The U.S. Air Force has announced plans to award a potential $49.5 million contract to commercial companies to develop software programs that could help the service branch block potential cyber attacks and hack threat actors’ computer systems, Nextgov reported Tuesday. Aliya Sternstein writes the military branch published the draft contract for the “Offensive Cyberspace Operations […] More

Leidos has received an award from Victory Media for the company’s program to hire veterans, soldiers that end their service and military spouses. Victory Media presented the 2016 Military Friendly Employer and Top 100 Employer recognition to Leidos for its Operation MVP military veteran outreach program, Leidos said Wednesday. “We recognize the immense character, work ethic […] More

Parsons has received the Military Friendly Employer designation from Victory Media for the fourth year in a row. The designation is based on a company’s military recruitment programs, retention initiatives for veterans, policies on National Guard and Reserve service and percentage of newly hired personnel with previous military background, Parsons said Tuesday. “This recognition is […] More

Advanced Onion has secured a $1.8 million contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to help find 21.5 million people whose personal data was compromised in a data breach at the Office of Personnel Management, Nextgov reported Monday. The technology company will work to build a system designed to log the reason for breach notification letters that […] More

Boeing has kicked off the development of a computer chip meant for the company’s Black smartphone with a $2.2 million award from the Department of Homeland Security, Nextgov reported Tuesday. Aliya Sternstein writes the chip will be designed to work on any mobile device and identify a user’s characteristic gestures such as the walking style to […] More

New research says Russian and Chinese hackers involved in the recent data breaches on the White House and health insurer Anthem used the same types of malware to intrude into the two organizations’ computer networks, Nextgov reported Thursday. Aliya Sternstein writes the hackers involved in the two network intrusions used legitimate-looking phishing emails to deliver […] More

Rockwell Collins has unveiled its helmet mounted display system for F-35 fighter aircraft pilots during an event held Tuesday at the company’s headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A Rockwell Collins–Elbit Systems of America joint venture built the Gen III F-35 HMDS and the device is scheduled for inclusion to Lockheed Martin‘s low rate initial production […] More

U.S. Cyber Command plans to acquire tools from cyber arms vendor Endgame for the military military to test security and find vulnerabilities in the “dot-mil” network domain, Nextgov reported Thursday. Aliya Sternstein writes Endgame offers software products designed to exploit bugs in a network. The U.S. Air Force has issued a proposed contract action for potential purchases Tuesday and […] More

The Northern Virginia Technology Council has announced the roster of its board of directors for the trade association’s 2015-16 fiscal year. NVTC also announced Tuesday the election of 27 new and returning board members, and 16 three-year-term members to the board. Officers of the board of directors include: Chair: Todd Stottlemyer, CEO of Inova Center for […] More

Tim Meehan, CenturyLink’s government senior vice president and general manager, has said more small businesses are starting to adopt a government-backed cyber surveillance tool following the Office of Personnel Management’s data breach, Nextgov reported Friday. Aliya Sternstein writes CenturyLink has observed an increase in the number of companies that enter into an agreement with the […] More

Craig Abod, president of Carahsoft Technology and an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2015, has received recognition as the 2015 EY Entrepreneur of the Year in the Greater Washington region under the “Government Services Large” category. Carahsoft said Friday the award is for entrepreneurs who have worked to bolster financial performance, innovation and personal commitment to the […] More

A consortium led by consulting firm LMI has launched a website – www.ghsc.lmi.org — to inform government agencies and non-governmental organizations about the assistance the U.S. Agency for International Development offers under its Global Health Supply Chain Program. LMI said Wednesday the website is designed to provide technical assistance and help address financial management, procurement and health supply chain issues. “More […] More