SAIC announced that it has been awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to provide IT services in support of the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology program. The contract has a five-year base period of performance and a ceiling value of $12 billion. SAIC will provide IT services as required to integrate [...]
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CACI announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Paradigm Holdings, Inc, provider of cybersecurity and enterprise IT solutions to federal civilian agencies, the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. The acquisition expands the cyberspace solutions CACI offers. Major Paradigm clients include the Federal Aviation Administration, Defense Information Systems Agency and the Departments of [...]
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Telos Corporation signed a master service agreement with Dell expanding the companies’ pre-existing partnership and providing additional choices to better meet customer needs. The agreement will allow Telos’ products and services to be sold through Dell’s contract vehicles. Now, programs such as cybersecurity consulting services, Xacta IA Manager, and secure wireless solutions can be ordered directly through Dell. “This agreement offers our customers [...]
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Secretary Napolitano Announces Stop.Think.Connect. Campaign Partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America
August 29, 2011 No CommentThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Stop.Think.Connect. campaign announced a new partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America. The campaign will provide Boys & Girls Club with tools and resources in order to raise awareness in teens, young adults and parents about the importance of cybersecurity and online safety. “In today’s world, Americans can use [...]
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The Department of Homeland Security and General Services Administration has named 14 companies to a blank purchase agreement to assist agencies implement risk management framework for cybersecurity. Some companies awarded include Apptis, Booz Allen Hamiliton, Deloitte, G&B Solutions and the Knowledge Consulting Group. The companies will compete for task orders. Each BPA has a ceiling of $58 [...]
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Knowledge Consulting Group today announced that it has been awarded a blanket purchase agreement by the U.S. General Services Administration and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide cybersecurity services to the federal government. The BPA allows KCG to provide agencies with certification and accreditation services to implement guidelines released by the National Institute of [...]
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McAfee Study: Majority of Online Shoppers Concerned About Information Security
August 18, 2011 No CommentMcAfee released today a study that found the majority of online shoppers question the security of their personal information when purchasing items on the Internet. According to the study, which was conducted by Harris Interactive, only about a third of online consumers believe that most websites are safe for shopping, an 11 percent decrease since [...]
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Boeing subsidiary Narus, Inc. will exhibit at the seventh annual GFIRST National Conference held next week in Nashville, Tenn., an event that brings together cybersecurity experts, information security professionals and government officials to discuss the latest in cybersecurity news and trends. Narus will showcase its traffic intelligence solution, the NarusInsight Solution for Cyber Protection, at [...]
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A recent survey has revealed that IT security personnel at many large corporations are sacrificing critical security measures to meet network performance demands for business applications. Crossbeam Systems polled nearly 500 IT executives at large, global corporations and found that 90 percent of respondents admit to making this type of security system tradeoff to improve [...]
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After being blocked by Google+ for violating community standards, members from hacktivist collective Anonymous have decided to go into the business of online connecting and launch their own social hub. The developer behind the project, Presstorm, who according to its website engages in investigative journalism, reportedly set up AnonPlus.com after Anonymous’ Google+ page and the [...]
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