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DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Named to 2021 Wash100 for Advancing Cyber Spending, Tech Capabilities; Building ‘More Diverse, Inclusive’ Workforce

Executive Mosaic is thrilled to announce that Alejandro Mayorkas, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has been named a recipient of a 2021 Wash100 Award, the most prestigious and respected award in all of government contracting (GovCon).Â This marks the first time that Mayorkas has won the Wash100 Award for his contributions to the federal sector and GovCon industry.

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by William McCormick March 19, 2021, 10:27 am
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Carahsoft to Offer Area 1’s Email Security Products to Government Customers

Carahsoft Technology has entered into an agreement with Area 1 Security to offer the latter's anti-phishing and managed email security products to the government sector. Public sector clients may avail Area 1's products and services through the National Association of State Procurement Officials Valuepoint, NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V and New Jersey School Boards Association contracts of Carahspft, the company said Thursday.

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by Matthew Nelson March 19, 2021, 7:28 am
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CACI’s Business & IT Solutions President DeEtte Gray Receives Fifth Wash100 Award

DeEtte Gray, president of business and information technology solutions for CACI International, was announced on Friday as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award. This honor marks the fifth time in her long career in the federal sector and government contracting (GovCon) industry.Â Visit GovConWire to read DeEtte Grayâ€™s full 2021 Wash100 Award profile.

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by William McCormick March 19, 2021, 3:41 am
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Intelligent Waves Named to Inc. 5000 List; Jared Shepard Quoted

Intelligent Waves announced Tuesday that it was named as one of the top companies on the Inc. 5000 Regionals: D.C. Metro for three consecutive years. The list recognizes the fastest-growing Washington, D.C., area-based private companies.

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by Noah Chelednik March 17, 2021, 10:12 am
in Cybersecurity News, Government Cloud, News

Merlin Ventures to Help Cybersecurity Startups Engage Public Sector Market

Merlin Ventures has commenced an effort to help cybersecurity startup companies compete in the public sector's information technology market, which is valued at $200 billion. The investment arm of Merlin Cyber said Tuesday it will provide up to $5M of capital funding, cybersecurity engineering support and go-to-market infrastructure resources to help startups engage the public sector market.

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by Nichols Martin March 17, 2021, 5:46 am
in Cybersecurity News, Government Cloud, Government Technology, News

Microsoft Azureâ€™s Tom Keane Talks Ongoing Cloud, Data Security Partnerships

Tom Keane, corporate vice president for Azure global at Microsoft's Azure business, wrote in a blog post that the company is launching new DevSecOps offerings and partnering with the Department of Defense on cloud, artificial intelligence and analytics efforts.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers March 17, 2021, 5:07 am
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FAA Releases Cybersecurity Operations Support RFI

The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking information on industry capabilities to help inform its strategy for the procurement of cybersecurity operations support services. FAA plans to compete a five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for such services in support of its security operations center that helps monitor information security incidents and protect the information technology infrastructure of the FAA and the Department of Transportation.

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by Jane Edwards March 15, 2021, 3:42 am
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NAVSEA to Hold Tech Competition Focused on Cybersecurity, Data, 3D Manufacturing

Naval Sea Systems Command will conduct a virtual competition that seeks to present teams of cyber and technology professionals with challenges faced by the U.S. Navy.

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by Matthew Nelson March 12, 2021, 6:15 am
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Jacobs, IronNet to Jointly Offer Cyber Threat Detection Tech; Caesar Nieves Quoted

Jacobs has partnered with IronNet Cybersecurity to collaboratively design and develop a new offering meant to help commercial and government parties detect and address stealthy cyber threats. The joint cybersecurity offering will utilize artificial intelligence and machine learning to gain awareness of both known and unknown cyber risks and bolster network security against attacks, Jacobs said Thursday.

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by Nichols Martin March 12, 2021, 4:29 am
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Intelligent Waves CISO Matthew Stern: Why We Continue to Fail in Cybersecurity

Matthew Stern, vice president of Cybersecurity and a highly acclaimed CISO for Intelligent Waves, has written a thought leadership piece regarding the reasons and mistakes that lead to failures in cybersecurity practices by CISOs.Â SternÂ was recently named CISO of the Year by The Cyber Security Excellence Awards Competition for 2021.Â

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by William McCormick March 11, 2021, 11:01 am
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Haywood Talcove, LexisNexis Government Group CEO, Named to 2021 Wash100 for His Anti-Fraud Technology Modernization Push

Executive Mosaic presents Haywood â€œWoodyâ€ Talcove, CEO of Government for LexisNexis Risk Solutions and LexisNexis Special Services, as a recipient of the Wash100 Award for the second consecutive year.Â Executive Mosaic congratulates Haywood Talcove for his 2021 Wash100 Award.Â Visit Wash100.com to cast a vote for Woody Talcove as the most significant executive of consequence to the GovCon sector.

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by William McCormick March 11, 2021, 10:17 am
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PSC’s David Berteau on Section 3610 Extension, Technology Modernization Fund

David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, told Federal News Network in an interview posted Wednesday about the potential benefits of extending section 3610 through the end of September in the latest stimulus bill to federal contractors amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Section 3610 â€œbasically authorizes programs across the government, civilian agencies, the intelligence community and the Defense Department to reimburse contractors for costs they incur, keeping skilled personnel and key workers on the payroll when they can either access the facility due to some restrictions, Covid-19, etc, or do the work remotely,â€ said Berteau, a two-time Wash100 awardee.

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by Jane Edwards March 11, 2021, 5:26 am