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DOE Releases Draft of Latest Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Model
by Brenda Marie Rivers
Published on August 15, 2019
DOE Releases Draft of Latest Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Model


Jeff Brody

The Energy Department is seeking input from industry to update the Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model designed to help organizations assess their cybersecurity posture, Nextgov reported Wednesday. DOE last revised the model in 2014 and posted the draft of the latest version on the Federal Register.

The C2M2 framework was established in 2012 as an open-source model to help fortify the security of the elctric grid. DOE used its interviews with industry experts as well as best practices cited in the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s most recent cybersecurity framework to inform the development of the latest C2M2 iteration.

Interested parties may submit feedback on the new model through Sept. 13.

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USAF Concludes Effort to Replace A-10 Aircraft Wings
by Nichols Martin
Published on August 15, 2019
USAF Concludes Effort to Replace A-10 Aircraft Wings


Jeff Brody

The U.S. Air Force’s 571st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron has concluded an effort to replace the wings of a certain close air support aircraft. The group installed 162 wing pairs on A-10 Thunderbolt II units at Hill Air Force Base for the A-10 Enhanced Wing Assembly replacement program’s final wave, Hill AFB said Saturday.

South Korea’s Osan Air Base installed the remaining 11 pairs, for a total of 173 under the program. The final installations end a program that began in 2011. The squadron had to use new fuselage parts and worked with the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group to gather other A-10 components.

“At the end of the program, making sure we had all the pieces and parts that we needed to make that happen required a really significant team effort,” said Stephen Zaiser, 571st AXMS director.

Boeing provides the replacement wings for the program under a $1.1B contract. The Air Force aims to keep the aircraft operational through the late 2030s, with new wings designed to function for up to 10K flight hours.

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Army Launching Efforts to Develop Marine Corps’ Autonomous Ground Vehicle
by Brenda Marie Rivers
Published on August 15, 2019
Army Launching Efforts to Develop Marine Corps’ Autonomous Ground Vehicle


Jeff Brody

The U.S. Army is looking to develop a robotic combat vehicle originally developed for the U.S. Marine Corps in 2017, National Defense Magazine reported Wednesday. The Army plans to update the Marine Corps’ expeditionary modular autonomous vehicle and produce light, medium and heavy versions of the platform.

Col. Warren Sponsler, deputy director of the Army’s cross-functional team, said that the military branch is slated to conduct phase two of its development activities for the robotic vehicle during a National Defense Industrial Association event in Georgia.

According to Brian Barr, a program manager for the Army, the EMAV unmanned ground system has diesel-electric features and has a payload capacity of 7,200 pounds. He added that the Marine Corps is “continuing to experiment with it and they are reaching out to collaborate with Army customers to witness those experiments.”

Government Technology/News
HHS, DISA Working on Behavioral-Based Identity Authentication Capabilities
by Brenda Marie Rivers
Published on August 15, 2019
HHS, DISA Working on Behavioral-Based Identity Authentication Capabilities


Jeff Brody

The Department of Health and Human Services is developing ways to use behavioral-based identity capabilities to improve security authentication procedures and move beyond traditional identifiers such as passwords, Nextgov reported Wedesday.

Jose Arrieta, chief information officer of HHS, told attendees at the Nextgov Emerging Technology Summit in Washington, D.C. that the joint effort with the Defense Information Systems Agency builds on HHS’ progress on the HHS Accelerate capability based on blockchain technology. He explained that the new identity authentication capability will bring such technologies to the network’s edge and use 240 behavioral-based characteristics like fingerprints and facial scans to verify the identity of a user.

HHS is currently identifying ways on how to test the capability in the department’s distributed network.

Government Technology/News
DOE Introduces Funding Opportunity for Material Science Research Projects; Rick Perry Quoted
by Matthew Nelson
Published on August 15, 2019
DOE Introduces Funding Opportunity for Material Science Research Projects; Rick Perry Quoted


DOE Introduces Funding Opportunity for Material Science Research Projects; Rick Perry Quoted
Rick Perry

The Department of Energy plans to award $27.6M in grants supporting data science research efforts to speed up discovery capabilities in material sciences and chemistry. DOE said Wednesday that it intends to use the research projects to comprehend chemical properties and related processes that may support the creation of superconductors, alloys and approaches in material synthesis and chemical separation.

“The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other data science techniques is creating new opportunities for advances in chemistry and material sciences,” said Rick Perry, secretary of DOE.

Perry added the initiative will help uncover discoveries that may affect U.S. energy and technological capacities. The agency will pick five national laboratories and 14 universities through a competitive peer review process with the Office of Basic Energy Sciences. Additionally, DOE will obligate $16.5M from fiscal year 2019 funds for the program.

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FedBizOpps to be Decommissioned by Fiscal Year 2020
by Jane Edwards
Published on August 15, 2019
FedBizOpps to be Decommissioned by Fiscal Year 2020

 

Jeff Brody

The General Services Administration’s Integrated Award Environment will transition all functions of the Federal Business Opportunities website to the System for Award Management’s beta website as it plans to retire the former by fiscal year 2020. A GSA Interact blog post published Tuesday says the move is to streamline the awards process in the federal government.

The SAM beta site will feature a search tool, a workspace and a reporting tool designed to increase business knowledge and facilitate daily tasks and the search for contract opportunities. The IAE will conduct an industry outreach day, user testing and other activities to prepare federal agencies for the migration to the SAM beta website.

