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Riverbed WAN Optimization System Achieves DISA STIG Certification; Davis Johnson Comments

Riverbed Technology‘s wide-area network optimization system SteelHead has received certification for compliance withÂ the Defense Information Systems Agency‘sÂ Secure Technical Implementation Guide standards. The companyÂ said WednesdayÂ SteelHead works to support government agencies’ network operations in line withÂ security protocols. The DISAÂ approvalÂ allows the company to offer SteelHead across Defense Department and civilian agencies, Riverbed noted. “DoD and civilian personnel rely […] More

by Ramona Adams April 21, 2016, 7:35 am
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Air Force Demos UTC Sensor Onboard General Atomics Avenger UAV; Chris Pehrson Comments

The U.S. Air Force has completed a flight demonstration of a United Technologies Corp.-built sensor onboard a General Atomics-made unmanned aerial vehicle, Flightglobal reported Monday. Chris Pehrson, senior director of strategic development for General Atomicsâ€™ aeronautical systems business,Â told Flightglobal reporter James Drew that the service branch performed seven flights between January and February to demonstrate […] More

by Jane Edwards April 19, 2016, 9:23 am
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

Cisco Seeks to Support DoD Cyber Strategy Through NIST Risk Mgmt Framework Compliance

Cisco has moved to align its cybersecurity platforms with the National Institute of Standards and TechnologyÂ Risk Management Frameworkâ€™s process for the selection of security controls. Steve Caimi, industry solutions specialist at Cisco, wrote in a blog entry posted Thursday that such effort seeks to support of the Defense Departmentâ€™s cybersecurity strategy. â€œSelecting the security controls […] More

by Jane Edwards April 15, 2016, 9:33 am
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HPE’s Earl Matthews: Leadership, Culture Key for Public-Sector Cybersecurity Programs

Earl Matthews, a vice president at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, has said agencies and companiesÂ should create aÂ workplace culture that will encourage employees to be more aware of cybersecurity risks atÂ the organizations, GCN reported Wednesday. Derek Major writes Matthews, VP ofÂ enterprise security solutions for HPE’s U.S. public sector business, toldÂ FireEye‘s Insider Threat SummitÂ Tuesday he believes thatÂ a cybersecurity […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 14, 2016, 11:07 am
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WWT, HPE to Collaborate on DISA Enterprise Storage Services II Contract; Joe Ayers Comments

World Wide Technology will work with Hewlett Packard Enterprise to provide on-demand data storage support for enterprise environments of the Defense Information Systems Agency under a potential six-year, $427 million contract. The Enterprise Storage Services II contract awarded to WWT has a base term of four years and two option years, WWT said Wednesday. WWT […] More

by Jane Edwards April 14, 2016, 8:38 am
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Diane Murray on Her Agenda for Deloitte’s Federal Civilian Sector; Data Mgmt & Biz Intell Trends at Agencies

Diane Murray transitioned into the role of federal civilian sector leader at consulting services contractor DeloitteÂ earlier this yearÂ as the next step in her respective 18-year information technology and professional consulting careers. The firm also cited Murray’s background in areas such as IT governanceÂ and program management,Â business intelligenceÂ and data managementÂ upon the announcement of her new position at […] More

by Ross Wilkers April 13, 2016, 2:15 pm
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Polycomâ€™s Sean Berg: Public Sector Agencies Seek Collaboration Tools for Unified Communications, Workflows

Sean Berg, vice president for Polycomâ€™s public sector business,Â has said aÂ “workplace of the future” concept continues to evolve for public sector agencies as mobile device use grows and millennials enter the workforce. Berg told Public Sector View in an interview posted Thursday that one trend he observes isÂ growth in usage of video collaboration platforms that […] More

by Jane Edwards April 8, 2016, 11:08 am
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Exclusive: NTT Data & Dell Federal Services Leaders Detail Post-Combination Market Strategy

The government technology and professional services market received a new layer to its mergers-and-acquisition landscape Monday upon the news that the system integration subsidiary of Tokyo-basedÂ Nippon Telegraph and TelephoneÂ will purchase Dell’s services business for $3.05 billion. Through the deal, Dell’s federal government services business will combine with the similarÂ unit insideÂ NTT DataÂ in a moveÂ executives at both […] More

by Ross Wilkers April 1, 2016, 2:30 pm
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Huntington Ingalls CEO Mike Petters: Navy Should Push LXR Amphibious Ship Project Forward

Mike Petters, president and CEO ofÂ Huntington Ingalls Industries, has recommended that theÂ U.S. Navy launch itsÂ LX(R)Â dock landing ship development initiative two years earlier thanÂ originally plannedÂ in an interview withÂ Reuters posted Tuesday. Petters told Reuters he believes pushing the start of that projectÂ forward from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2018 will minimizeÂ a potential production-line gap between the first […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 1, 2016, 8:48 am
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Roger Krone: Leidos Eyes Client Range Expansion Through Merger With Lockheed Services Business

Roger Krone, chairman and CEO ofÂ Leidos, has said his company’s impending merger withÂ Lockheed Martinâ€™s information systems and global solutions businessÂ is part of Leidosâ€™ goal to pursue other market opportunities and expand its clientÂ baseÂ in an interview withÂ Forbes posted Wednesday. â€œ[W]e will use this transaction as an opportunity to redefine our swim lanes â€” not walking away […] More

by Jane Edwards March 31, 2016, 12:03 pm
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CFO David Keffer on CSRA’s Entry to GovCon Market & Wall Street, Strategy for 1st Year of Business

Falls Church, Virginia-basedÂ CSRA made its highly-anticipated entry into the governmentÂ contracting market Nov. 30 and in conjunctionÂ started tradingÂ on the New York Stock Exchange as a public company listed in both the S&P 500 composite index and Executive Mosaic’s GovCon IndexÂ of 30 contractor stocks. CSRAÂ formed through a mergerÂ of the former Computer Sciences Corp. North American public sector […] More

by Ross Wilkers March 30, 2016, 1:00 pm
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SAP NS2’s Mark Testoni: Digital Pattern Identification Key in Counterterror Efforts

Terrorists often leave behind digital evidence that could indicate theirÂ travel plans and financial activities prior to an attack andÂ technology to find and monitorÂ those footprints is starting toÂ be applied in investigations by law enforcement agencies, the CEO of SAP National Security Services told CNBC Monday. Mark Testoni said some of those digital evidence identification tools already […] More

by Ross Wilkers March 29, 2016, 1:35 pm