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  • Lockheed Martin's Maria Demaree Discusses How Company is Ensuring Space Systems Cybersecurity - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Cybersecurity, News, Space

    Lockheed Martin’s Maria Demaree Discusses How Company is Ensuring Space Systems Cybersecurity

    Amid increasing adversary use of cyber capabilities to target space infrastructure, Lockheed Martin‘s space division now places cybersecurity at the forefront of its work to ensure that its networks, spacecraft and personnel are protected against such threats, according to 2024 Wash100 award winner Maria Demaree. To secure its networks, Lockheed reframed its entire incident prevention, […] More

  • Saab Inc. to Build New Munitions Manufacturing Facility in Michigan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab Inc. to Build New Munitions Manufacturing Facility in Michigan

    Saab Inc. plans to establish a new facility in the city of Grayling in Michigan, with groundbreaking set for the fourth quarter of 2024. Saab said Tuesday that the facility, its 10th in the U.S., will be dedicated to the production of munitions, with initial manufacturing set to begin by early 2026. Erik Smith, the […] More

  • Intel Federal's Steve Orrin Recommends Using AI for 'Mundane' Cybersecurity Tasks - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intel Federal’s Steve Orrin Recommends Using AI for ‘Mundane’ Cybersecurity Tasks

    For Intel Federal Chief Technology Officer Steve Orrin, artificial intelligence can be most beneficial in what he describes as “the more mundane aspects of cybersecurity” like managing patches or handling regular firewall hits. Orrin said in a recent episode of the Keeping IT Brief podcast that these tasks happen every day, are repeatable and produce […] More

  • Sabre Systems Appoints James Norris as President - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sabre Systems Appoints James Norris as President

    James Norris recently announced on LinkedIn that he has been named president of the cyber, communication and digital transformation technology provider Sabre Systems. Norris has been with the company since 2005, initially taking on the role of executive director and later being appointed vice president of corporate strategy, group vice president for the federal civilian […] More

  • Quality Data Key to AI Effectiveness, cBEYONData's Bryan Eckle Says - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Artificial Intelligence, News

    Quality Data Key to AI Effectiveness, cBEYONData’s Bryan Eckle Says

    Artificial intelligence systems can be beneficial to the organizations that use them if they are trained on high-quality data, according to Bryan Eckle, the chief technology officer of cBEYONData. High-quality data enables AI systems to deliver insights that can result in better decision-making and operational efficiency while outdated, inaccurate or non-compliant data can result in […] More

  • Eyeing Enhanced AI Security, Cisco to Acquire Robust Intelligence - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Eyeing Enhanced AI Security, Cisco to Acquire Robust Intelligence

    Technology company Cisco recently announced its intent to acquire Robust Intelligence, a member of the Cisco Investments portfolio and the developer of a platform that works to provide security for artificial intelligence models. Cisco said Monday that through the acquisition, it aims to integrate Robust Intelligence’s technology into Cisco Security Cloud, thereby offering industry and […] More

  • Navy Veteran Matthew Macnak Takes On SVP Role at AI Company Primer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Veteran Matthew Macnak Takes On SVP Role at AI Company Primer

    Artificial intelligence and machine learning technology company Primer has appointed Matthew Macnak as senior vice president of customer solutions engineering. Macnak’s prior employers include software companies Instabase and DataRobot, aerospace and defense company Elbit Systems of America and Amazon Web Services, Primer said on LinkedIn. Before joining the defense industry, the newly-appointed Primer SVP had […] More

  • Matthew McFadden Advocates for Federal Migration to Post Quantum Cryptography With GDIT's Help - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Matthew McFadden Advocates for Federal Migration to Post Quantum Cryptography With GDIT’s Help

    General Dynamics Information Technology‘s Matthew McFadden said in a recent article that his company is ready to assist federal agencies in addressing the challenges posed by the need to adopt post-quantum cryptography. The adoption of PQC is necessary because of the potential ability of quantum computers to break current encryption methods, like public key cryptography […] More

  • Former Magellan Federal CEO Anna Sever Joins Conduent as President - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Magellan Federal CEO Anna Sever Joins Conduent as President

    Anna Sever recently took on the role of president at business services provider Conduent, according to her LinkedIn account. Sever previously worked at business management consultancy Magellan Federal, joining the company in 2021 as senior vice president of strategy and growth. In April 2022, she took on the position of CEO on an interim basis […] More

  • Former CIA CTO Gus Hunt Named Veritone Public Sector Adviser - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former CIA CTO Gus Hunt Named Veritone Public Sector Adviser

    Artificial intelligence technology company Veritone has appointed former CIA Chief Technology Officer Gus Hunt as an adviser to its public sector division. Veritone said Thursday that, in his new role, Hunt will work to provide counsel concerning the development and deployment of the company’s public sector AI offerings as well as the company’s cybersecurity strategy […] More

  • Raytheon Receives $325M Ceiling Increase to Air Force Contract for StormBreaker Increment II Production - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Receives $325M Ceiling Increase to Air Force Contract for StormBreaker Increment II Production

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded RTX company Raytheon a modification to a previous contract for the production of StormBreaker Increment II small diameter bombs, also known as GBU-53/B SDB II. The modification raises the original contract’s ceiling value $275 million to $600 million, an increase of $325 million, the Department of Defense said Friday. […] More

  • LMI Receives $55M CMS Contract for Medicare Shared Savings Program Support; Zaki Saleh Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LMI Receives $55M CMS Contract for Medicare Shared Savings Program Support; Zaki Saleh Quoted

    LMI has entered into a five-year, $55 million contract with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to provide development and implementation support for the Medicare Shared Savings Program with the aim of increasing the engagement of accountable care organizations. LMI said Thursday that under the contract, it will help with the deployment of MSSP […] More