The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program has given Mandiant’s Advantage Automated Defense solution a Ready designation at the High Impact Level. With the designation, Mandiant will enable federal agencies to detect and prioritize threats and improve their response capabilities. The Mandiant Advantage Automated Defense solution is a software-as-a-service platform that allows users to protect […]
Candy Quinn is the director of business and competitive intelligence at CACI International. She has been holding her current leadership role since 2015. Quinn provides business and competitive analysis in support of CACI’s business development. She specializes in market research, public sector CI and strategic planning for defense, civilian and intelligence agencies. The industry veteran […]
Jennifer Cane is the vice president of competitive and market intelligence, position to win at defense contractor Leidos. She has been holding her current leadership role since September 2021. Cane manages a team that performs position and price to win, parametric, competitive and market intelligence analysis. She also oversees CI engagement, competitor bidding posture for […]
The U.S. Air National Guard has awarded cybersecurity and enterprise information technology company NetCentrics a contract to implement a solution that would enable mission-critical defensive cyber operations. NetCentrics will deploy Wraith, a software-as-a-service product that enables an agile pipeline and deploys defensive and offensive cyber missions. It is designed specifically to meet the Air National […]
Nand Mulchandani has stepped down as the chief technology officer of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center after holding the position for nearly three years. As JAIC CTO, Mulchandani turned the organization from a small office into a larger organization that is now led by the Department of Defense’s chief digital and AI officer. He was […]
The Government Accountability Office is seeking a contractor that can support an enterprise project management tool. According to the GAO’s request for information, the solution must give mission teams and staff offices a visualization and collaborative project planning platform that would inform officials about the scope, schedule, cost, resources and risks associated with a certain […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate has announced the fourth course of the Hacking for Homeland Security program. H4HS is expected to start in the spring 2022 semester at Carnegie Mellon University‘s Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy. Students who will participate in the program will create solutions for the […]
The White House has endorsed the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022, a bill that would require critical infrastructure operators to report cyberattacks and ransomware payments. According to Emily Horne, a spokesperson at the National Security Council, the bill is part of the Biden administration’s effort to modernize the country’s cyber defenses […]
The U.S. Space Force has restructured the Space Systems Command to better integrate programs and combat space-based threats. Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, commander of the Space Systems Command, said the changes follow the successes of the Space Rapid Capabilities Office, the National Reconnaissance Office and the Missile Defense Agency in reorganizing their acquisition organizations. SSC […]
The Senate has approved the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act by unanimous consent. The bill was introduced on Feb. 8 by Sens. Rob Portman and Gary Peters. The bill combines the Cyber Incident Reporting Act, the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2021 and the Federal Secure Cloud Improvement and Jobs Act. It includes measures to […]
