April Nadeau serves as senior vice president of Department of Defense programs at Sentar, a woman-owned small business that specializes in systems engineering and cyber intelligence. Sentar says it provides solutions in data protection, cyber vulnerability mitigation, proactive threat identification, integrated systems security and cyber resilience. In her role as SVP, Nadeau is responsible for […]
Systems engineers are becoming more and more important amid the rapid technological advancement of basic components, subsystems and infrastructure, which themselves result in sophisticated services and products. Engineering has always responded to human and societal needs. As the United States continues to recover from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, businesses and government agencies are turning […]
Fidelis Cybersecurity is now a manufacturer on Carahsoft’s potential $13 billion Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2 contract with the Army. ITES-SW2 is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract managed by the Army Computer Hardware Enterprise Software and Solutions acquisition authority. The contract is effective until Aug. 30, 2025. Carahsoft may now resell Fidelis software, software […]
The Department of Energy announced that the G7 has launched an initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in heavy industries. Led by the United States and the United Kingdom, the G7 Industrial Decarbonization Agenda is aimed at decarbonizing the steel, cement, chemical and other similar sectors to address climate change, DOE said. The IDA will […]
The federal government can improve critical infrastructure security by increasing its procurement requirements and workforce standards, a group of White House advisers said. In an interim report, the industry-led National Infrastructure Advisory Council said that denying federal contracts could incentivize critical infrastructure owners to better train their cybersecurity workforces, Nextgov reported. Such requirements could include […]
An official at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is advocating the appointment of a chief product security officer. Senior CISA adviser Josh Corman said the role would address the software failures that he claimed allowed recent disruptions in critical services, including the Colonial Pipeline and SolarWinds Orion cyberattacks. He said the CPSO would be […]
The Space Force is expected to solicit bids for a new space radar program aimed at persistently tracking objects in geosynchronous orbit. On or before June 30, the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Space Enterprise Consortium will issue a request for prototype proposals for the Deep Space Advanced Radar Concept, a project that the Air […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has earmarked $14.2 million for the integration of telehealth into pediatric mental health care. The Health Resources and Services Administration will use the funding to expand Pediatric Mental Health Care Access projects into new areas, including tribal territories, HHS said Thursday. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, a 2021 Wash100 […]
The Department of Homeland Security is leaning on its centers of excellence for technology-driven solutions to national security threats, an official said. DHS Chief Medical Officer Pritesh Gandhi said the department’s scientific minds are exploring how machine learning and data analytics can combat issues like climate change, biological threats and domestic terrorism, Federal News Network […]
The Army is working to transition its cloud users onto a platform designed with cybersecurity and information sharing in mind. Microsoft Teams, emails and SharePoint systems will be migrated to the new Army 365 platform, which offers similar capabilities offered under Microsoft 365, CHIPS Magazine reported Thursday. Lt. Gen. John Morrison Jr., Army deputy chief […]
