The Defense Information Systems Agency is seeing early successes with its prototype-stage cloud computing program known as Stratus, an official has said. Stratus is the agency’s latest attempt at building a hybrid, on-premise cloud computing infrastructure. Sharon Woods, director of DISA’s Digital Hosting and Computing Center, said that the agency has already begun migrating applications […]
U.S. and international security authorities have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory about commonly exploited software flaws. The authorities, including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said that malicious actors continue to target private and public-sector entities despite public knowledge about the vulnerabilities that they exploit. The new advisory is focused on helping organizations implement mitigation […]
President Joe Biden has picked Vice. Adm. Lisa Franchetti to serve as the second-highest-ranking officer of the U.S. Navy. If confirmed by the Senate, she would be promoted to the grade of admiral and become the second woman to serve as the vice chief of naval operations, Navy Times reported Wednesday. Franchetti currently leads the […]
The Office of Management and Budget has designated the Office of Personnel Management as the government’s new quality services management office for civilian human resources transactions. QSMOs are responsible for managing a marketplace of competitive solutions for technology and services for customer agencies. The Trump administration established the QSMO program in April 2019 to reform […]
The General Services Administration is asking industry for help in determining whether it should pursue facial recognition technology for Login .gov, the government’s single sign-on service. In a new request for information published April 25, GSA said it wants to conduct a study on whether identity verification technologies, including facial recognition, can meet equity standards […]
President Joe Biden has nominated Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh for the role of deputy commander at the U.S. Cyber Command. Headquartered in Fort Meade, Maryland, USCYBERCOM is responsible for coordinating cyberspace planning and operations to advance U.S. national security interests. If confirmed by the Senate, Haugh will be promoted to the grade of lieutenant general […]
Scott Pfost, a member of the Potomac Officers Club, serves as the chief financial officer and chief operating officer of Capgemini Government Solutions, an information technology services company. Capgemini said that Pfost, as the CFO, is responsible for all financial operations of the U.S.-based unit. His duties include accounting, payroll, reporting and pricing, Capgemini said. […]
Financial planning and analysis professionals are responsible for crucial tasks such as budgeting and forecasting that help C-suite executives make major corporate decisions. In tandem with the chief financial officer, FP&A executives are responsible for managing a company’s cash flow, a role needed for a company to grow and remain consistently profitable, according to Corporate […]
Prabu Natarajan serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Science Applications International Corporation, a provider of government services and information technology support. He is responsible for financial planning and analysis and other financial activities such as accounting, reporting, treasury, tax and investor relations, SAIC said. Natarajan has an extensive background in strategic […]
The Department of Defense has partnered with five universities to launch a virtual institute aimed at expanding the U.S. cybersecurity workforce. Led by Northeastern University, the new Viceroy Decree institute will offer courses related to cybersecurity, electronic warfare, cryptography, data science, defense research and strategic foreign languages. Viceroy Decree’s other collaborators are Northern Arizona University, […]
