E3/Sentinel Acquires GSA’s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Contracts
E3 Federal Solutions/The Sentinel Co. has acquired and novated the General Service Administration’s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Pool 1 and Pool 3 unrestricted contracts. Once GSA approved the novation, all duties related to the contracts, known as OASIS, were transferred to E3/Sentinel. It’s a multiple award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract vehicle identified as
1901 Group Hires Bob Beck, Zack Orchant for DOD, DHS Business Development
The 1901 Group has appointed Bob Beck as its senior director of business development for the defense market, and Zack Orchant as its director of business development for the homeland security market. Beck and Orchant both have years of experience in government business development. They will help 1901 group grow its cloud, managed services and cybersecurity
SAP NS2’s Mark Testoni Among Fed 100 Winners
The 30th annual Federal 100 Awards on March 28 will acknowledge and honor industry and government leaders, decision-makers and influencers transforming federal IT and delivering on critical missions by leveraging emerging technology. The awards are presented by FCW and parent company 1105 Media, and all Fed 100 winners have been announced. Of the 100 winners, 25
Save the Date: NVTC’s First Industry-Focused Impact AI Summit, March 21
The Northern Virginia Technology Council’s inaugural Impact AI 2019 summit on March 21 will gather technologists in government and tech executives from companies in the region making advancements in artificial intelligence. The all-day event kicks off 7 a.m. at the Inova Center for Personalized Health Conference Center in Fairfax, Virginia, and will open with keynote
Booz Allen Hires Former DHS, Secret Service Official
A homeland security expert who held leadership roles with the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Secret Service has joined Booz Allen Hamilton. Cedric Sims takes on the role as a senior vice president in the firm’s Civilian Services Group and will work to create strategies to promote integration across the firm’s homeland security
Trump Signs Legislation That Creates New Cyber Agency
President Donald Trump on Nov. 16 signed a bill that creates a federal agency that reorganizes a division within the Department of Homeland Security focused defending critical infrastructure from physical and cybersecurity threats. The National Protection and Programs Directorate will be replaced with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to safeguard civilian federal networks and
New Approach to DHS’ Science and Tech Unit To Make Agency More Agile
A directorate within the Homeland Security Department is undergoing a new organizational structure that splits the directorate into four primary offices with the goal of improving its speed. The revamped Science and Technology Directorate will make the agency more agile and responsive, and allow it to rapidly transfer capabilities to where they are needed most,
Buchanan & Edwards and Innovatrix Join Forces Under DHS Mentor-Protege Program
Buchanan & Edwards is teaming with Innovatrix, a small business that specializes in agile solutions, under the Homeland Security Department’s mentor-protege program, the companies announced. The program is designed to encourage large prime contractors to provide development assistance to small businesses through contracting partnerships. Innovatrix, which worked extensively with DHS in the past, is led
Booz Allen Wins Record-Breaking Billion-Dollar Task Order for Cyberdefense Program
Booz Allen Hamilton has been awarded a record-breaking billion-dollar task order under the massive program of federal cyberdefense managed by the Homeland Security Department, the company announced. Booz Allen was awarded the prime contractor spot on the governmentwide Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program’s Dynamic and Evolving Federal Enterprise Network Defense project, also known as DEFEND.
