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DoD Designates CMMC a â€œReliable Costâ€ for Government Contractors; Upcoming POC Speaker, Katie Arrington Quoted

Katie Arrington, Â chief information security officer at the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, made an announcement on the accreditation body for the Department of Defenseâ€™s (DoD) new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC).Â The Potomac Officers Club will host its CMMC Forum 2020 on April 2nd. ClickÂ here to register for the event.

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by Sarah Sybert March 11, 2020, 9:57 am
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Akima Receives $101.3M Logistics Support Contract to Provide Analysis, Mgmt, Operational Support; Scott Rauer, Doug Magee Quoted

Akima has secured a five-year, $101.3M contract from the Army Field Support Battalion at Fort Hood, Texas to provide logistics support for the service branch, the company announced on Tuesday.Â

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by Sarah Sybert March 10, 2020, 10:47 am
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TRANSCOM Seeks to Mitigate Supply Chain Risks by Implementing CMMC; Gen. Stephen Lyons Quoted

The U.S. Transportation Command has announced its support for the Department of Defenseâ€™s new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification to mitigate risks from its supply chain, the branch stated in February.

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by Sarah Sybert March 10, 2020, 10:45 am
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SAIC Closes Q4 2020 With $1.1B in Nat’l Security Contracts; Michael LaRouche Quoted

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 10, 2020 â€” Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) booked contracts worth $1.1BÂ during the fourth quarter of itsÂ 2020 fiscal yearÂ to support classified space and intelligence community programs,Â GovCon Wire reported March 2.

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by Thea Loise Woodward March 10, 2020, 9:02 am
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Raytheon Secures $551M Army Contract to Provide Patriot for the Kingdom of Bahrain; Tom Laliberty Quoted

The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon a $551M contract to begin production of its Patriot air and missile defense system for the Kingdom of Bahrain, the company announced on Monday.Â

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by Sarah Sybert March 9, 2020, 8:44 am
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U.S. Navy Awards Jacobs $419M Contract to Provide Intelligent Asset Management for Naval Facilities Engineering Command; Steve Arnette Quoted

Jacobs has received a potential eight-year, $418.9M contract by the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic for base operating support services at naval installations, the company announced on Thursday. The contract terms include a 12-month base period and seven, 12-month option periods.

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by Sarah Sybert March 5, 2020, 11:15 am
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CenturyLink to Install Next Generation 911 System in Florida County; Stephen Kennedy, Sonia Ramsey Quoted

CenturyLink has received a five-year contract from Sumter County, Florida to deliver a faster, more effective 911 operating system to modernize the countryâ€™s emergency call management system and integrate a Next Generation 911 platform, the company announced on Thursday.Â

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by Sarah Sybert March 5, 2020, 11:01 am
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How the New CMMC Regulations Will Enhance Security of DoD Supply Chain

The Department of Defense released the final Model Version 1.0 of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification framework in January. The development of the CMMC framework is part of DoDâ€™s efforts to enhance the protection of sensitive data within the Federal supply chain.Â

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by Sarah Sybert March 5, 2020, 10:48 am
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Leidos Sees 8.8% Revenue Growth in FY 2019; Roger Krone Quoted

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 5, 2020 â€” Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) generated $11.09B in revenue during its 2019 fiscal year, an increase of 8.8 percentÂ from the previous year, ExecutiveGov reported Feb. 20.

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by Thea Loise Woodward March 5, 2020, 7:28 am
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Joseph Chioda Joins ManTech as VP Account Management: Mission, Cyber, Intelligence Solutions Group; Rick Wagner Quoted

ManTech International has appointed Joseph Chioda as vice president account management of the companyâ€™s mission, cyber and intelligence solutions group to supervise customer experience and accounts, the company announced on Wednesday.Â

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by Sarah Sybert March 4, 2020, 11:35 am
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How CMMC 1.0 Stacks Up to NIST 800-171: Spot the Key Differences

In late January, the Department of Defense released the final version of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC v. 1.0), outlining how contractorsâ€™ security regulations will shift with the new supplier cybersecurity compliance program.Â

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by Sarah Sybert March 4, 2020, 11:15 am
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Iridium Updates Certus L-Band Satcom Service; Matt Desch Quoted

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 4, 2020 â€” Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has released an updated version of its satelliteÂ service intended to provide L-band broadband connectivityÂ for global maritime communications, ExecutiveGov reported Thursday.

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by Thea Loise Woodward March 4, 2020, 6:38 am