On Monday, May 3, Executive leaders from over thirty major regional and international companies came together to talk about workplace wellness strategies at the annual American Heart Association's Start! Executive Leadership Breakfast. Held at Gannett Co. in McLean, Virginia the event featured a panel discussion where executives shared successes of incorporating wellness programs, including the […] More

Maryland wants to become the national epicenter for all things cyber, especially innovation. At the second CyberMaryland forum held April 30 at Mount St. Mary’s University’s Frederick, Md., campus, participants from across the state met to continue discussions on the cyberspace dialog. Established earlier this year, CyberMaryland highlights the state“™s key role in supporting the […] More

This week, Alion inked a Coast Guard support contract and General Dynamics won a deal from the Navy. L-3 and Northrop Grumman picked up deals from the Navy, while Harris and Raytheon booked major deals with the U.S. Special Operations Command. MPRI won a pair of deals from the Army.  Also, CACI, SRA, Jacobs and […] More

This week, Lockheed and Harris signed DoD deals, while General Dynamics won a deal from HHS.  Raytheon and NGC were awarded deals from Defense. L-3 is set to provide IT support to USAFCENT while Accenture signed a deal to preform work in Singapore. GD also claimed a deal to continue support of Marine artillery, and […] More

Wes Bush commented on his company’s move to Virginia. Lockheed Martin and Harris won DoD deals. Slipping through the filter: the effectiveness of web filtering. The UK is following in the U.S.’s footsteps with its new cyber competition. Malware accounts for 73% of cyber attacks in the U.S. The GSA named Kathleen Turco Head of […] More

Jeremy Wensinger is the president of Cobham Defense Systems. Prior to Cobham Defense Systems, Wensinger served as the president of Government Communications Systems at Harris Corporation. We had the opportunity to learn about some of the biggest challenges he is facing in business and how he will work to overcome them.  Wensinger believes the defense […] More

The Chief Security Strategist of Hosting.com, Jim Garrity, has joined the Advisory Committee on Cybersecurity for the Attorney General. California State Attorney General candidate Kamala Harris has formed the advisory committee to discuss the threat landscape, cybersecurity issues and industry trends along with policy recommendations to combat cyber crime and security breaches. “I am honored […] More

This Week, Harris sold an order of Falcon III radios to Australia’s Department of Defense.  SAIC locked up a deal with the EPA and ICF won four deals with New York’s Department of Transportation. VSE signed a Navy Demolition contract, while Argon ST picked up an option on a Navy deal of their own. Daon […] More

Last week, Aviation Week held its Cybersecurity Forum, highlighting the maturing and varied threats from cyberspace.  Lt. Gen. Harry Raduege, Chairman of Deloitte’s Center for Cyber Innovation, outlined how cyber threats have evolved. “Today, they’re much more sophisticated, more prevalent, and hackers have much more focused intent,” he said in a podcast.  “We’re experiencing massive […] More

This week saw SRA win a half-billion dollar BPA from the USDA, while SAIC claimed a SSC Pacific support deal. Harris got more orders for the Falcon III radio, ExxonMobile won an aviation fuel contract and BAE inked a deal to provide weapons to Norway and Sweden. Northrop was awarded an Army training deal and […] More

This week saw CACI claim a sizeable SPAWAR – CEO Paul Cofoni shared his thoughts on the victory.  Speaking of big wins, Stanley’s Howard Ady spoke about his firm’s cut of the $3 billion visa services bill from the State Department. Harris claimed a radio deal in Asia, while SAIC inked a deal with U.S. […] More

Yesterday, the FCC released the National Broadband Plan called for by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).  The plan identifies ways to expand access to broadband and promote economic growth and job creation in areas unserved or underserved by broadband internet access. Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra writes on the Office of Science and Technology […] More