Aaron Weis, the chief information officer at the Department of the Navy and a 2022 Wash100 winner, said the organization’s cybersecurity approach is flawed in that it views cybersecurity as a compliance problem. Speaking at the Cloudera Government Forum, Weis said the Navy should create a cybersecurity model that focuses on a holistic approach to […]
The Transportation Security Administration has appointed Yemi Oshinnaiye as chief information officer. His new position will take effect on May 9. Oshinnaiye is currently the deputy CIO at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a role that he has been holding since March 2019. The other leadership roles that Oshinnaiye has held within the Department […]
The General Services Administration has awarded REI Systems Cloud Specialty Item Number 518210C on the company’s GSA Multiple-Award Schedule. The GSA award will make it easier and more cost-effective for government buyers to partner with REI for commercial cloud services. Andrew Zeswitz, chief technology officer at REI and a Potomac Officers Club member, said the […]
James Smith is the executive director of strategic capture at CACI International. He has been holding his current leadership role since August 2015. Smith is responsible for capture management for Department of Defense clients. He directs captures for software development, sustainment, communications, intelligence and cybersecurity. The industry veteran was the director of strategic capture at […]
Sandra Burnis-Holly is the director of Department of Defense strategic capture at General Dynamics Information Technology. She has been holding the leadership position since January 2021. Burnis-Holly builds multimillion-dollar pipelines in new markets and is experienced in enterprise-wide program and project management and profit and loss management. She also identifies emerging markets and strategies to […]
Four federal agencies have warned organizations about a new tool that could allow hackers to penetrate devices used in industrial control systems. According to the joint warning, an unnamed advanced persistent threat actor designed the tool, dubbed “PIPEDREAM,” that can give actors full system access to industrial control systems/supervisory control and data acquisition devices. The […]
The U.S. Army has awarded engineering company KBR a five-year, $62 million recompete task order for conception-to-completion services. Under the task order, KBR will provide development, testing, engineering and analysis services for the Army Program Executive Office Missiles and Space, Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions Project Office and the Strategic and Operational Rockets and Missiles […]
Raj Iyer, chief information officer of the Department of the Army, said the service’s migration to the Army 365 platform is expected to be completed in 2025. Speaking at a FedScoop event, Iyer shared that the military branch has made progress in deploying the cloud-based platform globally. According to the CIO, he was able to […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs is soft-testing a new artificial intelligence tool that could improve the diagnostic process for veterans with skin cancer. The tool is being developed with General Dynamics Information Technology. The AI tool is an open-source image classifier that uses deep learning models to sort images of skin lesions into common categories. […]
NASA will return the Space Launch System to the Vehicle Assembly Building from Launch Complex 39B for various repairs. The move will further delay the rocket’s launch. According to the agency, the SLS needs to receive upgrades at an off-site supplier of gaseous nitrogen after leaks were discovered at the launch pad. The agency will […]
