The House of Representatives has introduced a bill, co-sponsored by Reps. Mike Carey and Deborah Ross, that focuses on cyber threats against the U.S. energy sector. The Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership Program Act would establish a grant program that would help graduate and postdoctoral researchers who are focusing on cybersecurity and energy infrastructure. The program […]
Contact center company Genesys has secured a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program In Process designation for its Cloud CX platform for government. Genesys Cloud CX allows organizations to deliver seamless customer and employee experiences through various media channels. It deploys, operates and scales CX orchestration technology from a composable cloud platform. The company is […]
IBM and software company Red Hat have been included in a five-year collaboration effort to modernize the Department of Education‘s G5 grants management system. The initiative is led by Innosoft Corp. Under the deal, Red Hat will provide technologies alongside Amazon Web Services while IBM will provide industry expertise. All companies will replace the current […]
The Department of Energy has awarded nearly $12 million in research, development and demonstration projects for new cybersecurity technologies for the energy sector. The funding lots were awarded to six universities. According to the department, the technologies are designed, operated and maintained to survive and recover from cyberattacks. The DOE said a resilient energy sector […]
Ball Aerospace has awarded Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laboratory a contract to build two space-based radios for NASA’s Solar Cruiser mission. Ball Aerospace, the prime contractor for Solar Cruiser, will provide a small satellite for the mission. SDL will provide its Iris radios, which are software-defined telecommunications subsystems that are designed for areas beyond […]
Lonnie Price is a Potomac Officers Club member and is the vice president of cyber and information warfare at technology company Peraton. He has been holding his current leadership role since June 2021. Price oversees Peraton’s cyber and information warfare strategy and is responsible for the development of advanced solutions for clients in the national […]
Jon Check is the executive director of cyber protection solutions at Raytheon Intelligence & Space. He has been with the company since May 2018. Check leads a team that provides cybersecurity solutions to various organizations. He also ensures that Raytheon provides next-generation technology and solutions to customers. Check spent over two years at CSRA as […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defense a potential five-year, $1.68 billion contract for Zumwalt-class destroyer engineering services. The contract has a base value of $482.71 million. Under the contract, Raytheon will provide services and professionals to activate three Zumwalt destroyers while continuing to develop technology and warfare capabilities. Work will be performed […]
The U.S. Space Force said the multibillion-dollar missile warning and tracking architecture included in its fiscal year 2023 budget request is designed to maintain existing programs while new capabilities are being developed. Gen. John Raymond, chief of space operations at the Space Force and a 2022 Wash100 winner, said during the Space Symposium event that […]
Weapons producer Sig Sauer has secured a 10-year contract to manufacture and deliver the XM5 rifle, the XM250 automatic rifle and the 6.8 common cartridge family of ammunition. The contract has an initial delivery order worth $20.4 million for both the ammunition and the weapons. Sig Sauer will also provide accessories, spare parts and support […]
