Mikey McCormack and Aaron Swain of VMware (NYSE: VMW) said government agencies looking to address current mission requirements should develop and field accredited software to users as quickly, securely and frequently as Silicon Valley companies. "Long cycle times expose vulnerability to adversaries who use modern software tools and practices ...
Kathleen Hicks, a former Department of Defense official and an inductee into Executive Mosaic's Wash100 for 2021, was confirmed to DOD's No. 2 civilian post through a Senate voice vote, The Hill reported Monday....
Ellen Lord, former undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense and a four-time Wash100 awardee, has joined security and risk management advisory firm The Chertoff Group as a senior adviser. She will advise on defense programs, critical infrastructure protection and homeland security initiatives as part of the senior a...
During Potomac Officers Club’s Achieving Spectrum Dominance in the Digital Battlespace Virtual Event, leaders from the private and public sectors joined together to discuss the challenges of the electromagnetic spectrum, including spectrum competition in a contested and congested environment. If you missed the Achieving Spectrum Dominance in the ...
Ellen Purdy, director of emerging capabilities and prototyping initiatives and analysis at the Department of Defense (DOD), recently discussed the challenges of the electromagnetic spectrum, including spectrum competition in a contested and congested environment. She spoke about how enablers such as partnerships and technological innovation can ove...
McLean, Virginia-based company iWorks has won an $86 million contract to help the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency manage employee background investigations and address potential insider threat risks....
Invictus International Consulting will help the Air Force Research Laboratory explore approaches to model, simulate and test cybersecurity technologies under a five-year, $97.9 million research and development contract....
Kathleen Hicks, President Joe Biden’s nominee as deputy defense secretary and an inductee into Executive Mosaic's Wash100 for 2021, said that she will drive the Department of Defense’s data prioritization during her Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday. Hicks added that she would lead by using data to inform business decisions. ...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a zero-based assessment of all advisory committees within the Department of Defense as part of a push to better align the efforts of advisory panels with the National Defense Strategy and other critical strategic priorities. Austin, an inductee into Executive Mosaic's Wash100 for 2021, signed a Jan. 30...
San Francisco-based analytics company Kinetica has secured a potential five-year, $100 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to create a repository of intelligence data from multiple sensor feeds for the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. North Command....
