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Ronald Bushar Examines Cyber Attack Motivations in Closing Keynote Address During Supply Chain Cybersecurity Forum

On Tuesday, ExecutiveBiz Events hosted its Supply Chain Cybersecurity: Revelations and Innovations forum to provide esteemed cybersecurity leaders with a platform to investigate the causes, consequences and lessons learned from the 2020 SolarWinds cyber attack as well as share industry best practices for securing organizations against future threats as the global supply chain crisis continues to affect […] More

October 28, 2021, 10:53 am
in Events, News

Baker Tilly’s Jeff Jorge & Leo Alvarez Talk Supply Chain Risk Management During ExecutiveBiz Supply Chain Cybersecurity Forum

Tuesday’s Supply Chain Cybersecurity: Revelations and Innovations Forum, hosted by ExecutiveBiz Events, brought together cybersecurity experts to study recent industry-disrupting cyber attacks and garner important insights into how federal and commercial organizations can independently implement supply chain risk management measures and meet elevated cybersecurity standards in order to better protect themselves against future threats. Following an opening […] More

October 27, 2021, 12:24 pm
in Events, Government Technology, News, Wash100

Attivo Networks CTO Tony Cole Shares Cyber Attack Prevention Strategies During ExecutiveBiz Supply Chain Cybersecurity Forum

ExecutiveBiz Events hosted its Supply Chain Cybersecurity: Revelations and Innovations Forum on Tuesday, during which notable cybersecurity experts gathered to dissect the historic 2020 Solarwinds attack and share key industry insights on the current preventative measures, strategic priorities and remaining cybersecurity threats that are influencing critical supply chain operations across commercial and government organizations. Wash100 Award […] More

October 26, 2021, 11:45 am
in Contract Awards, News

Verizon Public Sector Wins $78M Task Order for Naval District Washington Tech Services; Jennifer Chronis Quoted

Verizon’s public sector business has won a $78 million task order through the GSA’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract to serve as a technology partner for Naval District Washington. Under the task order, Verizon Public Sector will work at NDW’s facility in Indian Head, Maryland to transition the agency’s Time Division Multiplexing voice platform to an Internet […] More

October 25, 2021, 11:31 am
in M&A Activity, News, Wash100

Amentum to Acquire PAE in $1.9B Cash Deal; John Vollmer & Charles Peiffer Quoted

An affiliate of Amentum has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PAE in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.9 billion. The transaction, which was approved by PAE’s board of directors and is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2022, will create a federal services enterprise with over $9 billion in combined […] More

October 25, 2021, 11:30 am
in News

ESG, Northrop, L3Harris Commission C5ISR Production Facility for Coast Guard OPC Program

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Northrop Grumman, L3Harris Technologies and other industry partners have commissioned a new command, control, computers, communications, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance production facility at ESG’s Allanton Shipyard. The new shore-based facility was designed to meet the requirements of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter program and will support build-up, testing and […] More

October 22, 2021, 11:46 am
in Contract Awards, News

Exosonic Books USAF Contract to Develop Supersonic UAVs for Fighter Pilot Training; Norris Tie Quoted

Exosonic has won a 15-month Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop and demonstrate a low boom supersonic uncrewed aerial vehicle. The company said the contract was awarded under the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s AFWERX program in partnership with the Air Combat Command and the Air […] More

October 21, 2021, 11:58 am
in Executive Moves, News

Ronald Dailey Named President of BWXT Subsidiary Nuclear Fuel Services; Joel Duling Quoted

Nuclear Fuel Services, a BWX Technologies subsidiary that manufactures fuel materials for U.S. naval nuclear reactors, has named Ronald Dailey as president. Dailey, who was with BWXT’s Syncom Space Services, will now lead NFS operations as it prepares to provide the National Nuclear Security Administration with uranium conversion and purification services, the company said Thursday. He took […] More

October 21, 2021, 11:49 am
in Executive Moves, News

Lori Knudson Joins AAR as VP, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer

Lori Knudson, a former senior vice president at Aegion, has joined federal and commercial aviation services provider AAR as vice president and chief ethics and compliance officer. She will oversee compliance activities and report to Jessica Garascia, vice president, general counsel and secretary at AAR, the Wood Dale, Illinois-based company said Wednesday. “We are excited to add […] More

October 21, 2021, 11:47 am
in Cybersecurity News, Industry News

SpyCloud Publishes Report on Ransomware, Organizations’ Cybersecurity Defense Maturity

SpyCloud released its 2021 Ransomware Defense Report on Tuesday to provide an insightful analysis of the perceived threat of ransomware attacks and the maturity of cybersecurity defense systems across leading information technology security companies. Despite the increasing frequency and elevated concern of high-profile attacks, like the 2020 SolarWinds breach and the recent Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, […] More

October 20, 2021, 11:56 am
in Executive Moves, News

Linda Swain Tapped to Lead Redgate Marketing Strategy as EVP; Kyle Warwick Quoted

Linda Swain, former senior director at JLL and a professional with 25 years of marketing experience, has been named as executive vice president of marketing at Redgate. The company said Swain will leverage her extensive experience in creating marketing campaigns and fostering target market engagement to elevate the Redgate brand and thought leadership while driving new […] More

October 20, 2021, 11:46 am
in Contract Awards, News

Compass-Tantus Team to Help Secure NIEHS Systems

Compass Federal Consulting has teamed up with Tantus Technologies to help the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences implement a cybersecurity risk management framework under a task order from the National Institutes of Health. The task order is part of a blanket purchase agreement managed by NIH’s Office of the Chief Information Officer and is […] More

October 19, 2021, 11:57 am