From the Publisher, Jim Garrettson We strive to cover all aspects of the news that government contractors find relevant across several online sites and our quarterly print magazine, GovConExec. Here are some of stories that may have caught your eye this past week. Executive Biz broke the news that QinetiQ North America appointed David Shrum […] More
Gen. Michael V. Hayden spent more than four decades serving his country. He has dedicated 41 years of service in the U.S. Air Force and 10 years of service as an intelligence officer under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Hayden will take time out of his busy schedule to spend a couple of […] More
In a Sept. 28, 2010 memo, federal CIO Vivek Kundra laid out specific steps for agencies to expedite the operational deployment and use of IPv6 — the so-called Next Generation Net, which is an updated infrastructure of the current system, IPv4. Designed to provide new services and capabilities, the new protocol would extend the available IP […] More
The University of Maryland University College is presenting An Evening in Cyberspace, a black-tie gala that will bring together leaders from industry and government, scholars, researchers and practitioners to celebrate the university’s new cybersecurity programs and to fund scholarships for students entering these programs. UMUC has positioned itself as a leader in cybersecurity education in […] More
USIS recently announced the creation of an advisory board made up of senior leaders in government and industry to help develop business opportunities and to provide guidance on how best to navigate the shifting landscape of opportunity in the federal sector. USIS CEO Bill Mixon told ExecutiveBiz the creation of the board, which he called […] More
Fueled by venture-capital investment in industries like communications, IT and green technology, Israel’s high-tech industry has in recent years become a worldwide leader, and more U.S. companies are eyeing the Middle Eastern nation for prospective investments. Israel’s technology sector, which has been expanding at a 10-20 percent clip since 2003, has played an important part […] More
Cybersecurity expert Melissa Hathaway will be delivering a keynote speech at the Potomac Officers Club luncheon held March 24. Hathaway, who’s currently president of Hathaway Global Strategies, LLC, and senior adviser at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center, previously served as acting senior director for cyberspace in the National Security Council, where she lead a team […] More
The Egyptian government's multiday deactivation of the Internet, in the wake of the turmoil in the country, have raised concerns and questions about whether the U.S. government could block Internet access by implementing a “kill switch“ to protect the country in the event of a cyber emergency. Last summer, Sen. Joe Lieberman introduced the Protecting […] More
Watching the trends and waves of popular evolutionary Internet patterns in government contracting from a publisher’s desk, the WikiLeaks story has created a booming crash on the beach of fear, uncertainty and doubt (aka FUD). While the average American may be thinking, as casual observers of an international event, the WikiLeaks disaster’s effect on them […] More
While organizational conflicts of interest has generated buzz over the recent Pentagton ruling, personal conflict of interest (PCI), which appears to be more restrictive, seems to be more damaging to federal employees, contracting employees and government contracting companies. According to the 2008 GAO pertaining to PCI, government officials believed new requirements are necessary for certain […] More
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