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  • Cisco’s CCNA Security Program Approved for DoD Workers; Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cisco’s CCNA Security Program Approved for DoD Workers; Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn

    Cisco’s CCNA Security certification has been approved as a required career certification for Defense Department employees with job roles in information assurance under the DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program. The program’s advisory council certification committee recommended CCNA Security for DoD Information Assurance Technician Levels I and II, Cisco said Tuesday. Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn, vice […] More

  • Leidos Partners with MacAulay-Brown for Simulated Weapons Testing; Fred Norman Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Partners with MacAulay-Brown for Simulated Weapons Testing; Fred Norman Comments

    Leidos has enlisted national security company MacAulay-Brown to provide hardware-in-the-loop simulation and testing services for military programs at the Guided Weapons Evaluation Facility at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. MacB said Monday it will test weapons systems for readiness and simulate battlefield conditions using an HIL controller. “HIL-based simulation solutions ensure that today’s complex […] More

  • Carahsoft to Offer ReversingLabs Products on GSA Schedule; Michael Shrader Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft to Offer ReversingLabs Products on GSA Schedule; Michael Shrader Comments

    Carahsoft Technology has added cyber threat product provider ReversingLabs to its General Services Administration schedule as part of a partnership on bringing ReversingLabs’ solutions to public-sector customers. ReversingLabs’ threat detection, analysis and classification tools will be available through Carahsoft’s GSA Schedule No. GS-35F-0119Y, Carahsoft said Tuesday. Michael Shrader, vice president for intelligence and innovative solutions at […] More

  • DynCorp to Support Navy Humanitarian Projects in Cambodia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DynCorp to Support Navy Humanitarian Projects in Cambodia

    DynCorp International will work with the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion to carry out humanitarian construction projects in Cambodia under a potential five-year, $8.5 million contract. The contract was awarded by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command-Pacific and includes one base year with four one-year options, the company said Tuesday. Contract work will include other operations support services in Cambodia. More

  • DMI to Support IRS Cybersecurity; Jay Sunny Bajaj Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DMI to Support IRS Cybersecurity; Jay Sunny Bajaj Comments

    Digital Management, Inc. will work with the Internal Revenue Service on a new task order awarded under the Total Information Processing Support Services-4 contract to deliver offerings to protect the agency’s network infrastructure from cyberthreats. TIPSS-4 is a one-year, multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with nine one-year options, DMI said Tuesday. “We understand that managing security for one […] More

  • Battelle Subcontracts Camber to Install Linear Sensors for Army Engineers; John Lord Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Battelle Subcontracts Camber to Install Linear Sensors for Army Engineers; John Lord Comments

    Battelle has awarded a 15-month $22.2 million contract to Camber Corp. for help to test and install linear sensor systems for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Camber will work with Battelle to procure the four GLASSWAVE systems for the Corps’ Engineering Research Development Center – Topographic Engineering Center, Camber said Tuesday. John […] More

  • Exelis To Install Comm Tech at Int'l Airports; Peter Harrison Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exelis To Install Comm Tech at Int’l Airports; Peter Harrison Comments

    An Exelis business unit’s contract with Airservices Australia has been extended to provide six more airports in the country with Exelis voice communications technology to manage response systems in case of airport emergencies. Exelis C4i’s SwitchplusIP Alarmon will connect the airports’ voice communications system to the aviation rescue fire fighting service for coordination during critical […] More

  • Booz Allen 'Black Sheep' Mobile App Wins DOE Challenge; Michael Farber Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen ‘Black Sheep’ Mobile App Wins DOE Challenge; Michael Farber Comments

    Booz Allen Hamilton took home the top prize in an Energy Department web and mobile application-making challenge, a peer-judged victory that Executive Vice President Michael Farber sees as an example of how the firm’s employees can collaborate with other entrepreneurs. “Strategic minds with diverse skills exist inside and outside the firm. When we can pair the right […] More

  • Red Hat-Hortonworks Team to Build Hadoop, Cloud Tool; Ranga Rangachari, Shaun Connolly Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Red Hat-Hortonworks Team to Build Hadoop, Cloud Tool; Ranga Rangachari, Shaun Connolly Comment

    Red Hat and Hortonworks have collaborated to develop a big data analytics product that is intended to combine Apache Hadoop with open hybrid cloud technology. The companies plan to provide more information on the alliance during a joint press conference webcast on Tuesday, Red Hat and Hortonworks said Monday. “Data – specifically data running processed with […] More

  • Portable Sanitation Supplier to Open Indiana Distribution Hub; John Babcock Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Portable Sanitation Supplier to Open Indiana Distribution Hub; John Babcock Comments

    An international portable sanitation equipment manufacturer is set to invest $6.9 million for building a new distribution and operations center in Bristol, Ind., aiming to add 70 new jobs in the town. Satellite Industries will lease a 13,000 square-foot temporary facility in Elkhart before constructing the future 106,000-square-foot center on 22 acres of space in Bristol, […] More

  • Robert Michalsky of NJVC: Holistic Approach Needed to Secure Patient Data - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Robert Michalsky of NJVC: Holistic Approach Needed to Secure Patient Data

    Robert Michalsky, a cybersecurity principal at NJVC, has proposed a holistic approach to dealing with account takeovers, medical device intrusions, application break-ins, insurance fraud and other health information breaches. Along with HIPAA compliance, healthcare providers must also practice good information security hygiene and address policy gaps, Michalsky said Friday at the annual HIPAA summit in Washington. […] More

  • Chris Tucker: Exelis to Unveil ISR Products in Asia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Chris Tucker: Exelis to Unveil ISR Products in Asia

    Exelis will unveil its latest innovations in Singapore this week, seeking to present advances in electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technology that Chris Tucker, vice president of international business development, hopes will entice new partners in the region. “We are excited to strengthen existing relationships and develop new ones during the Singapore Airshow,” […] More