Jennifer Hoover Joins ARRAY as Senior Director of Digital Strategy and Innovation
Former Homeland Security Department official Jennifer Hoover has joined Array Information Technology as a senior director of digital strategy and innovation. Hoover, whose most recent role was as DHS’ deputy director for the Office of Venture and Innovation, will be tasked with supporting the delivery and business development organizations in the areas of solutions strategy, digital transformation
Top 10 Execs To Watch in National Security for the National Capital Region: Don Fenhagen, IBM
Don Fenhagen, a 14-year veteran of IBM, is the lead client partner for the Department of Homeland Security with IBM U.S. Federal. He oversees the services provided to DHS, an entity whose contracts are a core component of IBM’s public sector business. Why watch: IBM has worked with DHS since its 2002 creation, and Fenhagen
CGI Awarded $530M CDM Deal to Boost Federal Cyberdefenses
CGI has won a 6-year, $530 million task order contract to continually bolster cybersecurity and risk awareness of federal agencies participating in the Department of Homeland Security’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Dynamic and Evolving Federal Enterprise Network Defense – Group. The contract was awarded via the General Services Administration’s Alliant governmentwide acquisition contract through an
TWD & Associates Hires Vice President for Business Development
TWD & Associates Inc. has hired Catherine Simpson as its vice president for business development, adding an executive with more than 25 years of experience selling to the federal government. TWD, which provides technology solutions to federal agencies, commercial companies and nonprofits, said that Simpson has outstanding leadership skills and is well-versed in government contracting,
Booz Allen Hamilton Wins $621M DHS Contract For Governmentwide Cybersecurity
Booz Allen Hamilton has been awarded a $621 million Homeland Security Department task order to strengthen governmentwide cybersecurity through a continuous diagnostics and mitigation program. The task order will build on the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program, established in 2012 program as a dynamic and flexible approach to fortifying the cybersecurity of government networks and systems. Booz
CVP Wins Contract For DHS Security Guard Oversight
Customer Value Partners has been awarded a contract to develop and manage a system designed to oversee Homeland Security Department contract security officers at over 2,500 facilities nationwide. DHS’ Federal Protective Service chose CVP to develop its Post Tracking System, the company said. The Federal Protective Service provides security and law enforcement services to approximately
Suntiva Adds Former DHS CIO McCormack To Board of Advisers
Suntiva has added Luke McCormack, who recently retired as the chief information officer for the Homeland Security Department, to its board of advisers. At DHS, McCormack’s role involved providing strategic direction, cybersecurity services and oversight of IT projects. He also served as vice chair of the federal CIO Council. Suntiva Founder and CEO Hany Malik said
Apcerto Gets $1.6M in DHS Funding for Research Mobile App Security
The Homeland Security Department recently funded five R&D projects intended to better secure mobile applications used by the federal government, totaling $8.6 million. Among the awardees was Ashburn, Virginia-based Apcerto, which received $1.6 million to research solutions for normalizing and rating mobile applications based on predefined standards. The money will also go toward developing a
Modernization Master Kevin Wince to Move from GSA to DHS
A few million in cost avoidance here, another few million there, and pretty soon, you’re talking real money. Kevin Wince knows all about that: His team helped the General Services Administration save an estimated $12 million on unnecessary IT applications between fiscal years 2015-2020, and now he’s heading to the Homeland Security Department to help
Raytheon Re-awarded DOMino Cyber Contract
The Homeland Security Department on June 9 re-awarded Raytheon Company the Development, Operations and Maintenance contract—better known as DOMino. As prime contractor on this indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract valued up to $1 billion over five years, Raytheon will be charged with protecting the dot-gov domain by providing design, development, operations and maintenance services in support of
Richard Staropoli Appointed as DHS CIO
Richard Staropoli has been named chief information officer at the Homeland Security Department. Staropoli will be coming to Washington from New York-based international hedge fund Fortress Investment Group, where he is the managing director of counterparty risk/chief information security officer. Staropoli served as a special agent with the U.S. Secret Service for 25 years, in
3 Things to Know About Federal Cybersecurity
There are few individuals who understand government cyber and information security challenges like Mark Weatherford. Formerly the deputy undersecretary of cybersecurity at DHS, the chief security officer at the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, the chief information security officer of California and Colorado, and an experienced private sector professional, Weatherford’s 25-year career has provided him
GSA Awards CGI Task Order to Provide Management Services for 26 Federal Agencies
IT and business processing services provider CGI announced Jan. 17 it has won a task order by the General Services Administration‘s Federal Acquisition Service on behalf of the Homeland Security Department. The Credential Management Task Order provides identity management services for 26 federal agencies. Issued under the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Continuous Monitoring as a Service Blanket
NCI Wins $43M Task Order to Support USCIS
NCI Inc. announced Dec. 13 it has been awarded a $43 million firm-fixed-price multiple award Flexible Agile Development Services II task order by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, under the DHS EAGLE II contract. The award consists of a 6-month base and two six-month option periods. “As an original EAGLE II contract-award holder, we are pleased
DHS Office of University Programs Now Accepts Applications for STEM Summer Internships
The Homeland Security Department’s Science and Technology Directorate Office of University Programs is now accepting applications for summer internships in homeland security-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics for 2017. Interested applicants may apply until Dec. 7. The Homeland Security STEM Summer Internship is a 10-week program that provides students with quality research experiences at federal research facilities nationwide and gives
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