Perspecta Enterprise Services, a Peraton company, has secured a potential $562.9 million task order to support the Department of Defense’s Cyber Crime Center. DC3 is a designated federal cyber center that provides specialized training for DOD mission areas such as cybersecurity, critical infrastructure security, law enforcement and counterintelligence, according to its website. The General Services […]
More than 100 companies participated in the U.S. Cyber Command’s classified industry day event on June 14, gaining insights into what advanced capabilities its directorate leaders need. The industry day was not focused on reaching out to already established companies but on discovering what smaller, innovative businesses have to offer, USCYBERCOM said. Providing executives information […]
KBR, a technology and engineering contractor, announced that its cloud and mission service platform is now available on the official government storefront for secure cloud offerings. The KBR Vaault is listed on the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Marketplace with the ready designation. FedRAMP is a government program that provides security certifications for cloud-based […]
The Department of Energy announced that it has invested $57.9 million in efforts to decarbonize the U.S. industrial sector and improve clean energy technology manufacturing. DOE said that the industrial sector accounted for a third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2021. The sector produced more than the annual emissions of 631 million gas cars, […]
The National Security Agency Cybersecurity Collaboration Center has released the fifth episode in its YouTube series on cybersecurity. In the seven-minute video, subject matter experts highlighted how the hundreds of thousands of companies in the defense industrial base support the NSA’s cybersecurity mission. The episode features insights from cybersecurity technical fellow Josiah Dykstra and Kristina […]
Simba Chain announced that it has received a contract to develop a blockchain-based financial accountability tool for the U.S. Air Force. The company said that its work will support the Air Force’s Digital Blockchain Budgeting Accountability and Tracking project, which is aimed at creating token equivalents of dollars in the service’s supply chain. DiBaT would […]
The U.S. Space Force said it has significantly reduced risks associated with its effort to develop a capability to track active satellites and debris in geosynchronous orbit. About six months ago, the Government Accountability Office raised concerns over the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability’s maturity and potential to suffer delays. In an annual defense acquisitions […]
Cloud technology offers many advantages in terms of storage, speed and availability of computing resources. Recognizing the technology’s benefits, the U.S. government has launched multiple efforts to improve its security and accelerate cloud adoption among agencies. In 2019, the government released a “cloud smart” strategy aimed at defining what the cloud’s security, procurement and workforce […]
Trey Theimer, a member of the Potomac Officers Club, has joined digital transformation consultant DMI as chief growth officer. DMI said that the seasoned digital enterprise executive will be responsible for executing for driving strategic growth and business development. She brings into the role over 25 years of business development experience from both the private […]
Rep. Adam Smith, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said he is reluctant to fully commit funding to the U.S. Air Force’s future stealth fighter. The Next-Generation Air Dominance program, the effort by the Air Force to field a family of sixth-generation fighters, had entered its engineering and manufacturing development phase by the start […]
