Carlos Echalar has been appointed chief human resources officer at construction and engineering company CDM Smith. CDM Smith CEO Steve Hickox said May 28 Echalar “will work closely with our executive leadership team in aligning global human resources and business operations to drive growth, develop talent, increase efficiency and improve business performance.” Prior to joining […] More

Concurrent Technologies Corp. has received recognition for its Total Life Cycle Management-Operational Support Tool as a finalist for the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ Supply Chain Innovation Award. The company said Friday it developed TLCM-OST to help the U.S. Marine Corps manage weapons systems and equipment through the product lifecycle by providing logistics information. “It is an honor that TLCM-OST was […] More

Tina Dolph serves as president of information and technical solutions operating division at ASRC Federal. In that role, she oversees the delivery of information technology, corporate, research and technology and data analytics support services to federal agencies. Dolph previously served as executive vice president of company operations and president of global stability and development division at […] More

Speakers from government and industry will deliver keynote speeches and head the panel discussions at next month’s 14th Annual Smart Card Alliance Government Conference in Washington, D.C. Smart Card Alliance said Tuesday the June 9-10 conference will tackle cybersecurity issues, advances in mobile identity, biometric systems, personal identity verification credentials, healthcare identification and developments in National Strategy for Trusted […] More

New analysis from Research and Markets expects the cybersecurity market in Asia Pacific to achieve a 15.15 percent compound annual growth rate from 2014 through 2019 due to increased demand for cloud-based security services in the region. The report noted the surge in tablet and laptop use as a major market driver. “With the rising need to integrate networks with mobile […] More

Paul Cofoni, a former CACI International president and CEO, has joined Camber Corp. as a member of the board of directors. “Camber will benefit greatly from Paul’s wealth of knowledge and experience in mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, and federal market operations,” Camber Chairman Walter Batson, said Wednesday. Bert Notini, a Camber board member, said […] More

Contractors providing support to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security could face stop-work orders and late payments if Congress does not extend the agency’s budget, the Washington Business Journal reported Wednesday. “Service providers and suppliers of this department do not get paid during the period of the shutdown, again, because there’s no money or because […] More

A new TechNavio report has forecast a 13.14 percent year over year growth for the cybersecurity market in the banking, financial services and insurance sector through 2019. The report notes a rise in the BFSI sector’s adoption of cybersecurity services and presents global growth prospects for the 2014-2019 forecast period, ReportsnReports said Saturday. According to the analysis, an increase in […] More

Research and Markets has forecast the global market for cybersecurity offerings within the banking, financial services and insurance sector to yield a 13.14 percent compound annual growth rate through 2019. The increasing use of cloud security and mobile platforms is projected to drive the BFSI cybersecurity market’s growth over the next four years, the research […] More

Cisco has released a new report that analyzes threat intelligence and cybersecurity trends and examines how organizations must respond to cyber attacks. The company said Tuesday cyber criminals are expanding their tactics to conduct cyber attacks using methods that Cisco says are hard to detect. “Attackers have become more proficient at taking advantage of gaps […] More

Terence Raley serves as vice president of contracts and procurement at AECOM‘s government services unit and is a three-decade contract, acquisition and business management veteran. Raley previously served as a contracts VP for the company’s national security programs business. Before that, he was the director of operations for Computer Sciences Corp.‘s state and local solutions […] More

Research and Markets forecasts that the banking, financial services and institutions (BFSI) security market currently valued at $21.53 billion will reach a market value of $37.35 billion by 2019 at a compound annual growth rate of 11.6 percent. The firm said Monday that the BFSI security market is segmented into two widely adopted submarkets, the physical security systems […] More