Posts from GovCon Daily for 10/30/2015

Ken Asbury: CACI’s Sensor Tech Could Help Track Civilian Drones

CACI CEO Ken Asbury said the company has developed sensor technology that he believes U.S. law enforcement personnel can use to track unauthorized use of unmanned aerial vehicles within the domestic airspace, the Washington Post reported Thursday…

Maximus’ Tom Romeo: Case Management, BPM Can Help Agencies Streamline Operations

Tom Romeo, president of federal services at Maximus, has said the adoption of case management and business process management practices could help federal agencies manage workflow processes as they continue to use legacy information technology systems and modernize IT platforms…

Steven Picot: Ascolta Adds Cyber Readiness, Analytics to Threat Response Efforts

Ascolta, a subsidiary of ViON Corp., has launched to offer cybersecurity products and services as part of efforts to address threats to the government and private sector. Steven Picot, president of Ascolta, said Wednesday the company aims to go beyond the traditional cybersecurity approach “by applying emerging cyber readiness technology, machine analytics and cross-organization collaboration and reporting” to threat response efforts…

Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh: Marines Eye Capacity Trade-Off for Cyber Capability

Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh, the U.S. Marine Corps‘ deputy commandant for combat development and integration, believes that cyber will be a major focus of investment for the future force, USNI News reported Wednesday…

Vormetric: 89% of US Adults Overlook Medical Data Theft as Serious Threat

A new survey from Vormetric says 89 percent of Americans are unaware of the serious threat from the theft of their medical data in the event of a data breach. The company said Thursday many of the respondents were more concerned about other information and did not put medical data among their top three concerns…

George Duchak: Defense Innovation Unit Reaches Full Startup Mode

George Duchak, director of the Defense Innovation Unit, has said the Defense Department’s two-month old Silicon Valley outreach office has reached a full startup mode, Breaking Defense reported Thursday…

Army Wants Integrated Platform for Cyber, EW Operations

The U.S. Army seeks vendors that can offer situational awareness tools designed for cyberspace and electromagnetic spectrum environments as part of an effort to build a converged CEM SA platform. In a FedBizOpps notice posted Oct…