CRDF Global Appoints Tina Dolph as Chief Global Officer; CEO Michael Dignam Quoted
CRDF Global announced on Monday that Tina Dolph, a four-time Wash100 Award recipient, has been named chief global officer to grow the company’s global footprint through an expansion strategy as well as driving new capabilities in cybersecurity and other new technologies. “In today’s increasingly complex and often uncertain global environment, there are few organizations like CRDF Global […]
Palo Alto Networks Released Growing Ransomware Threat Report; GovCon Expert Dana Barnes Quoted
Palo Alto Networks announced the release of Unit 42’s, an elite team of security consultants within the company that creates an intelligence-driven, response-ready organization, recent ‘The Growing Ransomware Threat: 4 Trends and Insights’ report. "As a result, ransomware has become one of the top threats in cybersecurity and a focus area for Palo Alto Networks," […]
2022 Wash100 Voting Update: 1 Day Remains as DAF CIO Lauren Knausenberger Attempts to Maintain Lead While GDIT President Amy Gilliland Encroaches
The time has come — the deadline for voting in the Wash100 Award rankings is one short day away. That means you only have a matter of hours to submit your personal list of favorites in the Wash100’s compilation of top executives in GovCon, government and industry. Your votes could be the final push your prized […]
Serco Secures Naval Sea Systems Command Contract for Undersea Surveillance System Support; CEO Dave Dacquino Quoted
Professional services company Serco Inc. has received a potential five-year, $39.8 million prime contract from the Maritime Surveillance Systems Program Office. Under the Naval Sea Systems Command Integrated Undersea Surveillance System Product Support Facility contract, Serco will be expected to perform logistics aid and product support facility maintenance for IUSS ship and shore vessels, the Herndon, Virginia-based […]
Army CIO Raj Iyer on Cybersecurity Executive Order, Commercial Cloud
Raj Iyer, chief information officer of the U.S. Army and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said the cybersecurity executive order signed in May 2021 has helped drive digital security, Signal Magazine reported Wednesday. “I think for the first time, with the White House order, that recognized there was a connection between moving to the cloud […]
US, Allied Cyber Agencies Offer Details on Top 15 Cyber Vulnerabilities; Jen Easterly, Rob Joyce Quoted
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, National Security Agency, the FBI and international partners have released a joint advisory on the top 15 routinely exploited vulnerabilities. Some of the common vulnerabilities and exposures discussed in the advisory are Log4Shell, ProxyLogon and ProxyShell, NSA said Wednesday. “CISA and our partners are releasing this advisory to highlight […]
Veritas Capital CEO, Managing Partner Ramzi Musallam Presented 7th Consecutive Wash100 Award By Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
Ramzi Musallam, CEO and managing partner of Veritas Capital, officially received his 2022 Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in government contracting (GovCon), from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to the company’s office in New York City. For the last nine years, the Wash100 Award has served as the standard for excellence in the GovCon […]
General Dynamics Unit Receives $661M EPA IT Support Task Order; Amy Gilliland Quoted
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) announced on Wednesday that the business unit has been awarded a potential seven-year, $661.6 million from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and operate the EPA's enterprise IT infrastructure and application platforms. "Technology and ingenuity are critical to furthering the government's environmental mission," said Amy Gilliland, GDIT president and a 2022 Wash100 Award […]
GDIT President Amy Gilliland, Air Force CIO Lauren Knausenberger Competing For 1st Place Before Saturday’s 2022 Wash100 Voting Deadline
With the April 30th deadline approaching, the government contracting (GovCon) community has only a few days left to cast their TEN votes in the 2022 Wash100 Vote Standings to recognize the most significant federal leaders across our sector as well as in industry and our military branches. This is your last chance to participate in the […]
Vice Adm. Robert Sharp: NGA to Call on Industry for ‘GEOINT AI’ Program Support
Vice Adm. Robert Sharp, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and a two-time Wash100 Award winner, said in his keynote speech at the GEOINT 2022 Symposium the agency plans to collaborate with industry to advance artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. Sharp told the event audience that NGA will take over operations of GEOINT AI […]
GSA Introduces Online Platform to Help Federal Agencies Plan Acquisition Journey
The General Services Administration has unveiled a website designed to simplify the federal acquisition planning process for agencies and enable industry to facilitate the delivery of services and supplies to the federal marketplace. The buy.gsa.gov website was developed using human-centered design and through usability testing and user research efforts involving GSA’s acquisition professionals, vendors and […]
CISA Names Bob Lord as Senior Technical Adviser; Director Jen Easterly Quoted
Bob Lord, who served as the first chief security officer at the Democratic National Committee, will join the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency as a senior technical adviser within CISA’s cybersecurity division. “Bob’s decades of experience and unparalleled expertise will be a great asset as we further strengthen our community partnerships, expand the Joint Cyber […]
DHS Finishes First Phase of Bug Bounty Program; Alejandro Mayorkas Quoted
The Department of Homeland Security has concluded the first phase of its inaugural Hack DHS bug bounty program, with $125,600 in prizes awarded to successful cybersecurity researchers. The DHS said Friday 450 participating ethical hackers identified 122 cybersecurity vulnerabilities within select external agency systems, with 27 considered by officials as critical weaknesses. The second phase […]
BigBear.ai Appoints Carolyn Blankenship as General Counsel; GovCon Expert Reggie Brothers Quoted
BigBear.ai announced on Tuesday that Carolyn Blankenship, formerly of Thomson Reuters, has been appointed the new general counsel and secretary to develop and lead the company’s corporate legal overall growth strategy. “I look forward to leading the legal team as BigBear.ai advances the responsible application of artificial intelligence across the public sector and commercial markets,” said Blankenship. […]
AF Secretary Frank Kendall on Acquisition Best Practices, Space Capabilities
Frank Kendall, secretary of the Air Force and a three-time Wash100 Award winner, said he is reinstituting certain best practices for acquisition he had introduced under the Better Buying 2.0. Kendall told Government Matters in an interview published Sunday that one of the best practices is to “ensure that the programs are structured to deliver […]