Rob Zitz, a 33-year intelligence community veteran, joined Leidos in August 2011 — when it was known as Science Applications International Corp. — and serves as senior vice president and chief systems architect for the company’s national security sector. Zitz has held key leadership positions within Army Intelligence, CIA, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Department of Homelan Security, Secret Service […] More

Many value-added resellers of cloud, analytics and cybersecurity technologies see potential for growth in the state and local government and education markets, VSR reported Friday. Julie Ritzer Ross writes Michael Shrader, vice president of intelligence and innovative solutions at Carahsoft, said he believes “analytics-ready” tools designed to clean, manage and integrate data can be useful […] More

Booz Allen Hamilton and Triumfant have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver an endpoint security offering that leverages predictive intelligence and reverse engineering functions to identify potential risk areas. Triumfant said Wednesday Booz Allen’s Predictive Intelligence Services will supplement AtomicEye with cyber analytics to attribute threat actors and adaptive security based on the generated insight. “Simply investing in technology […] More

Robert Griffin, chief security architect at RSA, has highlighted the role of risk-based authentication in efforts to reduce fraudulent transactions in government services. Griffin wrote in an opinion piece for GCN published Wednesday that adaptive authentication seeks to establish a level of confidence for end-user access to government assets. He said this kind of verification addresses a […] More

A Northrop Grumman subsidiary has completed its work to design a deformable mirror for a solar telescope. AOA Xinetics engineered the ground-based Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Maui, Hawaii with funds from the National Science Foundation, Northrop said Thursday. The National Solar Observatory and the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy led development work […] More

A Comtech Telecommunications subsidiary has received a $4 million contract extension to provide advanced time division multiple access interface processor terminals to the U.S. Navy‘s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command. Comtech EF Data has been producing ATIPs for the command under a potential four-year, $40.2 million contract, Comtech said Monday. ATIP works as a […] More

Frost & Sullivan has published a white paper that explains a company-developed approach for helping other organizations to prevent, detect and remediate cybersecurity threats to infrastructure. The Threat Response Adaptive Core Ecosystem, or TRACE, framework aims to facilitate holistic management of enterprise systems with both technology and human expertise, Charles Lim, senior industry analyst at […] More

Hewlett-Packard will sponsor the 35th National Veterans Wheelchair Games conducted by Paralyzed Veterans of America and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Paralyzed Veterans of America said Tuesday nearly 600 veterans are competing in the 2015 games that kicked off on Monday through Friday in Dallas, Texas. HP also sponsors the Kids Day event where children with […] More

Lexmark International has completed the $1 billion acquisition of Kofax in a move to grow Lexmark’s enterprise software business. Lexmark also said Thursday that it has appointed Reynolds Bish as the new president of the company’s enterprise software business. He will succeed the current president Scott Coons, who will retire at the end of July. Bish will report to […] More

Exelis will continue to provide technology development support to Leidos for the second phase of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s Adaptive Radar Countermeasures program as part of a potential $15.6 million subcontract. Exelis said Wednesday it will integrate its electronic warfare hardware with Leidos’ software-based algorithms and demonstrate counter-radar functions in a loop test environment. “The work we’re doing […] More

Harris Corp. and ViaSat will increase production of the Small Tactical Terminal for U.S. soldiers under a one-year, $10 million follow-on contract, bringing the total deal value to at least $25 million since the original award in 2010. Harris said Monday it co-developed the product with ViaSat to provide soldiers access to tactical communications using a compact and […] More

Doreen Harwood, formerly a program executive officer at the U.S. National Security Agency, has joined Leidos as manager of assurance, integration and manufacturing operations within the integrated systems group. The more than 35-year federal government veteran will lead the organization that provides system integration and deployment, agile development, adaptive manufacturing and cyberspace services in the […] More