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Carahsoft’s Michael McCalip: Tech Industry, Agencies Could Help USMC Improve Cybersecurity, Meet Other Goals

Carahsoft's Michael McCalip: Tech Industry, Agencies Could Help USMC Improve Cybersecurity, Meet Other Goals - top government contractors - best government contracting event

Michael McCalip, Navy relationship executive at Carahsoft Technology, said information technology professionals from government and industry could support the U.S. Marine Corps as the service branch moves to achieve its goals this year, such as improving cybersecurity, advancing expeditionary contracting and prepositioning and acquiring a minimum of 31 amphibious combat ships.

“For example, transforming cybersecurity to be rooted in military readiness can help improve the USMC’s defense, speed capability delivery and insights. Quicker capabilities are especially helpful to its goal of acquiring more warships and shifting back to a focus on maritime services,” McCalip wrote in a blog post published Friday.

He said USMC should implement more agile platforms that work to accelerate processes by working with agencies responsible for maintaining its software-as-a-service tools.

McCalip discussed how the implementation of the Thunderdome zero trust security effort, microsegmentation, automation of security validation, endpoint management and other IT initiatives at the Defense Information Systems Agency could support USMC.

“By channeling increased funding into these initiatives, the USMC can solidify its technological security,” McCalip added.

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Written by Jane Edwards

is a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, where she writes for ExecutiveBiz about IT modernization, cybersecurity, space procurement and industry leaders’ perspectives on government technology trends.

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