The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has confirmed that Lora Shiao will serve as acting director of the National Counterterrorism Center. Shiao will replace veteran counterterrorism official Russell Travers, whose dismissal was feared by some Intelligence Community members to be an act of political retaliation by acting DNI Richard Grenell. A source said Travers decided […]
Government technologies are changing and starting to revolve around data, according to cloud service veterans who spoke during a webinar. Nathan McGuirt, a senior solutions architect at Amazon Web Services, said the modern challenge involves identifying valuable data from the silos of others. He said there is not as much effort in maintaining data integrity and availability […]
The Department of Defense has announced the test of its new hypersonic glide body technology, one of the Pentagon's top research priorities. National Defense Magazine expects the weapon system to give the United States a quick-strike edge over Russia and China. DoD explained that hypersonic weapons can travel five times faster than sound and can […]
SAP and Accenture have jointly developed an artificial intelligence-based solution for oil and gas companies based on the SAP S/4HANA Cloud. Designed to improve companies' visibility into operations and cash flow, the solution would help cut total ownership and operational costs and reduce work implementation time to minimize disruption risks, SAP said in a statement. The […]
Raytheon Missile Systems has landed a $392.41M Navy contract modification for the production and delivery of Block II and Block II plus Lot 20 AIM-9X tactical missiles and other related equipment. The modification was made to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm contract. Raytheon will be supporting the Air Force, Navy and the governments of Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, […]
The Office of Management and Budget has requested $45.8B in emergency funding to support the government's efforts against the coronavirus outbreak. In a letter to Vice President Mike Pence, acting Director Russell Vought said the funds will be used for agency information technology upgrades to improve telework capacities and cybersecurity. He said the request is not intended […]
Devon Engel has been the vice president and general counsel of General Dynamics Mission Systems, an integrator of information systems and technology, for nearly 24 years. Before he joined GDMS in May 1996, Engel was a government contracts associate at Crowell & Morning. In that period, he actively published articles and frequently lectured about government contracts and other […]
The Government Accountability Office has identified five challenges in the deployment and development of 5G across the federal government. In a report, GAO highlighted the following areas: spectrum management, infrastructure deployment, cybersecurity, digital divide and privacy. The agency defined 5G as a technology that boosts data speeds and transforms sectors such as transportation, manufacturing and […]
Sen. Michael Bennet has pressed the nation's three top health agencies to allow an investigation into their cybersecurity measures after a failed hack of the Department of Health and Human Services. He urged officials from HHS, the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to allow the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency […]
Richard Sawchak is the chief financial officer and corporate secretary of Novetta Solutions, an advanced analytics company that he has served in for over seven years. His responsibilities include all facets of finance, accounting, compliance, treasury management, information technology and security, according to his LinkedIn profile. He has experience with venture capital, private equity in […]
