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  • DHS to Hold Agile IT Support Industry Day - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS to Hold Agile IT Support Industry Day

    The Department of Homeland Security will hold an industry day Wednesday in Washington to discuss its planned department-wide contract vehicle for “agile” information technology support services. The event will feature a networking session for contractors and non-traditional vendors who aim to do business with the federal government, DHS said in a notice posted on FedBizOpps. DHS originally released a request for information in […] More

  • Fedscoop: IARPA Solicits Information on DHS' Biometric Systems Security - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fedscoop: IARPA Solicits Information on DHS’ Biometric Systems Security

    The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has released a broad agency announcement that seeks industry feedback on a project that aims to secure the Department of Homeland Security‘s biometric systems against threats, Fedscoop reported Monday. Kayla Nick-Kearney writes the Odin program will be fully launched in 2018 to find technologies that will work to protect DHS’ biometrics systems at ports and borders. Chris Boehnen, Odin program manager at IARPA, […] More

  • Microsoft, CSRA, Amazon Web Services Receive FedRAMP High Baseline Cloud Designation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft, CSRA, Amazon Web Services Receive FedRAMP High Baseline Cloud Designation

    Microsoft, CSRA and Amazon Web Services have each received a newly-created high baseline designation under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program to operate their cloud computing offerings on sensitive, unclassified systems for agencies. The FedRAMP program management office says the new high baseline level is intended to unlock nearly $40 billion in information technology funds per year […] More

  • Smiths Detection Gets DHS Follow-On Order for Handheld Radiation Detector Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Smiths Detection Gets DHS Follow-On Order for Handheld Radiation Detector Tech

    Smiths Detection has received a $40.9 million follow-on task order from the Department of Homeland Security to supply a handheld radiation detection and identification system to DHS’ Domestic Nuclear Detection Office. The company said Tuesday it will provide its RadSeeker technology for department  personnel to detect, locate and identify the source of radiological materials. “RadSeeker technology was developed in cooperation with […] More

  • Raytheon to Hire 140-Plus Employees in Florida Under $1B DHS Cyber Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Hire 140-Plus Employees in Florida Under $1B DHS Cyber Contract

    Raytheon plans to recruit more than 140 employees in Pensacola, Florida, under a $1 billion cyber system support contract with the Department of Homeland Security, The Pulse reported Friday. Raytheon will conduct an open house in Pensacola to look for cybersecurity professionals, information technicians and systems engineers in support of the contract, Drew Buchanan writes. […] More

  • eGlobalTech to Provide Infrastructure Support to DHS Information Technology Services Office - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    eGlobalTech to Provide Infrastructure Support to DHS Information Technology Services Office

    The Department of Homeland Security has awarded eGlobalTech a contract to provide infrastructure support services to the information technology services office under the DHS Office of the Chief Information Officer. The company will provide systems planning, management, deployment and maintenance in support of the ITSO mission, eGT said Tuesday. eGT is a woman-owned management consulting and IT services provider […] More

  • Denise Turner Roth Cites Agencies' Cyber Tool Demand at GSA Workshop - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Denise Turner Roth Cites Agencies’ Cyber Tool Demand at GSA Workshop

    The General Services Administration hosted a workshop Monday to discuss the Cybersecurity National Action Plan with government and industry leaders. GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth referenced demand from stakeholders for a comprehensive strategy that would help federal agencies gain access to private sector-built technology platforms in order to protect data and networks from cyber threats, GSA said Monday. “Challenges and […] More

  • DHS Seeks Wearable Electronic Tools to Monitor Canine Health - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Seeks Wearable Electronic Tools to Monitor Canine Health

    The Department of Homeland Security has launched an industry solicitation for rugged wearable electronic devices to monitor the health of canine dogs operating under tough conditions, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Wednesday. John Keller writes that DHS seeks a wearable contraption meant to gather field intelligence and canine health data without negative impact on the […] More

  • Cisco's Will Ash: Integration, Consolidation & Automation Key to DHS' Continuous Monitoring Standards - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cisco’s Will Ash: Integration, Consolidation & Automation Key to DHS’ Continuous Monitoring Standards

    Will Ash, Cisco senior director for U.S. public sector security sales, has said integration, consolidation and automation are key to meet the Department of Homeland Security‘s requirements for the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program. Ash wrote in a blog post published Monday that agencies will need technology partners to help meet the program’s continuous monitoring requirements and drive changes such as optimized response […] More

  • Tom Ridge Assumes 5th Term as US Chamber's National Security Task Force Chairman - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tom Ridge Assumes 5th Term as US Chamber’s National Security Task Force Chairman

    Tom Ridge, a former Pennsylvania governor and the first secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, will serve a fifth term as the chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’ National Security Task Force. The Chamber said Tuesday Ridge has worked as chairman since 2011 where he supported the task force’s goals to unite stakeholders in homeland and […] More

  • DHS Seeks Consortium to Help Run Criminal Investigations, Network Analysis CoE - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Seeks Consortium to Help Run Criminal Investigations, Network Analysis CoE

    The Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate has kicked off its search for an institution to manage a criminal investigations center under a 10-year, $40 million funding program. The funding opportunity is also open to potential partners to help the lead contractor run the DHS Center of Excellence for Criminal Investigations and Network Analysis’ operations and activities, […] More

  • CEO Kevin Robinson on MTSI's Unmanned Technology Partnerships & Full Employee Stock Ownership Goal - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CEO Kevin Robinson on MTSI’s Unmanned Technology Partnerships & Full Employee Stock Ownership Goal

    Kevin Robinson succeeded Modern Technology Solutions Inc. co-founder Phil Soucy as president and CEO of Alexandria, Virginia-based government services contractor in early 2014. Started in 1993, the employee-owned MTSI with 700 workers on its current roster focuses on technical and engineering services in areas such as unmanned aircraft, missile defense, intelligence research-and-development and cybersecurity. Robinson recently […] More