Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost has assumed command of the U.S. Transportation Command, taking over for Army Gen. Stephen Lyons. Van Ovost said that while combat power is not USTRANSCOM’s primary focus, the command will still emphasize warfighting readiness to protect the U.S. military’s logistics lines, Air Force Magazine reported. “But together with our […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced it has implemented a new artificial intelligence strategy to ensure the technology’s trustworthiness in executing the department’s mission. The strategy, which was rolled out in late September, serves as an enterprise-wide ethical guide on how AI can be used to better deliver health care while protecting veteran information, VA […]
Cyber World Institute, an information technology education provider, has been awarded a $2.55 million contract to provide entry-level cyber training to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Work involves the operation of CISA’s Cyber Defense Skilling Academy, which is tasked with preparing candidates for a federal cybersecurity career, CWI said. Linda Montgomery, president of CWI, […]
The Army is developing a zero trust framework in line with the Biden administration’s effort to modernize the government’s cybersecurity, an official said. Maj. Gen. Matthew Easley, director for cybersecurity and chief information security officer in the office of the Army chief information officer, said the service has already established the foundations required to build […]
Zero Gravity, a space entertainment and tourism company, has been selected to serve as NASA’s first commercially operated parabolic flight provider. Work will be done under the terms of a $7.5 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a five-year period of performance, ZERO-G said Wednesday. Michelle Peters, ZERO-G’s director for research and education, said the company is […]
The Department of Defense has renewed its cybersecurity contract with Forescout Technologies, a company specializing in internet of things security. Work will be done under the terms of a new multi-year, multi-million dollar contract that supports the DOD’s Comply-to-Connect program, Forescout said Thursday. CEO Wael Mohamed said Forescout’s platform serves as the foundation of C2C, […]
Sallie Bondy has been serving as senior director of business operations at Boeing since May 2020. Boeing is a premier aerospace and defense company that manufactures commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, weapons, electronic and defense systems, launch systems and advanced information and communications systems. As senior director of business operations, Bondy plays a leading role […]
Gina Woullard serves as vice president of manufacturing operations within Northrop Grumman‘s aeronautics sector. The said division specializes in manufacturing high-end military aircraft, autonomous systems aerospace structures, surveillance tools, strike and commercial solutions. Woullard is responsible for ensuring that the aeronautics systems unit delivers its products on time, Northrop said. She oversees and integrates production […]
Tenable, a network security company, announced that its cloud-based vulnerability management platform has received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program authorization. FedRAMP is a program created to standardize the government’s approach to security assessment authorization and continuous monitoring of cloud-based services. The program helps government agencies cost-effectively transition away from legacy information technology to secure […]
OSI Systems, a specialized electronics maker, has been awarded a potential $390 million contract to deliver low-energy portal x-ray systems to Customs and Border Protection. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity deal has a five-year ordering period for systems and associated services, OSI Systems said Thursday. OSI Systems noted that the LEP award follows a previous IDIQ contract for […]
