The Small Business Administration has launched an initiative aimed at showcasing the work of innovative startups backed by the government. SBA’s inaugural America’s Seed Fund Startup Expo competition seeks to identify promising small businesses and give them the resources they need to scale. The competition was launched during a period of economic recovery and amid […]
The Department of Defense has launched a competition aimed at encouraging the adoption of open standards for 5G. According to the Pentagon, the wireless communication industry’s penchant for closed standards has led to higher product costs and less competition. The goal of the new multimillion-dollar challenge is to create a more open ecosystem for the […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added SecurityScorecard’s rating method to its catalog of free cybersecurity services and tools. CISA’s catalog includes services provided by the agency, widely used open-source tools and free tools and services offered by the private and public sectors. Categorized with a “basic” skill level on CISA’s website, SecurityScorecard’s ratings […]
President Joe Biden has nominated Air Force Lt. Gen. Mary O’Brien for the role of chief information officer and director for command, control, communications and computers, J-6, at the Joint Chiefs of Staff. She is currently the deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and cyber effects operations at Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the […]
Anthony Guglielmi, a former police official, is now the chief of communications for the U.S. Secret Service’s Office of Communication and Media Relations. The role is responsible for all matters related to media relations as well as employee and strategic communications at the agency. He most recently served as the chief communications officer and lead […]
The General Services Administration plans to create a new blanket purchase agreement that will make it easier for government agencies to acquire commercial cloud products and services. Sonny Hashmi, commissioner of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, said that the forthcoming Ascend BPA is intended to reduce procurement complexities for agencies and administrative burdens for cloud service […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has selected Semiconductor Research Corporation, a high technology research consortium, to set the future technology goals for the microelectronics and advanced packaging technology industry. Over 18 months, SRC will develop a manufacturing road map, identify necessary technologies and come up with ways to develop the workforce required to […]
Intelligence plays a critical role in mitigating threats to U.S. national security. The nation’s security community uses intelligence to discover potential opportunities, determine the outcomes of proposed policies, create profiles of foreign leaders and detect counterintelligence threats, according to the chief of the U.S. Intelligence Community. An analysis of trends in human development, environmental factors, […]
Marion Kennedy, a member of the Potomac Officers Club, serves as vice president for the intelligence market at LMI, a consultancy firm that offers expertise in analytics, digital services, logistics and management to the government. Kennedy has served for more than 25 years in both government and private-sector roles supporting the Intelligence Community, LMI said. […]
Steve Lyons serves as the vice president of intelligence programs at Oracle’s national security group. Oracle offers cloud services to the U.S. defense and intelligence communities. Lyons is involved in many aspects of Oracle’s efforts to transition the Intelligence Community and the Department of Defense’s missions to the cloud. He offers executive leadership for applications […]
