The Army announced on Tuesday that its Enterprise Cloud Management Office has become a full-fledged agency. The new Enterprise Cloud Management Agency now serves as a field operating agency under the Army’s Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Fedscoop reported Tuesday. “The formation of the ECMA as a new field operating agency represents the Army’s […]
The Army has conducted an initial operational test of new radio capabilities in preparation for potential full-rate production later in 2021. During the test held at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications-Tactical employed a DevSecOps strategy to make rapid changes to the technology solution, the Army said. “We addressed […]
The Department of Homeland Security reported that hackers gained access to email accounts of “a small number of employees” during the SolarWinds data breach. The hackers targeted then-acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf and at least one other cabinet member, forcing top department officials to get new phones with the encrypted messaging system Signal installed, the […]
Accenture Federal Services has won a $453 million prime contract to support the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Digital GI Bill delivery program. The contract calls for IT improvements to the process of claiming education-related benefits for veterans and their dependents, AFS said Monday. Shawn Roman, the company’s client account lead for VA, said the Digital […]
Jacobs has partnered with NASA to develop the trajectory plan for the Artemis I mission, an uncrewed test flight expected to launch in November. The team used a trajectory design and optimization computer code called Copernicus to map out trajectories for both crewed and uncrewed missions to the Moon, Mars and other destinations, Jacobs said […]
The Department of Defense said its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is undergoing a routine “internal review.” According to DOD spokesperson Jessica Maxwell, the department is determining whether the program is accomplishing its stated goals while not creating unnecessary barriers for defense contractors, FedScoop reported Tuesday. CMMC is the Pentagon’s metric for determining contractors’ ability […]
Mark Lewis serves as the executive in charge of Microsoft’s business with the Department of Justice. He said he supports law enforcement and litigation missions across the department. Before he took on his current role in January 2020, Lewis served as a client executive at Gartner, according to his LinkedIn profile. Gartner is a research […]
Maxar Technologies has been awarded a potential five-year Army contract worth $48.3 million to provide geospatial intelligence support services. The Small Business Innovation Research Phase III contract was awarded by the Army Combat Capabilities Development C5ISR Center, Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate, Maxar said Monday. “Predictive geospatial modeling is an essential component of military modernization […]
Peraton said it has won a spot on a $250 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity Navy contract focused on supporting maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and information operations activities. The five-year IDIQ contract supports the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, which is one of the Navy’s technology and engineering arms, Peraton said Monday. John Coleman, Peraton’s president for […]
Alan Kaufax serves as Ace Info Solutions’ vice president of business development. He is primarily focused on the company’s business with the departments of Justice, Homeland Security and Commerce. The company credits Kaufax with having a proven track record within the said agencies, helping them optimize technology investments and provide better services for Americans. Kaufax […]
