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  • DISA Extends Deadline for Satcom Mgmt System Input - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA Extends Deadline for Satcom Mgmt System Input

    The Defense Information Systems Agency has extended by seven days the deadline for interested vendors to submit feedback on DISA’s plan to build a military satellite communications management system. A FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday says the agency will continue accepting responses to its request for information notice for the potential SATCOM Ordering, Management & Situational Awareness […] More

  • DISA Issues RFI on Automated Cloud Migration Technologies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA Issues RFI on Automated Cloud Migration Technologies

    The Defense Information Systems Agency seeks industry comments on available technologies for the development of a potential automated military cloud migration effort. A FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday says the agency is looking for migration systems that can duplicate servers used with an application from their current environment into a cloud platform built on an Apache […] More

  • AWS to Host DLA's Cloud-Based Learning Mgmt System Through SAP NS2 Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS to Host DLA’s Cloud-Based Learning Mgmt System Through SAP NS2 Partnership

    SAP National Security Services has updated a learning management system for the Defense Logistics Agency and selected Amazon Web Services to host the cloud-based training information technology application as part of a partnership between the two companies. AWS said Monday it will support the Defense Department-authorized platform DLA uses to manage online training and education courses through the GovCloud (US) infrastructure. […] More

  • DISA Seeks Support Services to Modernize Cyber Defense Architecture - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA Seeks Support Services to Modernize Cyber Defense Architecture

    The Defense Information Systems Agency seeks a contractor that can provide information technology, cybersecurity engineering and innovation labor support services to upgrade the agency’s cyber defense architecture. A FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday says the contractor will be directed to refine the Acropolis system’s ability to develop and deploy enterprise defensive cyber operations capabilities. DISA is […] More

  • DISA, NIST Seek Industry Feedback on Uniform Metrics for Commercial Cloud Acquisition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA, NIST Seek Industry Feedback on Uniform Metrics for Commercial Cloud Acquisition

    The Defense Information Systems Agency’s Procurement Services Directorate and the National Institute of Standards and Technology are seeking information on standardized metrics to streamline service level agreements for commercial cloud contracts. DISA posted a request for information Friday calling for industry feedback on efforts to create a catalog of metrics for accessibility, availability, performance, service reliability, […] More

  • Perspecta to Support DISA's Background Investigation Mgmt Program; Mac Curtis Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Perspecta to Support DISA’s Background Investigation Mgmt Program; Mac Curtis Comments

    Perspecta has received an 18-month, $49 million “other transaction” agreement to develop an information technology system for the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s Investigation Management program. The company said Tuesday its enterprise services subsidiary will provide a standardized governmentwide IT platform intended to help the National Background Investigation Services manage security and credentialing processes for the federal workforce. The system will be […] More

  • DISA Eyes Industry Support to Develop Cybersecurity Info Sharing Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA Eyes Industry Support to Develop Cybersecurity Info Sharing Platform

    The Defense Information Systems Agency has issued a request for information on potential sources of a technology platform that can help the Defense Department and its industrial base partners share cybersecurity information. A FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday says the DIBNet and Cybersecurity Information Sharing effort aims to build a primary portal to store documents, facilitate collaboration […] More

  • DISA Eyes Cloud-Based Cybersecurity Architecture Implementation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA Eyes Cloud-Based Cybersecurity Architecture Implementation

    The Defense Information Systems Agency seeks information on potential industry sources of cloud implementation services for a Defense Department cybersecurity program. DISA said Monday in a FedBizOpps notice it wants to determine the availability and technical capacity of companies to provide cloud infrastructure-as-a-service support to the Acropolis program. Acropolis works to protect, consolidate and integrate defensive cyber operations data from the DoD […] More

  • Report: Peter Kim Joins Raytheon Missile Systems Business - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Peter Kim Joins Raytheon Missile Systems Business

    Peter Kim, formerly chief information security officer of the U.S. Air Force, has joined Raytheon as director of information technology security and governance within the defense contractor’s missile systems business, CyberScoop reported Monday. He departed from the CISO position at the service branch last month and was succeeded by his former deputy, Wanda Jones-Heath. The report said […] More

  • RedSeal Cybersecurity Platform Added to DoD Approved Products List - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    RedSeal Cybersecurity Platform Added to DoD Approved Products List

    The Defense Information Systems Agency has added RedSeal‘s cybersecurity support platform to the Defense Department‘s unified capabilities approved products list. RedSeal said Monday its platform of the same name is designed to provide continuous monitoring for network infrastructure. The certification allows the RedSeal platform to be used for modeling and inspecting of all networks within the department’s […] More

  • DISA Wants Automated Provisioning Tool for Classified Mobility Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA Wants Automated Provisioning Tool for Classified Mobility Program

    The Defense Information Systems Agency seeks potential industry sources of software designed to manage compliance of mobile devices with security and configuration policies. A FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday says DISA is seeking information from small businesses that can offer an automated provisioning tool for the Defense Department‘s Mobility Classified Capability program. The program works to help DoD personnel access […] More

  • Box to Provide DARPA Cloud-Based Collaboration Platform; Sonny Hashmi Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Box to Provide DARPA Cloud-Based Collaboration Platform; Sonny Hashmi Comments

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected Box to provide a cloud-based technology platform for DARPA personnel to collaborate with each other and external research partners. Box said Tuesday it will provide a cloud content management platform along with data management, governance and protection expertise in support of the agency’s digital workplace initiatives. “We are thrilled to support […] More