Sev1Tech has won the $48.8 million Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Enterprise Engineering and Operations Support Services award from the Department of Homeland Security. Under the contract, Sev1Tech will provide engineering and implementation, operations and maintenance services to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Woodbridge, Virginia-based organization announced on Tuesday. “Our mission-focused delivery, customer experience focus, vast technology […] More

HighPoint Digital has secured a subcontract award from the Department of Homeland Security to provide call center support for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Student Exchange and Visitor Program Response Center. The company said Tuesday it will work with Insight Technology Solutions, which secured the five-year general contract from DHS. The SEVP Response Center has […] More

The Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate has awarded two startup companies other transaction contracts to develop systems for monitoring potentially anomalous events in video footage. Flux Tensor of Kansas and Lauretta AI of Massachusetts respectively secured phase one awards worth $199,833 and $198,000 for the Securing Soft Targets project under the first […] More

Evoke Consulting has secured a task order under the Veterans Technology Services 2 contract vehicle to support operations management and oversight of the Department of Homeland Security’s information-sharing platforms. The Arlington, Virginia-based company said Tuesday it will assist Homeland Security Information Network and Integrated Multi-Domain Enterprise program management offices in information sharing and collaborative work. HSIN […] More

The Department of Homeland Security has recertified a Chertoff Group process that works to help organizations assess risk and design a security program based on their own operating environment.  The Security Risk Management Consulting Methodology initially received DHS’ SAFETY Act designation in 2017 and has been continuously refined based on industry best practices, the advisory […] More

Commercial cloud software-as-a-service models and the Department of Homeland Security’s Procurement Innovation Lab will be the key points of discussion among representatives from Paperless Innovations, DHS and Amazon Web Services at an upcoming GovCon Wire virtual event. Paperless Innovations said SaaS applications have driven some federal agencies to seek modern approaches to structure contracts and […] More

The Department of Homeland Security will hold an industry day on Nov. 7 to discuss the Enterprise CLoud Infrastructure Provider Suite program currently in development. DHS will provide an overview of the award structure, projected spend and scope of the proposed ECLIPS program and host a question-and-answer session related to the effort, according to a […] More

The Department of Homeland Security has awarded software development company Palantir Technologies a five-year, $95.9 million contract for the installation and sustainment of a program to help log criminal case data. The new award is an extension of a prior contract for the same services; through the contract, the Investigative Case Management platform will continue aiding […] More

Chris Cummiskey, CEO of consulting firm Cummiskey Strategic Solutions and former acting under secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, was added to the board of advisers of Millennium Corp., a contractor that offers cyber Red Team capabilities in both defense and federal civilian markets. “It is a privilege to join such an accomplished group […] More

Swish Data will help the U.S. Coast Guard implement security information and event management tools under a contract from the Department of Homeland Security. The company said Wednesday it partnered with a cybersecurity technology vendor to deliver a platform for USCG’s security operations center to detect, manage and address potential threats to more than 65,000 […] More

Thirty small businesses were selected by the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate to join the first leg of its research initiative aimed at meeting homeland security technology requirements. Phase I of the DHS Small Business Innovation Research program will focus on proof-of-concept research about automated artificial intelligence distress alerts and monitoring, broadband […] More

Shine Technologies will use its neutron generator platform to study, create and test a prototype of a contraband detection tool under a potential 42-month, $16.8 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security. The company said Wednesday the development of the neutron-based technology is meant to support DHS’ detection and identification of illegal narcotics and […] More