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  • INSA Recommends Public-Private Info Sharing Program to Boost Financial Sector Cybersecurity - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    INSA Recommends Public-Private Info Sharing Program to Boost Financial Sector Cybersecurity

    A new report from the Intelligence and National Security Alliance suggests that real-time exchange of cyber threat data between government and financial institutions can help strengthen the cybersecurity of the U.S. financial sector. INSA said Wednesday its Financial Threats Task Force prepared a position paper that calls for the launch of a classified information sharing initiative based on the […] More

  • DHS Center of Excellence to Award Grants for Border Security Devt Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Center of Excellence to Award Grants for Border Security Devt Projects

    A Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate Center of Excellence will invest up to $350,000 each for multiple projects related to the development of border security, trade and immigration. DHS said Monday that the Borders, Trade and Immigration Institute will award grants for projects designed to boost border management operations, facilitate transnational flows […] More

  • Thomson Reuters’ Timothy Murphy: CIOs, CFOs Key to C-Suite Execs’ Involvement in Cybersecurity - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thomson Reuters’ Timothy Murphy: CIOs, CFOs Key to C-Suite Execs’ Involvement in Cybersecurity

    Timothy Murphy, president at Thomson Reuters Special Services, has said chief information officers and chief financial officers have a role to play in getting partners and other C-level executives involved in cybersecurity programs at law firms, Law.com reported Friday. Murphy said Thursday during a panel discussion at Thomson Reuters’ CFO/CIO/COO Forum that a cyber breach […] More

  • VSE to Repair, Maintain Ground Equipment at USAF Facility in Japan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VSE to Repair, Maintain Ground Equipment at USAF Facility in Japan

    VSE has received a potential three-year, $22.3 million task order to help the U.S. Air Force repair and maintain aerospace ground and support equipment at the service branch’s Kadena Air Base in Japan. The company said Wednesday it will also work to prevent and treat corrosion on equipment operated by the 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Group, […] More

  • TSA to Assess One Resonance Sensors-Built Electronics Scanner Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TSA to Assess One Resonance Sensors-Built Electronics Scanner Tech

    The Transportation Security Administration will assess the effectiveness of a personal electronics scanner offering from San Diego, California-based One Resonance Sensors to detect explosives hidden in electronic devices. ORS said Tuesday that TSA’s planned evaluation of the MobileLab ES inspection system comes after the Homeland Security Department has banned carry-on electronics on direct flights from several  airports in North Africa and Middle East. MobiLab ES utilizes radio […] More

  • CTC Lands GSA Task Order Under OASIS Contract Vehicle to Provide NWDTP Instructors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CTC Lands GSA Task Order Under OASIS Contract Vehicle to Provide NWDTP Instructors

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. has received a potential two-year, $1.8 million task order from the General Services Administration to provide instructors for the National Weapons Detection Training Program for the Federal Protective Service National Academy. CTC said Thursday that the instructors will offer training services for law enforcement personnel and protective security officers to help provide […] More

  • Report: DHS Scraps $1.5B Agile Devt Support Contract Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: DHS Scraps $1.5B Agile Devt Support Contract Vehicle

    The Department of Homeland Security has called off a potential $1.5 billion contract vehicle that was designed to help DHS components procure agile design and development services from small businesses, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. The decision to cancel the Flexible Agile Support for the Homeland contract vehicle came following a series of protests filed with […] More

  • DHS Seeks Info on Data Analysis, Visualization Sources - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Seeks Info on Data Analysis, Visualization Sources

    The Department of Homeland Security wants information on potential sources of data analytics and visualization offerings that could support DHS’ office of cyber and infrastructure analysis. OCIA needs a capability that can help evolve its analytic tools; develop data visualizations, mapping tools and related software applications; and build a research and development framework to launch new platforms, DHS said […] More

  • Former DHS Official Douglas Smith Joins ENODO Global's Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former DHS Official Douglas Smith Joins ENODO Global’s Advisory Board

    Douglas Smith, a former assistant secretary for the private sector at the Department of Homeland Security, has joined advisory firm ENODO Global as a member of its board of advisers. ENODO said Tuesday Smith has coordinated private-sector partnerships with all 22 DHS divisions as part of his responsibilities at the department. He also represented DHS on the U.S. president’s travel and tourism advisory […] More

  • Homeland Security Tools Available to Private Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Homeland Security Tools Available to Private Sector

    The Department of Homeland Security’s Transition to Practice office has helped make dozens of technologies developed by government labs or research partners commercially viable, including eight tools licensed by private companies, 15 tools piloted within government or the private sector, and five offered as open source code, said Program Manager Nadia Carlsten Tuesday. Akatosh is […] More

  • DHS Awards Tech R&D Contracts to 12 Small Businesses - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Awards Tech R&D Contracts to 12 Small Businesses

    The Department of Homeland Security has issued 13 contracts with a combined value of $9.7 million to 12 small businesses for the second phase of DHS’ Small Business Innovation Research program. DHS said Tuesday each contract is worth up to $750,000 and covers the development of a prototype based on technologies demonstrated during the first phase of the SBIR program, which […] More

  • Former DHS Intell & Analysis Official Francis Taylor Named Principal at Cambridge Global Advisors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former DHS Intell & Analysis Official Francis Taylor Named Principal at Cambridge Global Advisors

    Francis Taylor, formerly undersecretary for intelligence and analysis at the Department of Homeland Security, has joined Cambridge Global Advisors as a principal and senior adviser. The strategic advisory services firm said Thursday Taylor will work with clients in government, nonprofits, non-government organizations and corporate establishments concerning national security and global affairs. “He brings a depth of […] More