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Commentary: Next-Gen Observability Strategies Crucial to Protecting Critical Infrastructure

Bill Rowan, vice president of public sector at U.S. software company Splunk, has called on federal agencies seeking to defend critical infrastructure to prioritize next-generation observability strategies and tools. Observability involves the use of logs, metrics and traces for proactive threat mitigation. Rowan said observability strategies could enhance digital resilience by identifying vulnerabilities, optimizing mitigation […]
Posted on by Mark Evans

Veterans Affairs Partners With ECS to Deliver Support Services for Critical IT Systems

The Department of Veterans Affairs has tapped technology, science and engineering solutions provider  ECS to help maintain critical information technology systems. On Monday, the company announced that it received a $60.7 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from VA’s Office of Information and Technology to provide a wide range of IT services, including but not limited to technical […]
Posted on by Brianne Monterey

QinetiQ Secures $170M CBP Contract to Support Tethered Aerostat Radar System

QinetiQ US announced Monday that it has received a potential five-year, $170 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection to provide operations and maintenance support to the Tethered Aerostat Radar System. DHS uses TARS to obtain real-time data supporting border security efforts, QinetiQ said.  U.S. military and law enforcement partners conducting related land, sea […]
Posted on by Noah Lowell

Idemia Tests Biometric Access Control System at US Army Installation

Idemia’s national security solutions business recently demonstrated its ID2Access biometric access control technology to U.S. Army and Department of Defense stakeholders at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. The Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center aims to use ID2Access to deliver frictionless access control and enhance security and quality of life at the garrison, SourceSecurity reported. If fully […]
Posted on by Noah Lowell

Executive Spotlight: Bryan Eckle, Chief Solutions Officer of cBEYONData

As chief solutions officer of cBEYONData, Bryan Eckle guides the consulting team in helping clients streamline operations. Throughout his career, he has led the implementation of people, processes and technology to support customer financial management, procurement, budget and data analytics initiatives. In a recent interview with the Potomac Officers Club, Eckle spotlighted the executives who have inspired […]
Posted on by Ireland Degges

Ravel, Equus Compute Solutions Team Up to Develop Workstation Solution

Equus Compute Solutions has announced that it has joined forces with StratusCore, doing business as Ravel, to deliver a generative artificial intelligence and design workflow solution for on-premises and remote teams. The joint offering allows users to create and deploy customized software images for remote workstations, potentially streamlining resource management and reducing costs, Equus said. […]
Posted on by Noah Lowell

Aware, Serban Group to Deliver Biometric Solutions to LATAM, European Financial Sectors

Burlington, Massachusetts-based biometric solutions provider Aware has partnered with the digital technology and business consultancy Serban Group to deliver biometric digital identity and authentication solutions. Craig Herman, chief revenue officer at Aware and a 4×24 member, said the partnership will enable the creation of advanced and secure biometric authentication technologies for the Latin American and […]
Posted on by Lawrence Carter

New Lockheed Martin Facility to Support Next Generation Interceptor Program

Bethesda, Maryland-based defense company Lockheed Martin has opened a $16.5 million missile engineering facility at its campus in Huntsville, Alabama. The Missile System Integration Lab will serve as a development, testing and system integration venue for the Next Generation Interceptor, Lockheed said Tuesday. The NGI is a long-range ballistic defense missile interceptor for the Missile Defense Agency. According to […]
Posted on by Noah Lowell

Gary Barlet: Cyber Resilience Improvements Reflect Zero Trust, Cyber Investment ROI

Illumio’s federal chief technology officer said in a commentary for Federal News Network that cyber resilience improvements will determine if the U.S. government’s national cybersecurity strategy is generating a return on investment. Gary Barlet, a Potomac Officers Club member, shared that the U.S. government’s collective cyber resilience will grow if federal agencies see ROIs in […]
Posted on by Lawrence Carter

Srini Iyer: Biden’s AI Executive Order is too Ambiguous to Force Companies Into Compliance

Leidos’ health group chief technology officer has raised concerns over companies’ artificial intelligence reporting requirement under the Biden administration’s executive order on artificial intelligence. In an AI panel at a recent Milken Institute’s Future of Health Summit, Srini Iyer, a 4×24 member, said companies could look for loopholes to avoid compliance. He recommended that it […]
Posted on by Brianne Monterey