As the countdown to 2011 begins, ExecutiveBiz brings you its third annual list of the Top 20 People to Watch. From government to industry, this year’s list highlights individuals focused, largely, on two critical fronts: in government, cost-efficiency and national security; on the industry side, new innovation — and the creation of new U.S. jobs [...]
Army Gen. Keith B. Alexander, head of Cyber Command, expressed the importance of Internet security in an address at an event held at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. He explained that while it has provided countless opportunities, the Internet has given terrorists, criminal groups and individual hackers a platform to [...]
General Keith Alexander was confirmed by the Senate as head of Cyber Command. Wood Parker commented on Larry Strang’s hiring at TASC to develop cyber initatives. A new cyber attack highlights the need for “defense in depth.” DOE hosted its annual small business conference. Finding NEEMO: NASA goes underwater. Hackers and Phishers are targeting service [...]
This is the year of aggressive competition. Tightening federal budgets, plus the insourcing push, are proving as much. But while many say government contracting is entering a lean, mean next couple years, there’s still plenty of market opportunity. The trick is knowing who’s changing the game — and setting the terms — so you can [...]
The U.S. Cyber Command must strike a balance between securing national security assets and protecting individual privacy, according to Lt. General Keith Alexander, currently serving as head of the NSA and the man nominated to run Cyber Command. Gen. Alexander also said in his remarks at his Senate confirmation hearing that many issues pertinent to [...]
Cyber Command, like many other new job creators, chose Texas for the new home of their command center and, according to a Wall St. Journal opinion piece and Governor Rick Perry, Texas has created more new jobs than all other 49 states combined. In the WSJ piece entitled “Soak the Rich”, writers ARTHUR LAFFER and STEPHEN MOORE [...]
