The past year was an open season for hackers. U.S. organizations were hit by high-profile cyberattacks from criminal organizations and nation state-sponsored hackers. One such attack, the Russia-linked SolarWinds Orion breach, compromised the networks of at least nine government agencies and more than a hundred private-sector U.S. organizations, ZDNet reported, citing a White House press […]
Henry Choi, a national security sector veteran, has joined Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Mission Technologies division as vice president of business development for cyber, electronic warfare and space. He is now responsible for driving business growth and customer engagement in his areas of focus, helping deliver multi-domain solutions, HII said Monday. Grant Hagen, president of the […]
The Department of the Air Force has submitted a legislative proposal seeking to establish an alternative to the creation of a Space National Guard. Instead of splitting the service into active and reserve components, DAF wants to give full-time and part-time service options to guardians. The proposal has been sent to Congress and approved by […]
Travis Langster, vice president and general manager of Comspoc, will step down from his role to serve as the Department of Defense’s director of space policy. He will hold a new position in the office of John Hill, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for space and missile defense. The purview of Hill’s office covers […]
SecurityScorecard has entered into a public sector distribution agreement with Carahsoft Technology, a reseller of information technology products to government customers. As part of the agreement, SecurityScorecard’s supply chain visibility offerings will be made available through Carahsoft’s NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V, IT Enterprise Technology Solutions-Software 2, OMNI Partners, National Association of State Procurement […]
The Office of Management and Budget has appointed Drew Myklegard to the role of acting deputy federal chief information officer. He will take over the responsibilities of Maria Roat, who, in January, announced her retirement after over four decades of service in the government. Roat, a 2020 Wash100 winner, had served as deputy federal CIO […]
The Department of Energy has earmarked $84 million for four pilot projects aimed at demonstrating enhanced geothermal systems. DOE said the investment was authorized through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The projects are expected to facilitate advancements in geothermal energy, a zero-carbon resource that could help fossil communities transition to clean energy, DOE said Tuesday. An […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has been awarded $10.5 million under the Technology Modernization Fund to finance improvements to digital experiences for veterans. VA seeks to transition to Login .gov, a single sign-on solution that lets users access multiple agency websites using the same credentials. The General Services Administration, the agency that developed and operates […]
Capture planning is the process of developing competitive intelligence and building out a strategy to win business with a key customer. Having a capture plan demonstrates that the vendor has an understanding of the client’s needs, according to RFP360, a strategic procurement software provider. Government contracting is a particularly competitive sector, where strategic capture executives […]
The U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Space Force have opened the registration period for the third in a series of annual satellite hacking competitions. Hack-A-Sat is a prize challenge where security researchers can showcase their skills and knowledge in space cybersecurity. According to the event’s website, Hack-A-Sat is aimed at helping cybersecurity talent develop […]
