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in Cybersecurity, News

Accenture Federal Services Execs Discuss Cyber Resilience in Government Agencies

True cyber resilience can bring various benefits to government agencies, including the neutralization of risks, the acceleration and optimization of one’s mission and the maximization of the effects of digital transformation efforts, according to Rick Driggers and Amanda Satterwhite of Accenture Federal Services. Driggers, the organization’s cyber practice lead and a managing director, and Satterwhite, its […] More

October 7, 2024, 11:37 am
in News

IS&S Now Licensed Manufacturer of Honeywell Military Display Generators and Flight Control Computers

Aerospace company Innovative Solutions & Support has acquired a license to manufacture, upgrade and repair military display generators and flight control computers from Honeywell. IS&S said Thursday that the agreement grants it exclusive intellectual property rights and provides for the transfer of existing inventory to enable continued product manufacturing and support. Commenting on the deal, […] More

October 4, 2024, 11:45 am
in Contract Awards, DOD, News

Arkel International Wins Spot on $495M USACE Contract for Construction Services

Infrastructure and technical services company Arkel International has been awarded a spot on a $495 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers multiple award task order contract. The company said in a press release issued to ExecutiveBiz on Wednesday that work under the contract covers design-build and design-bid-build construction services, which will be carried out in […] More

October 3, 2024, 11:29 am
in Executive Moves, News

Former VA Deputy Secretary Donald Remy Joins Granicus Board of Directors

Customer experience technologies and services provider Granicus has named former Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Donald Remy as an independent member of its board of directors. Granicus said Wednesday that Remy, who is also the founder and CEO of global strategic consulting firm The Remy Group, brings to his new role 30 years’ worth […] More

October 3, 2024, 11:29 am
in M&A Activity, News

David Wajsgras Discusses Future of Intelsat Once SES Merger Completes

Intelsat CEO and past Wash100 award winner David Wajsgras said in a recent interview that the fate of his company’s brand once the merger with SES is completed is still being discussed by himself and SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh with input from “[inside] and outside people and groups.” Wajsgras told Via Satellite that losing the […] More

October 2, 2024, 11:38 am
in Executive Moves, News

Former Booz Allen Senior Associate Rich Fields Assumes VP Role at Altamira

Open source technology company Altamira Technologies has named Rich Fields its new vice president. Fields announced his new position on LinkedIn, noting that as Altamira VP, he will be responsible for developing and leading business strategies related to the Department of Defense with the aim of expanding the company’s presence in that sector. Before joining […] More

October 2, 2024, 11:37 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News

Credo AI, Booz Allen to Provide AI Governance Capabilities to Federal Agencies; Graham Gilmer Quoted

Artificial intelligence governance platform developer Credo AI and partner Booz Allen Hamilton are launching new AI governance capabilities under the Jumpstart family of offerings to benefit federal agencies. AI Inventory Jumpstart works to simplify the process of annually cataloging AI use cases at federal agencies as mandated by the Office of Management and Budget while […] More

October 1, 2024, 11:40 am
in Cloud, Cybersecurity, News

Armedia’s Case Management Platform Secures FedRAMP Authority to Operate

ArkCase, an open source case management platform from software company Armedia, has been given authority to operate at the moderate impact level under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. Armedia said Thursday that ArkCase, its flagship product, works to support a variety of processes, including legal and investigative case management and correspondence and complaint […] More

September 30, 2024, 11:39 am
in News, Space, Technology

3GPP Release 19 Seen to Facilitate Rollout of Upcoming Iridium D2D Service; Matt Desch Quoted

A request by Iridium to make extending the functionality of narrowband internet of things for non-terrestrial networks an official part of the Work Plan for 3GPP Release 19 — set for completion by the fourth quarter of 2025 — has been approved by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project. Iridium said Wednesday that the approval will […] More

September 27, 2024, 11:44 am
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

September 26, 2024, 11:19 am
in News

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

September 25, 2024, 11:35 am
in Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, News

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

September 24, 2024, 11:30 am