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Contractors Look to Improve DNA Testing, Increase Sales to Security Agencies
Published on 28 Nov, 2011 at 12:00 in Biometrics | Viewed 58 times | No Comments
Contractors are looking to speed up biometric testing processes and make more sales to government agencies, according to a Washington Post Capital Business report. Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin are both taking steps toward these measures.
A recent contract win for Northrop Grumman furthers the idea that contractors are looking to progress in biometrics offerings…
DOJ, FBI Dismantle Global Scareware Ring
Published on 23 Jun, 2011 at 12:01 in Cyber | Viewed 36 times | No Comments
The Justice Department and the FBI, along with international law enforcement partners, have announced the indictment of two individuals from Latvia and the seizure of more than 40 computers, servers and bank accounts as part of Operation Trident Tribunal, a coordinated enforcement effort targeting global cyber crime.
The operation targeted international cyber crime rings that caused more than $74 million in total…
Woman Pleads Guilty to Selling $400,000 of Counterfeit Software
Published on 25 Apr, 2011 at 11:11 in Cyber | Viewed 46 times | No Comments
A Michigan woman has pleaded guilty to selling more than $400,000 worth of counterfeit software.
Jacinda Jones pleaded guilty to one count of willful copyright infringement and faces up to five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release.
Jones sold more than 7,000 copies of pirated business software at discounted prices through www.cheapdl.com between July 2008 and January…
Top DHS Official Publishes New Document on Cyber Defense
Published on 7 Apr, 2011 at 11:10 in Cyber | Viewed 173 times | No Comments
As deputy undersecretary of Homeland Security’s National Protection and Programs Directorate, Philip Reitinger’s daily tasks call on him to protect the government’s computer systems from domestic and foreign threats.
“Unless people start to pay attention to the threat and how we need to drive fundamental change, we’re in a world that is going to get…
ManTech Awarded Contract with DOJ
Published on 29 Mar, 2011 at 10:13 in Industry News | Viewed 113 times | 1 Comment
ManTech International Corporation has been awarded a $1.1 billion contract with the Justice Department.
The six-year contract will provide a number of security and IT components with the goal of supporting DOJ in combating cyber threats and staying current with the latest in IT technology.
The Information Support Services Technology contract specifically provides DOJ with…
