The Federal Deposit and Insurance Corporation‘s inspector general said the organization must address gaps in its security and information technology systems to ensure that sensitive financial information is secured. According to an IG report, FDIC has a ranking of maturity level 4 under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act maturity model, an indication that its […]
NASA is continuing to work with a Massachusetts-based small business to develop an autonomous metal 3D printing solution in space. Under a Small Business Innovation Research contract, NASA’s Langley Research Center and COSM Advanced Manufacturing Systems are developing sensors that could allow for autonomous electron beam freeform fabrication operations. COSM will build and test a […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency is seeking industry support to modernize existing technologies. One of the key focuses that the agency wants to focus on is network security, according to officials. During an industry day event on Friday, DISA hyped up the Thunderdome initiative, an effort to implement zero trust security architecture on the agency’s […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defense a $33.7 million contract to design a demonstration concept for a hypersonic cruise missile. The award is part of the Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research Experiment. Raytheon will work with Northrop Grumman to develop the ballistics system. The two companies signed a teaming agreement in […]
The Department of Energy has awarded professional services provider Jacobs its 10-year, $8.3 billion Oak Ridge Reservation Cleanup Contract. The Dallas-based company received the contract as a member of United Cleanup Oak Ridge, a joint venture between Jacobs, Honeywell and lead company Amentum. The single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract allows the DOE, UCOR and project stakeholders to […]
The FBI is warning organizations about rising Ranzy Locker ransomware attacks aimed at U.S. companies. According to a flash report published on Oct. 25, unknown actors have compromised over 30 businesses from late 2020 to July 2021. Affected organizations operate in the manufacturing, transportation and information technology sectors. The Ranzy Locker ransomware exploits vulnerabilities within […]
NASA is set to test laser-based data transfer capabilities during the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration activity in the fall. Key components of the tech testing are two ground-based facilities at two separate locations on Earth. The LCRD mission will involve two Optical Ground Stations: one in Table Mountain, California, and another in Haleakala, Hawaii. NASA […]
Steven Shepard is a senior program manager at Lockheed Martin who oversees the company’s power and propulsion and counter-directed energy portfolios. He develops the research roadmap and corporate strategy for directed energy and power and propulsion. He also recruits subject matter experts in the aforementioned fields. Shepard has worked for Lockheed Martin for 17 years. […]
Karen Evans, former chief information officer at the Department of Homeland Security and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, has been appointed managing director at the Cyber Readiness Institute. She has over 20 years of leadership experience in matters related to cybersecurity policy. According to her LinkedIn profile, Evans was the Homeland Security Department […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded Maximus a 10-year, $323 million contract to modernize the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System. The modernization contract will allow the Reston, Virginia-based company to expand system support services across the whole system. Under the contract, Maximus will deliver enterprise information technology infrastructure, digital transformation, agile software […]
