Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen published his 2010 social media strategy recently.  The memo includes specific guidance and goals for the Joint Chiefs’ usage of social media which began in April 2009 with Admiral Mullen’s Twitter account.  “Currently, these social media sites are used primarily to replicate content on the […] More

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 […] More

The Internet is a wonderful tool that has greatly facilitated human advancement since its inception. However, some of the greatest assets of the Internet are also its greatest flaws. In a recent article, Dr. Loren Thompson of the Lexington Institute says that the idea that the U.S. would be able to “curb internet criminality without […] More

The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has released a Global Cybersecurity Framework that is designed to provide guidance for nations seeking to develop coherent and effective cybersecurity policies to defend against the growing threats in cyberspace. The framework includes guidance on trust, innovation, policy and international standards. It provides a systematic, 12 point plan that nations […] More

This week, ITT’s David Melcher shared his experiences and what he learned from his firm’s reorganization: “First of all, if you are going to reorganize, do it based upon what your customer base needs.  This was the primary driver in our decision to reorganize our businesses.  Secondly, if you are going to consolidate businesses, move […] More

At a recent media roundtable on cybersecurity, SPAWAR representatives from the private, government and academic communities discussed the need for a “Cold War style” unity of purpose within the U.S. on cybersecurity. The roundtable was meant to discuss broader ideas about how to forge consensus and enhance cooperation while also making San Diego a “model […] More

The New New Internet recently sat down with Director of the Army Cyberspace Task Force Maj. Gen. Steven Smith. He spoke about the implications of social media to cybersecurity, the problem of attribution in cyberspace, identity management and how the culture of professionalism within the Armed Services is suited to tackle the problem of cybersecurity. […] More

With 34 million samples of malware detected last year, hackers are working overtime with creating nearly 47,000 new malicious code every day, which is causing a “heavy progression of issues“ growing at an alarming rate, said Dave DeWalt, CEO and president of McAfee, at the McAfee Public Sector Summit held yesterday morning in Washington, D.C. […] More

“Smart power” “” ever since Defense Secretary Robert Gates outlined the policy in a 2008 speech, it“™s become the emerging tenet for how the United States should approach global security initiatives. Through a mix of military strength and nation-building activities, the aim is to keep “fractured or failed states,“ as Gates put it, from teetering […] More

Open Government has been a major priority of the Obama administration since the campaign trail, and last week was the publication deadline of each agency“™s open government plan.  Below, we“™ve listed (in no particular order) our ten favorite open government initiatives and why they“™re important to government contracting. 1. Department of Commerce“™s Virtual CommerceConnect CommerceConnect […] More

Intelligence Squared U.S. (IQ2US), an Oxford-style debate series and initiative of The Rosenkranz Foundation, is coming to Washington, D.C. to host its first ever debate outside of New York City. On June 8, IQ2US will present a special live debate from Washington D.C.’s Newseum. With corporate underwriting support from Neustar, Inc., the debate will consider the […] More

Introduction Good morning, I want to thank Aviation Week for organizing this event.  The theme of this Forum is “Protect Your Enterprise with Secure and Resilient Information Flow.“  This is certainly a timely and important subject.  I know a number of the outstanding people on the program today, and I am sure that this will […] More