Two lawmakers have introduced a bill aimed at empowering the National Guard to better respond to cyber threats. The National Guard Cybersecurity Support Act would give governors more authority over the deployment of National Guard forces against attacks on water supplies, electrical systems and agencies, C4ISRNET reported Thursday. “Being ready to tackle the next generation […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has learned how to better manage critical software following its review of the Solarwinds Orion hack, an official said. Bob Kolasky, CISA’s assistant director for the National Risk Management Center and a speaker at a past Potomac Officers Club event, said the government has developed tools that can address […]
James Reagan, a member of the Potomac Officers Club, will retire from his role as chief financial officer of Leidos, effective June 5. Reagan joined Leidos in 2015 after leaving his roles as senior vice president and CFO at Vencore. Christopher Cage, senior vice president and chief accounting officer, will succeed Reagan, who will continue serving […]
Think tanks have historically been part of many major global initiatives. An expert from the Brookings Institution made key recommendations for the plan to rebuild Europe after World War II. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace played an important role in promoting the approval of the United Nations anti-Genocide Convention in 1948. Some think tanks […]
Ashton Carter serves as the director of the Robert and Renee Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, a research center within the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. The Belfer Center serves as the faculty’s hub for international security and diplomacy, environmental and resource issues and science and technology policy. The […]
Booz Allen Hamilton has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Liberty IT Solutions, a small business specializing in health information technology. The $725 million transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022 and is subject to customary closing conditions. Booz Allen said the acquisition is aimed at enhancing its […]
Astadia, a mainframe modernization company, said it has completed a large-scale migration of a mission-critical Air Force maintenance system to Microsoft Azure. The project’s objective is to modernize the Air Force’s Unisys mainframe, which the Government Accountability Office identified as one of the most critical legacy systems that required modernization, Astadia said Tuesday. In a […]
The Department of Energy has announced funding for college internships, research opportunities and research projects aimed at connecting students with government resources and developing the energy sector workforce. The $17.3 million in funding will allow select science, technology, engineering and math students and faculty to access resources at national laboratories, DOE said. According to DOE, […]
Oshkosh Defense, a designer of military vehicles and mobile systems, has been awarded a three-year extension to its Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicle IV contract with the Army. The company also landed a $146.8 million initial delivery order to provide 343 new and recapitalized vehicles. The contract extension calls for the continued provision of new […]
The Department of Defense has expanded its Vulnerability Disclosure Program and allowed white hat hackers to target all of the department’s publicly accessible information systems. Ethical hackers were originally limited to the Pentagon’s public-facing websites. They may now also research and report vulnerabilities related to frequency-based communication, the internet of things, industrial control systems and […]
