A private research team hired by the Department of Defense to identify digital vulnerabilities among contractors found hundreds of flaws over the course of its one-year investigation, an official at the Pentagon’s Cyber Crimes Center revealed. Melissa Vice, chief operations officer at the vulnerability disclosure program, said the digital bug hunt “discovered some 400 issues […]
Virginia-headquartered Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that it has been awarded two tactical training systems contracts by the Naval Air Warfare Center China Lake. The contracts offer opportunities to bid on task orders for providing research, development, engineering, sustainment, upgrades, integration, testing and cybersecurity for the Navy’s tactical and electronic warfare threat systems and tactical threat […]
Palo Alto-headquartered software developer Mattermost announced that it has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract through the Air Force Research Laboratory’s AFWERX innovation arm. The latest award is a follow-on to a previous Phase I effort seeking the development of technologies to enhance collaboration among government agencies and departments, Mattermost said […]
The Department of Energy announced that it is offering up to $45 million in funding to support domestic organizations seeking to develop advanced batteries for electric vehicles. The financial support is being offered as part of launching the Electric Vehicles for American Low-Carbon Living program, the DOE said Tuesday. In a statement, the DOE said […]
Steve Orrin is the chief technology officer and senior principal engineer at Intel Federal, a subsidiary of Intel Corporation, working out of Vienna, Virginia. He has extensive experience in defining and guiding information technology and cybersecurity vision, strategy and execution for major organizations, according to his LinkedIn profile. Orrin has a proven history of leading […]
Erick Peters is the executive vice president and chief technology officer at Cognosante, working out of Woodstock, Maryland. He is a technology-focused professional with extensive senior leadership experience, and over 20 years devoted to developing enterprise solutions, solution architecture and information technology security, according to Cognosante’s leadership profiles. Peters has a measurable and proven track […]
Srini Iyer is a senior vice president and corporate chief technology officer at ManTech International, working out of Herndon, Virginia. He is a seasoned technology executive focused on establishing and developing strategic alliances with vendors to develop specific capabilities around cloud migration, cybersecurity, data analytics, DevOps and software sustainment, according to his LinkedIn profile. Iyer […]
Director Jen Easterly of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said the wave of cyberattacks that Russian operatives are anticipated to launch against American networks has yet to materialize. The official earlier warned of such attacks in retaliation for economic sanctions imposed by the United States against the Putin regime in the wake of the […]
The U.S. Space Force is open to having more than two companies launch its military and intelligence satellites when current space delivery contracts expire and a recompete is opened in 2024, Chief of Space Operations Gen. John Raymond revealed. Presently, only United Launch Alliance and SpaceX are providing launch capabilities for the service, SpaceNews reported […]
A top U.S. Space Force officer revealed that the service will seek funding for new space-based capabilities for tracking objects in space in addition to the more traditional role of tracking objects on Earth’s surface. Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, the deputy chief of space operations, said the budget request will be included in the USSF’s […]
