FBI has approved the use of Verogen's forensic technology for DNA profiling at federal, state and municipal laboratories. The agency intends to upload resulting DNA profiles into the National DNA Index System, a platform designed to facilitate DNA comparison, Verogen said Thursday. The company's MiSeq FGx forensic genomics system is the first platform authorized for use with NDIS.

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Ronald Yearwood, formerly a senior executive in the FBI's cyber division, has joined global advisory firm FTI Consulting as a senior managing director for its cybersecurity practice on the West Coast.

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The FBI requested a one-year extension for its use of the Information Technology Supplies and Support Services blanket purchase agreement, which is set to expire in April. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday says the bureau is seeking the extension as IT Enterprise Contract Support is still in the process of being approved as a follow-on to the ITSSS BPA.
 

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Forcepoint will provide cybersecurity and cross domain technology platforms to the FBI under a potential five-year, $23.5M blanket purchase agreement.

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ECS has been named prime awardee on a potential six-year, $38M contract to manage the FBI’s two cybersecurity programs. The Cybersecurity Red and Blue Team program and the Enterprise Compliance and Continuous Monitoring Support program seek to monitor and secure the bureau’s networks from external and internal threat actors, ECS said Wednesday.
 

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The FBI has announced plans to issue on Jan. 11 the draft solicitation for a potential $5B recompete blanket purchase agreement for information technology products and services, Nextgov reported Tuesday. A FedBizOpps notice published Monday says the bureau plans to award 15 to 22 positions for each of the six tracks of the Information Technology […] More

Pegasystems has received a subscription contract from the FBI to provide software applications for bureau personnel to automate processes and manage workflows. The company said Tuesday it will help FBI’s business process management unit deploy financial, human resources and security tools as part of a digital transformation effort. The bureau chose Pegasystems’ Government Platform and Robotic Process Automation to replace legacy systems […] More

The FBI uses an Amazon Web Services-hosted cloud computing environment to process classified and unclassified data for counterterrorism investigations, Nextgov reported Thursday. The bureau adopted cloud technology nearly two years ago in response to data-related concerns. Teresa Carlson, vice president of AWS’ global public sector business, said the company’s platform offers FBI access to big data […] More

Symantec has helped FBI crack down on cyber threat actors associated with an advertising fraud scheme, dubbed 3ve, which compromises consumer devices to drive fake internet traffic to advertisements. The bureau-led Operation Eversion resulted in the seizure of systems associated with the 3ve ad-fraudulent botnet, arrest of three people and five more indictments, the company […] More

The FBI has decided not to conduct a full and open competition when selecting vendors for the bureau’s potential $5B contract vehicle covering information technology products and support services, Nextgov reported Monday. The report noted the bureau intends to award 15 to 22 spots on the IT Supplies and Support Services contract to multiple large and […] More

The Justice Department has awarded Peraton a potential $32M contract to provide information technology support services to the FBI’s IT applications and data division. Peraton said Monday it will help FBI ITADD implement IT systems for bureau personnel to retrieve, share, analyze and use data to obtain situational awareness and address threats. The contract has a one-year […] More

ECS Federal has received a potential $37.7M contract to help the FBI form and manage two cybersecurity programs. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday says the contractor will deliver a range of services to help the bureau set up the Cybersecurity Red and Blue Team program and the Enterprise Compliance and Continuous Monitoring Support Program under the […] More