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  • Forcepoint Participates in DoD Intell Info System Conference - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Forcepoint Participates in DoD Intell Info System Conference

    The Raytheon-led cybersecurity venture Forcepoint will feature a range of data protection products at the 2017 Department of Defense Intelligence Information System Worldwide Conference that kicked off Sunday and runs through Wednesday. Forcepoint said Friday it will showcase technologies designed to help agencies secure critical data as information moves to a cloud computing environment and across multiple devices ans systems. Brandon Swafford, chief […] More

  • Telos Offers Automated Risk Mgmt Software to AWS Govt Cloud Users - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Telos Offers Automated Risk Mgmt Software to AWS Govt Cloud Users

    Telos has begun to offer its automated risk management platform to government users of Amazon Web Services‘ GovCloud isolated cloud region. Xacta 360 is now available in the AWS GovCloud Marketplace and the AWS Marketplace for commercial buyers, Telos said Friday. Richard Johnson, manager of cloud information system security at the Department of Homeland Security, said DHS […] More

  • Cybercom to Host Inaugural Industry Day in October - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cybercom to Host Inaugural Industry Day in October

    The U.S. Cyber Command will hold its first industry day on Oct. 27 in Springfield, Virginia, in an effort to exercise its congressional authority to procure cybersecurity technology platforms, MeriTalk reported Wednesday. George “Dennis” Bartko, chief information officer and director of capabilities development group at Cybercom, said the command is interested in integrated technology platforms designed […] More

  • Former Federal CISO Gregory Touhill Named to Bay Dynamics Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Federal CISO Gregory Touhill Named to Bay Dynamics Board

    Gregory Touhill, former federal chief information security officer, has joined the board of directors of cybersecurity software provider Bay Dynamics. Bay Dynamics said Tuesday Touhill will support the company’s efforts to implement a risk-based cybersecurity approach for commercial and government customers. He has served as president of Cyxtera Technologies‘ federal business group since July. Touhill became the first-ever […] More

  • Unisys’ PV Puvvada: Federal Security Pros Should Communicate Cyber Measures to Senior Leaders - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys’ PV Puvvada: Federal Security Pros Should Communicate Cyber Measures to Senior Leaders

    PV Puvvada, president of Unisys’ federal systems business, has said federal chief information officers and other government security professionals should communicate to senior agency heads the measures they are implementing to address cyber risks within their organizations. Puvvada wrote in a blog post published Monday that there are four elements that should be included in reports to […] More

  • Elbit Subsidiary, Baltimore Cyber Range Unveil Cybersecurity Training Facility in Maryland - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Subsidiary, Baltimore Cyber Range Unveil Cybersecurity Training Facility in Maryland

    Elbit Systems’ Cyberbit subsidiary has teamed up with the Baltimore Cyber Range to open a new facility in Maryland to provide simulation training support to cybersecurity professionals to help safeguard and defend critical infrastructure from potential cyber attacks. The Baltimore-based center is equipped with the Cyberbit Range platform and is designed to help cyber professionals build […] More

  • MIL Corp. Unveils New Tysons Corner, VA Office - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MIL Corp. Unveils New Tysons Corner, VA Office

    MIL Corp. has opened a new office in McLean, Virginia, to house the government services contractor’s accounting, contracts, business development, human resources and proposals and marketing teams. MIL said Tuesday the 10,000-square-foot office located at 8401 Greensboro Drive in Tysons Corner will accommodate employees who manage corporate operations for cyber, engineering, financial and information technology contracts. […] More

  • CenturyLink Secures Spot on GSA's Potential $50B EIS Vehicle; Erich Sanchack Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CenturyLink Secures Spot on GSA’s Potential $50B EIS Vehicle; Erich Sanchack Comments

    CenturyLink will be able to offer information technology and telecommunications infrastructure services to government customers through its position on the General Services Administration‘s potential 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multi-award vehicle serves to facilitate the delivery of CenturyLink services that include cybersecurity, cloud and managed hosting, the company said Wednesday. Erich Sanchack, senior […] More

  • Gigi Schumm Joins ThreatQuotient as Worldwide Sales SVP; John Czupak Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Gigi Schumm Joins ThreatQuotient as Worldwide Sales SVP; John Czupak Comments

    Gigi Schumm, a founding partner of Accelerated Government Strategies, has been named senior vice president of worldwide sales at Reston, Virginia-based cybersecurity firm ThreatQuotient. ThreatQuotient said Wednesday Schumm brings more than 25 years of sales and services experience to her new position and aims to help drive the company’s revenue growth and global channel strategy. “Gigi’s track […] More

  • Unisys' PV Puvvada: Govt Security Officers Should Prepare 'Concise' Cyber Reports for Senior Leaders - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys’ PV Puvvada: Govt Security Officers Should Prepare ‘Concise’ Cyber Reports for Senior Leaders

    PV Puvvada, president of Unisys‘ federal business, has said government security professionals should be ready to concisely communicate their teams’ cybersecurity activities and strategies to senior-most government leaders. Puvvada wrote in an opinion piece published Thursday on FCW that federal security officers should present cybersecurity information to agency and department heads in short, simple terms “that provide a […] More

  • CSRA, ScienceLogic Form Cyber Alliance for Govt Clients - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSRA, ScienceLogic Form Cyber Alliance for Govt Clients

    CSRA and ScienceLogic have partnered to offer cybersecurity and monitoring services to the government sector. Both companies aim to help customer agencies meet requirements under President Donald Trump’s cybersecurity executive order, CSRA said Thursday. Seth Abrams, chief technology officer of CSRA’s homeland security group, said the partnership will work to support government customers’ agile development and security […] More

  • Thales' Data Security Platform Adds New Encryption, Tokenization, Key Mgmt Functions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales’ Data Security Platform Adds New Encryption, Tokenization, Key Mgmt Functions

    Thales has updated its data security management platform with new encryption, tokenization and key management features. The company said Wednesday the latest version of its Vormetric Data Security Manager provides support for the Vormetric Transparent Encryption Live Data Transformation tool, which is designed to lessen downtime during efforts to re-key and transform encrypted data. Thales also introduced the […] More