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  • Galois Lands DHS Contract for Data Sharing Toolkit Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Galois Lands DHS Contract for Data Sharing Toolkit Development

    The Department of Homeland Security has awarded Galois a two-year, $800,000 contract to  produce a suite of tools for organizations to exchange information that can aid cybersecurity technology development, test and evaluation efforts. Galois said Monday it aims to help DHS address privacy and confidentiality concerns from cyber data sources through the Framework for Information Disclosure with Ethical Security. “FIDES represents […] More

  • DataRobot, In-Q-Tel Partner to Provide Machine Learning Support for Government Agencies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DataRobot, In-Q-Tel Partner to Provide Machine Learning Support for Government Agencies

    DataRobot and In-Q-Tel have entered a strategic partnership to deliver the former’s machine learning tools to the latter’s government partners. IQT invested in DataRobot to give U.S. government agencies access to the company’s automated machine learning platform, which is designed to use existing data to predict actions, DataRobot said Mar. 26. Erin Hawley, public sector vice president […] More

  • Mitre Seeks Cybersecurity Products for Evaluation Against ATT&CK Knowledge Base - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mitre Seeks Cybersecurity Products for Evaluation Against ATT&CK Knowledge Base

    Mitre plans to evaluate commercial endpoint detection response products against its globally accessible cyberattack knowledge base and seeks the participation of interested cybersecurity vendors. The company said Thursday it will evaluate EDRs against its ATT&CK knowledge base in aims to enhance industry and customer cyberattack countermeasures. ATT&CK builds on attack detection analytics from academic and […] More

  • New Orleans City Council OKs Incentive Package for DXC - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    New Orleans City Council OKs Incentive Package for DXC

    The city council of New Orleans, Louisiana, has approved a potential $6.5 million incentive package for DXC Technology in exchange for the creation of approximately 2,000 jobs in the next seven years, The New Orleans Advocate reported Sunday. The approval came four months after DXC announced plans to generate jobs in New Orleans as part of […] More

  • DHS Used Lockheed's Cyber Platform to Analyze Russia-Backed Critical Infrastructure Attacks - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Used Lockheed’s Cyber Platform to Analyze Russia-Backed Critical Infrastructure Attacks

    The Department of Homeland Security used a Lockheed Martin-built cybersecurity framework to evaluate cyber attacks that state-sponsored Russian hackers carried out against U.S. critical infrastructure sectors. Lockheed’s Cyber Kill Chain framework provided information on the attackers’ activities, including reconnaissance, weaponization, delivery, exploitation, installation, command and control and actions on objectives, DHS’ U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team said March 15 in […] More

  • NSA, Parsons Hold Cyber Exercise for US Military Cadets, Midshipmen; Carey Smith Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NSA, Parsons Hold Cyber Exercise for US Military Cadets, Midshipmen; Carey Smith Comments

    Parsons has helped the National Security Agency facilitate a daylong event that aimed to prepare U.S. military students to guard information technology networks and data against cybersecurity threats. The company said Monday it produced cyber-attack and defend simulations, scoring software and 60 challenges for cadets and misdhipmen who took part in the NSA Cyber Exercise Live Fire event […] More

  • Lockheed, Saudi Arabia's Cybersecurity Federation Enter Training Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, Saudi Arabia’s Cybersecurity Federation Enter Training Partnership

    Lockheed Martin has agreed to collaborate with the Saudi Federation for Cyber Security and Programming in efforts to help train future information technology security professionals in Saudi Arabia. Both parties aim to help increase the country’s capacity to defend against computer intrusions and viruses through their partnership, the Saudi Press Agency said Friday. Federation Deputy Chairman […] More

  • Booz Allen, Saudi Arabia Partner for Cyber Challenge Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen, Saudi Arabia Partner for Cyber Challenge Program

    The Saudi Federation for Cyber Security and Programming has partnered with Booz Allen Hamilton to implement an educational program to help address a demand for cybersecurity talent. Booz Allen said Friday it will establish a cyber skills competition for students and professionals to support the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 and National Cyber Strategy. The company plans to base the program […] More

  • Tiag Obtains CMMI Level 3 Rating, ISO 9001:2015 Certification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tiag Obtains CMMI Level 3 Rating, ISO 9001:2015 Certification

    The Informatics Applications Group has obtained separate certifications for services and quality management systems from the CMMI Institute and the International Organization for Standardization. Tiag said Wednesday it received a Capability Maturity Model Integration Level 3 rating for services, validating that the company performs at a “defined” level based on its standards, procedures, processes, tools and methods. […] More

  • TSA Taps McAfee for Cyber Threat Response Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TSA Taps McAfee for Cyber Threat Response Support

    McAfee has received a contract to provide cyber threat response software assets to support the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. The company said Tuesday the software will make use of the Data Exchange Layer messaging fabric and OpenDXL initiative to deliver communications across 70 different security platforms. Under the contract, McAfee will deliver the following platforms: Endpoint Security, Active Response, Server […] More

  • Executive Spotlight: An Interview With Neil Albert, President of ACT I - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Spotlight: An Interview With Neil Albert, President of ACT I

    ExecutiveBiz recently spoke with Neil Albert, president of Advanced Concepts and Technologies International, about his company’s role providing acquisition services and information technology modernization to federal agencies. “Cybersecurity is probably the most important area that the private sector can help … With more private sector-friendly contracting vehicles out there, like Other Transaction Agreements, I think […] More

  • FBI Vet Timothy Gallagher Named Kroll Cyber & Investigations Practice Managing Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FBI Vet Timothy Gallagher Named Kroll Cyber & Investigations Practice Managing Director

    Timothy Gallagher, a more than 20-year FBI veteran, has been named as a managing director within Kroll‘s cybersecurity and investigations practice. Kroll said Monday Gallagher brings investigative experience in the areas of financial fraud and cyber-related crimes to his new position. He previously managed the FBI’s Newark, New Jersey office and led a multiagency task force that worked to […] More