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Parsons has appointed Carey Smith, president and chief operating officer (COO) at Parsons, to the company’s board of directors. As president and COO, Smith leads Parsons’ global operations and drives growth strategy through technology innovation. “Carey has been central to our growth and success since joining Parsons,” said Chuck Harrington, chairman and CEO of Parsons and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient. 

Josh Salmanson, chief architect and a vice president at ECS, said in an interview that smart cities should implement more resilient architectures and robust cybersecurity platforms, operations and engineering should be integrated from the beginning of the smart city development process.

Microsoft supports the Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s recommendations and calls on Congress to act on those suggestions, such as designating a national cyber director to oversee the implementation of the national cyber strategy and coordinate efforts across the federal government to address cyber threats. 

Marty Edwards, vice president of operational technology security at Tenable, said recent initiatives by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency and measures being introduced in Congress could help critical infrastructure owners and operators improve OT security and cross-sector visibility to address cyber threats.

Parsons and San Diego-based technology company Neology have partnered to explore business opportunities across the  mobility, critical infrastructure and transportation sectors. The company said Tuesday it will help government entities promote infrastructure safety and access more tolling options through the partnership.

Joyce Hunter, a veteran information technology leader, has been named executive director of the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology, a nonprofit cybersecurity think tank. Parham Eftekhari, ICIT founder and most recently executive director, has transitioned to the role of chairman of the board of directors.

Parsons has announced financial results for the first quarter that ended March 31, reporting revenue increases, strong revenue growth and net income increases, the company reported on Wednesday.

Raytheon and IronNet Cybersecurity have teamed up to develop cyber platforms that could be used to defend operational and information technology systems against threat actors.

Mark Testoni, CEO of SAP National Security Services and a four-time Wash100 award winner, said potential Iran-backed cyber attacks against the U.S. will be based on motivations, FOX Business reported Wednesday.

Mitre has introduced an ATT&CK framework designed to help cybersecurity teams understand the behavior and techniques threat actors use to launch attacks on industrial control systems of energy transmission plants and other critical infrastructure.

Tom Kellermann, head of cybersecurity strategy at VMware, told Bloomberg in a video interview posted Saturday he believes Iran will respond to a U.S. airstrike through cyber warfare.

Carahsoft Technology and Sitetracker have partnered to distribute the latter’s project management product across the government.

Arlington, Va.-based cybersecurity firm Shift5 has raised $2.5M in a new round of venture funding led by Squadra Ventures and backed by Emerging Ventures, Lamphere Capital, Nue Capital and Outland.

Dun & Bradstreet’s government segment has named Yaneev Golombek, a Ph.D. student in civil engineering at the University of Colorado, as the recipient of the company’s 2019 Geospatial Data Science Scholarship.

Randy James, senior vice president and general manager of cybersecurity and resilience, and John Paczkowski, SVP of homeland security and national resilience, have said the Department of Homeland Security should increase coordinated efforts with the Department of Defense, industry and academia to address emerging threats to critical infrastructure.