The Department of Defense has adopted NowSecure's automated compliance testing software into its mobile applications across the military. NowSecure, a mobile app security and privacy software company, developed the National Information Assurance Partnership Mobile App Vetting Solution to help the Pentagon rapidly test for NIAP compliance. "Mobile has been a particularly challenging spot because when […]
The Department of Defense has awarded a $63.9M task order to develop interoperability solutions to expand the military's testing and training capabilities. DOD's Test Resource Management Center awarded the task through the cost-plus-fixed, firm-fixed-fee One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services contract vehicle. The company shall help the Pentagon develop hardware and software solutions that would […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has become the first official quality services management office in accordance with the Trump administration's shared services policy. OMB formally tasked CISA to act as the QSMO for security operation center and vulnerability management standardization and for domain name system resolution, FedScoop reported Monday. "We plan to leverage successes and […]
Tim Byers serves as Jacobs' senior vice president and general manager for federal and environmental solutions. He is responsible for the company's global delivery of mission services and solutions to federal, public-sector, private-sector and defense contractor clients. Byers also spent nearly two years as Jacobs' federal strategy vice president and as a sales manager for […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued guidance on how to reduce the risks of software vulnerabilities by adopting a secure software development framework. NIST's white paper was created to establish a software development common language for business owners, software developers, cybersecurity professionals and others. “Following these practices should help software producers reduce […]
PAE-Perini has landed a spot on the seven-year, $6.4B indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity U.S. Air Force Augmentation Program V contract vehicle. Under the contract, PAE-Perini will support the government's rapid response and urgent mission efforts worldwide. John Heller, PAE's president and CEO, cited the merits of PAE and Perini's previous successes. “The Air Force recognized they could rely on our […]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Reconnaissance Office are hustling to expand and mature their approaches to cybersecurity. Chris Brown, the NGA's deputy chief information security officer, said the agency wants to "catch up quickly" in adopting supply chain risk management processes and tools. He said that while the budget is not large, the Intelligence […]
SQream Technologies, a data warehouse technology developer, has partnered with artificial intelligence company Core Scientific. In a press release, SQream said it plans to create solutions that would enable accelerated analytics of massive data on the GPU Cloud for Data Scientists. “SQream running on the Cloud for Data Scientists empowers customers to turns massive datasets […]
Appen Eight, an artificial intelligence modeling company, has appointed David Poirier as senior vice president. He will be responsible for growing the company's partnership with government agencies, including the Department of Defense and the Joint AI Center. Poirier brings into his new role over two decades of military experience and an extensive track record in […]
John Coleman serves as Peraton's president for the defense and homeland security sectors. He is responsible for the sector's strategy development and execution, program performance and growth objectives. His team is in charge of research and development programs that support military laboratories, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency. […]
