The U.S. Army has awarded ICF Jacob & Sandstorm Inc. a $9,166,600 contract modification to continue providing network defense and cyber security services for Army Research Laboratory scientists and engineers. The modification extends a previous contract that expired on Dec. 31 and raises the contract’s total ceiling value to $52,275,926.64, according to a post on [...]
CGI is launching a Canadian defense, public safety and intelligence unit based on similar efforts in the U.S. With more than 7,500 specialists around the world, CGI will offer services such as advanced analytics, biometrics and cybersecurity, operational logistics, systems engineering and training. The new business unit will be based in Ottawa and will serve [...]
QinetiQ North America is more than the “robot company,” Steve Stratton, vice president for business development there, says. For a billion-dollar government-contracting giant, its mentality is that of a “nimble start-up,” with competencies in survivability products, service-oriented architecture and cybersecurity, he explains. And, as the nation and the industry rebound from an uncertain economic climate, [...]
CYBERSECURITY | The other day, industry experts weighed in here about the consequences of the White House delaying announcement of the cyber security coordinator. Some, like Amit Yoran, have argued that it’s best the White House take its time. (“Speed of search is a factor, but much less so in the long run …” said [...]
WEB 2.0 & MILITARY | Recently, we all heard the US Marine Corps banned the use of Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace for its active soldiers. So far, the reaction is mixed. “Banning such innovation seems like an archaic, knee-jerk response and I imagine in the not-to-distant future the militaries of [a] country like the US [...]
In-Sourcing: two hyphenated words with the power to strike fear into the hearts of government contractors. While it’s true that at a basic level, in-sourcing means fewer jobs contracted out to private industry and therefore fewer contracting dollars, proponents say the news isn’t all bad. Here are some thoughts from local, recognizable leaders of government and [...]
COUNTERTERRORISM | Nearly a month shy of the eight-year anniversary of September 11, John Brennan took to the podium the other day at Center for Strategic and International Studies. As the president’s principal advisor on counterterrorism, Brennan offered this key takeaway: It’s time for “new thinking” and a “new approach” to dealing with terrorism and [...]
