After a long, anticipated wait, it finally arrived: Details of the White House’s cyber security plans. Calling efforts to prevent cyber attacks one of national priority, President Barack Obama today stated he would appoint a cyber czar to implement a five-point initiative for strengthening the country’s cyber security infrastructure. At the same time, Obama offered [...]
Secretary Chertoff will address the Potomac Officers Club on July 16th, so mark those calendars. Members and invited guests can click here to register. It’s been a busy couple of months for former Homeland Security Secretary. He’s started his own security consulting firm, the Chertoff Group and joined the law firm Covington & Burling as [...]
Last we blogged about it, the results of Melissa Hathaway’s 60-day cybersecurity review had yet to be released. Meanwhile, attention has shifted to discussion of whom Obama might pick as cyber czar. The Washington Post reports that news on both fronts may be imminent — the news may be released later this week. Stay tuned.
By now, we’ve all become pretty much numb to one dismal economic forecast after another. How the recession will ultimately play out, and what it may mean to the local DC economy is yet to be seen. For ideas, we recently turned to local venture capitalist Mark Frantz. A Washington native and entrepreneur, Frantz is [...]
When Rick Marcotte sets a goal, he really sets it. Back in 2004, Marcotte had just come on board as CEO of DLT Solutions, a value-added IT solutions provider of products and services for federal, state and municipal agencies and business customers. At the time DLT was sitting at the $300 million revenue range. Looking [...]
When it comes to tracking the government’s 60-day cybersecurity review, we here at ExecutiveBiz have been feeling a little like those onlookers at Cape Canaveral, waiting in anticipation for the flight controller’s final prompt. So, where does the report now stand? By last count, the report, which is being led by White House interim cybersecurity [...]
We waited and now it’s official: The Senate on Thursday confirmed Aneesh Chopra as the nation’s chief technology officer. Chopra, as you may recall, was nominated by President Obama for the position back in April. At the time Chopra was serving as Secretary of Technology for the Commonwealth of Virginia. So, what’s next for Chopra [...]
