Jason Lackey, an executive at software firm HyTrust, has said that corporate organizations should implement two-factor authentication in an effort to protect computer networks from insider threats. “2FA is not bulletproof, but it does at least add another layer of security,“ Lackey, director of marketing operations and digital at HyTrust, wrote in an article published Monday […] More

Travis Rosiek, chief technology officer at FireEye‘s federal division, has told Carahsoft in an interview published Wednesday he believes fragmented and complex networks at agencies affect their efforts to adopt cybersecurity technology. Rosiek added that policy, budget, acquisition and human resource management gaps in the government has prevented agencies from implementing cyber readiness strategies. He has identified Internet of Things, mobility and […] More

The U.S. Army has renewed an IT maintenance and support contract with Globalscape for the company’s Enhanced File Transfer platform and CuteFTP client software. Globalscape said Thursday the contract covers the use of EFT and CuteFTP in support of the Standard Army Maintenance System-Enhanced logistics program and Carahsoft will distribute the software across the branch. Michael Shrader, vice president for intelligence and innovative solutions […] More

An upcoming Red Hat symposium on government information technology will feature speakers from 13 government agencies who will discuss the impact of open source software on the sector. Red Hat said Thursday its Nov. 10 Government Symposium will focus on how open source software can address government IT challenges in agility, flexibility and collaboration. “The way government IT operates is evolving rapidly, […] More

EnterpriseDB has signed up for the Coalition for Enterprise Open Source Software for Government to help educate Congress and administration officials on the value of open source systems. The company will work to promote the adoption of open source software products in the federal sector through the non-profit member organization, EnterpriseDB said Tuesday. “We’re looking […] More

Precise Biometrics will provide its Tactivo smart card readers and Tactivo Guardian Case to the U.S. Navy as part of an estimated $134,000 million order the service placed with Carahsoft. The order includes the Tactivo Guardian Case for iPad Air 2 and supports the Navy’s mobility efforts for email and browsing on iOS devices, Precise Biometrics said Friday. “By investing in secure […] More

Precise Biometrics has secured a follow-up order worth $105,000 to supply additional smart card readers to the Defense Logistics Agency. The Tactivo smart card reader platform is based on the common access card system and is intended to improve security of document signing, email and website browsing on iOS and Android mobile devices, Precise Biometrics […] More

Todd Akers, vice president for public sector at Acquia, has said proper execution of open data initiatives fuel “innovation across both the public and private sector.“ Akers wrote in an opinion piece for Carahsoft published Thursday that a new survey of federal leaders meant to assess the progress of the Digital Government Strategy program has […] More

Precise Biometrics has been awarded a $133,221 task order to supply additional smart card readers to the Defense Logistics Agency. The company designed the Tactivo technology based on the common access card infrastructure in order to help protect e-email and browsing sessions on mobile devices that run the iOS operating system, Precise Biometrics said Friday. […] More

Liquidware Labs has received an authority-to-operate approval from the Defense Department for its desktop management software products. Carahsoft Technology serves as a master government aggregator for Liquidware Labs’ offerings and will deliver the information technology products to a DoD agency responsible for managing enterprise data infrastructure across the military, Carahsoft said Nov. 14. Will Jones, vice president […] More

Is there a different way to do things? That's one of the questions that MarkLogic is looking to answer through its Big Data Road Show, a series of conferences featuring thought and industry leaders about how to drive innovative big data and analysis solutions, solve real problems and drive business results. Their upcoming stop in […] More

The chief information officers from NASA and the General Services Administration will give keynote addresses at the HP Government Summit between May 2 and May 3 in Washington. Carahsoft Technology Corp. will host the summit, the company said in an announcement. The company also hosted a bigdata forum in March to discuss trends, issues and […] More