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When we last caught up with cBEYONData Chief Growth Officer Zhenia Klevitsky at the beginning of the year, she had just joined the company and shared with us both her perspective on the government contracting landscape and some of cBEYONData’s key capabilities. The ensuing year unfolded as the company operated as one unified entity following […] More
The supply chains for software, hardware and firmware are complex, and securing the cybersecurity supply chain is a multi-pronged effort. The federal government’s recent initiatives have agencies looking beyond their networks to the practices of their vendors. For industry, this means a host of new requirements. Alex Whitworth, an executive focused on cybersecurity solutions at Carahsoft, […] More
As Ret. Gen. John “Jay” Raymond tells it, among the initial motivations in the creation of the U.S. Space Force was to engender a “more fused relationship with commercial industry.” Gen. Raymond, a winner of the prestigious Wash100 Award, reportedly helped make progress on that goal in his three years as the first chief of space operations […] More
Federal agencies face increasingly complex cybersecurity challenges as cyber threats become more sophisticated. In a recent conversation between Mike Pereira, chief strategy officer at vTech Solution, and Frank Konieczny, former chief technology officer for the U.S. Air Force, the pair discussed the need for federal agencies to adopt zero trust architecture, or ZTA, as a robust defense […] More
A new field of forensics aimed at uncovering unscrupulous actors in research could be used to help discover and prevent cases of foreign influence and interference in defense research. The field — known as forensic scientometrics, or FoSci — has been proposed by research integrity experts to recognize their investigations into all aspects of research […] More
Bryon Kroger, Rise8 founder and CEO, is a U.S. Air Force veteran turned bureaucracy hacker who is relentless in his pursuit of making the world work better—a future where fewer bad things happen because of bad software. Rise8 enables large enterprises with critical missions to continuously deliver valuable software that users love. Kroger recently sat […] More
Even in his early career in the telecommunications industry as an electrical engineer, Tom Afferton understood the importance of information assurance and network security. His telecommunications experiences gave him some exposure to the nascent years of cybersecurity. He was then involved in building more resilient communications networks after the September 11, 2001 attacks, which motivated […] More
For over a decade, the Wash100 Award has cemented itself as the highest honor in government contracting. On an annual basis, it has recognized the most significant contributors to the market’s success, from both the public and private sector sides of the GovCon dynamic. The lists have included ambitious CEOs, decorated generals, innovative technologists and secret […] More
A lot has happened to Damian DiPippa since we last spoke to him in February. You see, DiPippa started his career as an aerospace engineer working missile and satellite solutions for the U.S. Strategic Defense Initiative, which is now the Missile Defense Agency. Flash forward to June and he was offered something that was impossible to pass […] More
Artificial intelligence has been a presence in the government contracting world for decades now — at the recent Raymond James Defense and Government Conference, Parsons CEO and Wash100 awardee Carey Smith said it’s been an established part of the company’s toolbox for many years. Generative AI such as large language models, which are programmed via many-tiered language sets […] More
Behind every important development in military and defense is an innovative technology selected by a cunning engineer. This has been true for a while, but is especially relevant in the age of electronic and drone warfare, where soldiers are becoming rapidly reliant on technology to assist their efforts or take their place on the battlefield […] More
For over 20 years, Jason Adolf has assisted government agencies in identifying and implementing technologies that modernize their operations for today and the future. As the vice president of global public sector at Appian, he collaborates with defense and civilian agencies, as well as state and local governments and educational institutions to enhance and automate […] More
