Katie Arrington, chief information security officer for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and a 2020 Wash100 winner, has said that the Pentagon is working to have its first class of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification auditors ready by April. Speaking at a March 5 event, Arrington said Certified Third-Party Assessment Organizations […]
Kris Rowley, chief data officer of the General Services Administration, is leaving his post to pursue a career in the private sector, agency officials said March 9. The first-ever CDO led efforts within GSA to improve that data culture and literacy and spearheaded efforts aimed at improving agency applications. GSA Chief Information Officer David Shive […]
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is seeking information on a cloud-based technical solution for its Single Family Acquired Asset Management System. The SAMS is a legacy system written in proprietary code that tracks and reports on all HUD homes for sale, and processes almost all financial transactions related to those homes. According to […]
The Cyber Solarium Commission is slated to release a report on March 11 that will contain 75 cyber policy recommendations on a broad range of topics. Suzanne Spaulding, one of the commissioners, expects the document will be successful because the most important stakeholders participated in its creation. According to Spaulding, representatives of the executive branch […]
Halfaker and Associates will work on the Department of Veterans Affairs' Enterprise Services Integrated Platform Systems under a five-year, $189M task order. According to Halfaker President and CEO Dawn Halfaker, the company will support VA by expanding on previously developed solutions and aligning enterprise product management across the ESIP portfolio. ESIP will consolidate and coordinate […]
The Pentagon has renewed its Integrated Mobile Database software license agreement with Synergetics. DLA uses the IMD to collect logistics information across U.S. military services and manage the procurement of platforms and components from approximately 65K providers. The platform is designed to help users search, retrieve and gain visibility into over 16M parts across the […]
The General Services Administration, on behalf of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, has awarded ManTech International a five-year, $920M prime task order for the modernization of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sensors and electronic intelligence processing for U.S. Navy maritime reconnaissance and patrol aircraft. Under the agreement, ManTech will digitize ISR and EI capabilities of […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded McKean Defense Group an eight-year, maximum $249M cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price contract supporting Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific. Under the agreement, McKean will provide integration, engineering and support for command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and shore platforms. The company will perform tasks covering project management, administration, drafting, technical integration, […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a 10-year, $113M contract for modernized cyber defense operations support. The new contract, which was awarded Dec. 12, 2019, but announced Thursday, makes Booz Allen the SEC’s major provider of cybersecurity services. Booz Allen will provide the SEC with “leading-edge, threat-centric, proactive cyber defense” that […]
Stephanie Wilson has been appointed as chief operating officer of NetImpact Strategies. In her new role, Wilson will oversee daily operations for the company, including building and scaling the organization and ensuring that NetImpact continues to successfully support its customers’ mission needs. Wilson served as NetImpact's chief strategy officer before being selected for the newly […]
