national cybersecurity strategy with […]
Lockheed Martin‘s Global Positioning System III Space Vehicle 06 has been launched. GPS III SV06 took off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Wednesday morning. Officials from Lockheed at the U.S. Space Force were able to confirm signal acquisition nearly an hour and a half after launch. SV06 […]
Robert Acker, a Potomac Officers Club member, is the geospatial and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency markets business development lead official for the science and technology company Leidos. Acker oversees Leidos’ pipeline development, opportunity identification and capture leadership for geospatial- and NGA-related efforts. He specializes in program management, value management, government contracting and other government-related management roles. […]
Keith Gibson, a Potomac Officers Club member, is a managing partner at the Washington, D.C.-based Runyara, a HUBZone-certified, service-disabled, veteran-owned small business that offers enterprise solutions, professional services and operations management to the Department of State and the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. Gibson supports Runyara’s clients in securing federal contracts and provides acquisition strategies and […]
Science and technology company Leidos has appointed retired U.S. Army Col. Bobby Saxon as vice president and strategic account executive for the company’s Department of Health and Human Services portfolio. Saxon, a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, will oversee Leidos’ growth and relationships with the HHS and will support efforts in advancing strategic initiatives throughout […]
The U.S. Army is ramping up its cloud-sharing meetings with its Navy and Air Force counterparts as the Department of Defense seeks ways to improve data access. According to Gregg Judge, the acting director of the Army’s Enterprise Cloud Management Agency, cloud experts across the three services are sharing their learnings on disparate databases and […]
