Over the years, I’ve noticed an interesting trend: Many executives in leadership positions also served in the U.S. Navy. That little tidbit comes up so often, it’s led us to wonder if there’s something in the water. So, what’s the link between Navy service and being a successful leader in government contracting? We recently took […] More

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D) from the 11th district of Virginia spoke to us last week about the mood on Capitol Hill toward government contractors and the looming personnel crisis in the federal procurement sector.  Connolly told us how he plans to fill Tom Davis’ big shoes as an advocate for the government contracting industry and how streamlining […] More

The Government Accountablitity Office has written a letter, to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee“™s Government Management, Organization and Procurement Subcommittee, proposing changes to the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002. They believe that the changes would decrease the amount of risk involved in federal information security.   The GAO has proposed that […] More

At the Gartner annual Information Security Summit the  National Cyber Security Council director Christopher Painter assured skeptics in the cyber community that the Obama administration is taking cyber security seriously and there will be action. Critics are worried that with no budgetary authority the ‘cyber czar’ will become no more than a figurehead and be boggled […] More

Northrop Grumman has pledged $1 million to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC.  Northrop will help build, operate and provide resources to the new time and navigation exhibit set to open Fall 2012. The exhibit will emphasize the historical impact of navigational technology from both a military and a civilian prospective. For now, the exhibit is entitled “Time and […] More

Associate Provost at Georgetown University and cyber expert on the CSIS Cyber Security Commission Professor Marjory Blumenthal spoke with The New New Internet about the White House Cyber Security Policy. Professor Blumenthal believes a trial and error model is needed to create effective change in cybersecurity and that international cyber law will eventually be utilized and could be similar […] More

Russo-American tensions are flaring over cybersecurity.  The US wants an expansion of talks similar to the 2004 Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, signed by 22 nations (editorial note: neither Russia or China signed).  The US-backed agreement would criminalize cyberattacks and focus on the individual crimes.  On the other hand, Russia wants a treaty banning […] More

We had the pleasure of speaking with Rockwell Collins’ Senior VP in of Washington Operations, Mr. Bobby Sturgell.  A former Navy aviator, NTSB advisor, and head of the FAA, Bobby told us how Rockwell Collins planned to maintain growth and keep American soldiers safe abroad and civilian air transit passengers safe at home, as well […] More

Rear Admiral Tim Heely (USN, ret.), a native of Belleville, Ill., is the President of Cobham Analytic Solutions (Formerly SPARTA), a subsidiary of the British defense contractor specializing in strategic defense and offense systems, tactical weapons systems, and space systems. Their intelligence products include intelligence production, computer network operations, and information assurance.   Heely graduated from the […] More

Doug Smith of Ericsson Federal Inc. (EFI) spoke with GovConExecutive about EFI’s plans to expand into the US Federal Sector and expand 3G wireless network access to rural areas, EFI’s impressive array of wireless capabilities and products, and his tricked-out Harley. GovConExecutive: The president has committed $7 billion to expand rural broadband access. How does EFI […] More

According to a government-funded security group involved in rolling out the UK’s new cybersecurity strategy, the government will make a particular effort to engage small and medium-sized enterprises. Tony Dyhouse, director of the Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network, said the large organizations governing critical national infrastructure systems already have good flows of security information between them. […] More

The UK has not only created its own version of a ‘cyber czar’, but has also updated its ‘national security strategy’ with a new Cyber Security Operations Centre under the GCHQ, the UK’s leading intelligence Agency. The new centre is very similar to the recently announced ‘Cybercom’ under the US Department of  Defense. The UK has declared a new and more aggressive […] More