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Doreen Harwood to Lead Leidos’ Assurance, Integration, Manufacturing Operations; Lou Von Thaer Comments

Doreen Harwood, formerly a program executive officer at the U.S. National Security Agency, has joined Leidos as manager of assurance, integration and manufacturing operations within the integrated systems group. The more than 35-year federal government veteran will lead the organization that provides system integration and deployment, agile development, adaptive manufacturing and cyberspace services in the […] More

by Neel Mehta April 27, 2015, 12:00 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Survey: Cyber Criminals the Biggest Threat to Organizations; Rob Stroud Comments

Cybersecurity professionals believe that cyber criminals are the industry’s biggest threat, with phishing and malware as the most common methods of attack and financial gain as the primary motivator, SC Magazine reported Thursday. Tom Reeve writes that 636 survey respondents at this week’s RSA Conference saidÂ cyber criminals were the most active threats toÂ their organizations in […] More

by Anna Forrester April 24, 2015, 12:32 pm
in Cybersecurity News, News

CACI’s Michael Kushin: Cyber Legislation Should Cover IoT Security, Privacy

The emergence of Internet of Things technology spurs privacy questions that need to be addressed through legislation, Michael Kushin, a senior vice president at CACI International, said in a Federal Times opinion piece published Tuesday. Kushin writes cybersecurity legislation should offer a balanced approach to addressing privacy and protection concerns related to network infrastructure as […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 24, 2015, 11:47 am
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Phacil Lands Transcom Enterprise IT Support Task Order; Arman Afsar Comments

PhacilÂ has received a task order contract from the U.S. Transportation Command toÂ provide on-site enterprise information technology supportÂ for Transcom’sÂ Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command. The company said WednesdayÂ the performance-based contract includes information assurance, content management, application development, system administration,Â network infrastructure engineering and other services. Phacil added thatÂ contract work covers support for SDDC activities at locations in […] More

by Anna Forrester April 24, 2015, 11:19 am
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Huntington Ingalls Subsidiary to Engineer Canadian Pipeline System; Tony Griffin Comments

A Huntington Ingalls Industries subsidiary has been awarded a $5.4 billion contract to engineer Kinder Morgan‘s Trans Mountain pipeline system across two provinces inÂ Canada. UniversalPegasus International will work to expand the pipeline system between EdmontonÂ inÂ Alberta and Burnaby in British Columbia, Huntington Ingalls said Thursday. Kinder Morgan operates a nearly 84,000-mile pipeline network and 180 terminals. […] More

by Jay Clemens April 24, 2015, 11:11 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Lockheed, Northrop Back DoD’s New Cyber Strategy; Tim Reardon, Kathy Warden Comment

Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have expressed support for a new cyber strategy announced by Defense Department Secretary Ashton Carter at Stanford University. Tim Reardon, vice president and general manager for defense and intelligence services at Lockheed, said Thursday that the company would keep working with the government and industry partners to â€œexpand sharing and […] More

by Jay Clemens April 24, 2015, 9:32 am
in Industry News, News

Battelle, Energy Dept Collaborate on Biomass-to-Fuel Conversion Project

A Battelle team of scientists and engineers has demonstrated a method for producing transportation fuels from biomass through a project funded by the U.S. Energy Department. Battelle said Wednesday its mobile catalytic pyrolysis system facilitated a more than 1,200-hour continuous hydrotreatment operation to produce biofuels. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory provided bio-oil stabilization catalysts for Battelle’s […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 24, 2015, 8:38 am
in Industry News, News

Jenoptik to Help Raytheon Build Patriot Missile Power Generators; Ralph Acaba Comments

Raytheon and Jenoptik have partnered to develop a power generation technology for international users of Raytheon’s Patriot air and missile defense systems. Jenoptik subsidiary Lechmotoren will help build power plants and generators, testing equipment and spares for an unnamed Patriot customer through the partnership, Raytheon said Friday. The alliance is also looking to supply Patriot […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 24, 2015, 8:18 am
in Government Cloud, News

Teresa Carlson: Public Sector a Key Market for AWS

Amazon‘s cloud computing business posted revenue of $1.57 billion for the first quarter of its 2015 fiscal year, up almost 50 percent from the prior year period, the Washington Post reported Thursday. Amrita Jayakumar writes Amazon Web Services‘ performance is partly attributed to its cloud information technology services contracts in the government sector. â€œWe always […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 24, 2015, 7:15 am
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Northrop to Produce IMUs for Raytheon Targeting Systems; Bob Mehltretter Comments

Northrop Grumman has agreed to manufacture inertial measurement units for integration into Raytheon-built optical targeting systems under an agreement that will run through 2018. Raytheon’s space and airborne systems unit placed a $2 million initial purchase order forÂ LN-200 IMUs in December, Northrop said Thursday. Robert Mehltretter, vice president of navigation and positioning systems at Northrop […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 23, 2015, 12:39 pm
in Executive Spotlight, Featured, General, News

Chris Alexander on Parsons’ Cyber Market Push and Info Sharing’s Place in Network Security

Chris Alexander oversees Parsons’Â efforts to pursue potential opportunities in the public sector marketÂ as executiveÂ vice president and director of global business development forÂ the company’s government services segment. The 12-year company veteran was promoted to the global BD leadership role in 2013 and managed business development functions for the segment’s national security and defense division prior to […] More

by Ross Wilkers April 23, 2015, 12:35 pm
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Deloitte, MicroPact Form Public Sector Tech Services Team; Tony Andraos, Growson Edwards Comment

Deloitte Consulting LLP and MicroPact have agreed to jointly provide technology services to the U.S. public sector customers. Growson Edwards, chief customer officer at MicroPact, said Thursday the two companies will work together to help clients â€œmanage the complex demands being placed on them by forces beyond their control.” Tony Andraos, a director at Deloitte, […] More

by Jay Clemens April 23, 2015, 11:36 am