 

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Lisa Costa: SOCOM Looks Into Software-Defined Networking, Hybrid Cloud Capabilities
by Jane Edwards
Published on August 15, 2019
Lisa Costa: SOCOM Looks Into Software-Defined Networking, Hybrid Cloud Capabilities


Lisa Costa: SOCOM Looks Into Software-Defined Networking, Hybrid Cloud Capabilities
Lisa Costa

Lisa Costa, chief information officer at U.S. Special Operations Command, told C4ISRNET in an interview published Wednesday that software-defined networking, next-gen laptop and Special Operations Forces hybrid cloud are the emerging networking capabilities SOCOM is investigating. Costa said SOCOM’s cloud strategy is based on application modernization and cloud development.

“The command leverages hyperconverged infrastructure already on the network to host private cloud and take advantage of commercial cloud providers to host our containerized applications,” she added. She cited some of the challenges that SOCOM faces with networked communications, including the increasing demand for near real-time intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data, cybersecurity and IPv6.

Costa said the command is fielding application-centric infrastructure, which she said “will provide orchestration capability, as well as a firewall-like capability to manage network traffic.” She also mentioned SOCOM’s role in the development of the Link 16 AN/PRC-161 handheld tactical radio, AN/PRC-163 handheld radio and the NG Manpack RF-345 tactical radio and the command’s efforts to advance the 5G technology.

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DynCorp International Reports 2nd Quarter Results; George Krivo Quoted
by William McCormick
Published on August 14, 2019
DynCorp International Reports 2nd Quarter Results; George Krivo Quoted

 

DynCorp International Reports 2nd Quarter Results; George Krivo Quoted
George Krivo, CEO of DynCorp International

Delta Tucker Holdings, Inc., the parent company of DynCorp International, a leading global services provider, reported its second quarter 2019 financial results on Wednesday.

Second quarter 2019 revenue was $487.8 million, down 11.4% compared to $550.4 million recorded in the second quarter of 2018. The decrease was primarily due to the completion of the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Office of Aviation (“INL Air Wing”) extension and the wind down of the T-6 Contractor Operated and Maintained Base Supply (“T-6 COMBS”) Bridge contract, partially offset by increased scope on the Air Force Contractor Augmentation Program (“AFCAP”) and the Contractor Logistics Support: C-12, C-26, UC-35 and T-6 Transport (“CLS Transport”) contract.

Net income attributable to Holdings for the second quarter of 2019 was $5.2 million compared to $24.8 million in the second quarter of 2018. The Company reported Adjusted EBITDA of $38.1 million for the second quarter of 2019 compared to $48.9 million for the same period in 2018.

“We are pleased with second quarter results especially the large new business wins,” said George Krivo, chief executive officer of DynCorp and 2019 Wash100 Award winner.

About DynCorp International

DynCorp International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Tucker Holdings, Inc., is a leading global services provider offering unique, tailored solutions for an ever-changing world. Built on approximately seven decades of experience as a trusted partner to commercial, government and military customers, DI provides sophisticated aviation, logistics, training, intelligence and operational solutions wherever we are needed. DynCorp International is headquartered in McLean, Va.

 

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Atlas Research Makes 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies for Sixth Time; Robin Portman Quoted
by William McCormick
Published on August 14, 2019
Atlas Research Makes 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies for Sixth Time; Robin Portman Quoted


Atlas Research Makes 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies for Sixth Time; Robin Portman Quoted
Robin Portman

Atlas Research has made Inc’s 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies for the sixth consecutive year, Atlas reported on Wednesday.

“What an exciting time,” said Robin Portman, president and CEO of Atlas Research. “I’m proud of our continued growth and being on this list. I look forward to delivering even more agile, innovative results in support of vital government missions affecting millions of Americans.”

The 2019 Inc. 5000 achieved a three-year average growth of 454 percent, and a median rate of 157 percent. The Inc. 5000’s aggregate revenue was $237.7 billion in 2018, accounting for more than 1.2 million jobs over the past three years.

“The companies on this year’s Inc. 5000 have followed so many different paths to success,” said Inc. editor in chief James Ledbetter. “There’s no single course you can follow or investment you can take that will guarantee this kind of spectacular growth. But what they have in common is persistence and seizing opportunities.”

About Atlas Research 

Atlas Research provides mission-driven services to the federal government to help overcome their most pressing challenges in health care. Our work positively impacts vulnerable populations, tests innovative interventions to support critical patient groups, energizes communities to help address societal problems, provides essential training programs around emerging needs, and promotes interagency collaborations and public-private partnerships to improve care delivery and health system performance.

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Accenture Reveals New Cybercrime Operating Model Among High-Profile Threat Group; Josh Ray Quoted
by William McCormick
Published on August 14, 2019
Accenture Reveals New Cybercrime Operating Model Among High-Profile Threat Group; Josh Ray Quoted


Jeff Brody

Accenture released its 2019 Cyber Threatscape Report on Wednesday to provide insights and predictions on the cyberthreat landscape and how it will shift over the next year. The goal is to help organizations stay ahead of threats relevant to their organization, industry and geography.

“Over the past year, cybercriminals have continued to test the resilience of organizations by layering attacks, updating techniques and establishing new, intricate relationships to better disguise their identities, making attribution more difficult to pursue,” said Josh Ray, a managing director at Accenture Security.

“Organizations should understand the tangible elements, or the bread crumb trail left behind, which can help reveal the motivations, operational procedures and tool use, to create a profile of the adversary. This process is critical for organizations to understand so they can proactively be involved in properly allocating resources and improving their security posture to avoid becoming cybercrime’s next victim,” he added.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions – underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network – Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With 482,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives.

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