Lockheed Martin will partner with Danish consulting company COWI to help governments reduce waste in energy and water use, the companies announced. The U.S. Department of Energy has already hired Lockheed Martin under its Energy Savings Performance Contracts program to make government agencies more efficient worldwide. Some of the agencies under evaluation include the Department […] More

This week, BAE Systems signed a contract with the FBI to provide critical information security safeguards, including certification and accreditation. General Dynamics won a $68 million contract to provide Abrams Tank systems technical support for the U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command. Lockheed Martin picked up a $10 million contract from the Navy to produce […] More

Top experts in cybersecurity, homeland security and national defense are scheduled to appear at this year“™s National Symposium on Homeland Security and Defense, held Oct. 27-29 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Among others, experts include Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano; U.S. Northern Command Commander Adm. James Winnefeld, Jr.; Black Hat Director Jeff Moss; and […] More

Although cybersecurity experts have their separate ideas on what the most pressing Internet security concern is, they generally agree on one thing: The threat landscape is evolving into more attacks of increasing sophistication. Here, 10 industry insiders offer their insight into what they believe are the most dangerous cyber threats, ranging from social engineering to […] More

This week, AMERICAN SYSTEMS promoted Shawn O“™Rourke to vice president, executive director, Civilian Federal Market; Professional, Technical, and IT Services. Raytheon Company named John P. Bergeron to the position of director, Raytheon Six Sigma, corporate mission assurance. CSC picked Mark Rasch to lead its cybersecurity and privacy consulting for its North American Public Sector business […] More

Misconfigured networks are the easiest exploit for most attackers, according to a survey published earlier this week. Tufin Technologies’ “Hacking Habits” surveyed attendees of last month’s DEFCON conference in Las Vegas, Nev. The report found that among those hackers who search for vulnerabilities, 73 percent come across a misconfigured network more than three quarters of […] More

When given the choice between being richer, thinner, smarter or younger, a large plurality of American adults said they would most want to be richer. The findings of a new Adweek Media/Harris Poll that surveyed 2,163 U.S. adults in July revealed that 43 percent chose being richer as the top pick. More than one-fifth said […] More

This week, Northrop Grumman named Christopher T. Jones sector vice president and general manager of the technical services sector“™s Integrated Logistics and Modernization Division. Sam Shekar was also named chief medical officer within the Northrop“™s information systems sector. Harris Corporation appointed John Heller president of its IT services business, reporting to Daniel R. Pearson, chief […] More

Last month, the Defense Business Board released a package of recommendations that outlined several cost-cutting methods in which the department could free up money in its budgets. The set of proposals, which followed Secretary of Defense Robert Gates' call to tighten the defense spending budget, immediately went under attack by legislators who claimed that some […] More

This week, Harris Corporation named Ted Hengst corporate vice president and chief information officer, reporting to Howard L. Lance, chairman, president and CEO. USIS President and CEO William Mixon joined the board of advisers at Christopher Newport University“™s Center for American Studies. INDUS named Bernadette Mathews to the position of vice president of capture and […] More

This week, SAIC announced it will acquire Massachusetts-based Reveal Imaging Technologies, a firm specializing in threat-detection products and services. Sevatec, Inc., a technology and consulting firm, moved to bolster its cybersecurity capabilities by purchasing Intrepics, LLC. Harris has finalized its planned acquisition of CapRock Communications. More

Alliant Techsystems earlier this week elected Roxanne J. Decyk and April H. Foley as independent directors to the company’s board of directors. “Roxanne Decyk and Ambassador Foley are enormously talented individuals who will provide unique perspectives to ATK’s management team as the company expands its international footprint,” said Chairman of the Board Ron Fogleman. “We’re […] More