Gerry Connolly (D) is the freshman Congressman from Virginia’s 11th District, including parts of Fairfax and Prince William Counties. He replaced Tom Davis (R) after Tom’s retirement last year, and has some big shoes to fill as an advocate for the GovCon community. Here are some highlights from our interview: I think there’s a looming personnel [...]
In the event you missed it, big news hit before the start of the holiday weekend. On Friday, the Obama administration announced that it would tap the National Security Agency to help screen government computer traffic on private sector networks. AT&T, meanwhile, would reportedly test the system. In case you think this is deja vu [...]
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 [...]
It’s been a busy last few weeks for former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. Chertoff recently formed his own security consulting firm, The Chertoff Group. He’s also joined the law firm, Covington & Burling, as senior of counsel in Covington’s Washington office. A former federal appellate judge and prosecutor, Chertoff will practice in Covington’s white-collar [...]
