Posts from GovConDaily for 02/19/2016

Randall Coleman of the FBI Selected to 2016 Wash100 for Anti-Cyber Crime, Incident Response Leadership

Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Randall Coleman, an executive assistant director at the FBI, as an inductee into the 2016 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of influential leaders in the government contracting arena…

February 19 Market Close: GovCon Index Up Slightly In Mixed Markets

The GovCon Index showed a modest gain today closing at 71.436, up 0.066%, as both the Dow Jones Industrial and S&P500 closed slightly down from effects of sliding oil prices. The NASDAQ Composite ending the day in the positive receiving a boost from Applied Materials (AMAT…

FCW: Ann Barron-DiCamillo to Step Down as US-CERT Director

Ann Barron-DiCamillo is leaving her post as Department of Homeland Security‘s U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team director, FCW reported Thursday. No timeline was given for her departure in the report…

Retired Navy Rear Adm. Norman Hayes Joins Assured Enterprises Board of Directors

Norman Hayes, a retired U.S Navy rear admiral and current Dynamic Technology Systems executive vice president for cybersecurity and intelligence, has joined Assured Enterpises‘ board of directors…

Ed Sayadian: NextGen Aviation Improvement Programs Need Long-Term Investments

Ed Sayadian, president of mission networks at Harris Corp., has said Congress should continue to advance long-term investments in the Federal Aviation Administration’s NextGen programs and other aviation modernization initiatives…

Defense Department, ODNI Forge Anti-Insider Threat Program; Patricia Larsen Comments

The Defense Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s National Insider Threat Task Force have formed a partnership to counter insider threats, C4ISR & Networks reported Thursday…

CACI, FAA, DHS Evaluate Drone Detection Technology at Commercial Airports

CACI International, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Homeland Security have conducted research on technologies that work to detect unmanned aircraft systems in commercial airports…

Jeh Johnson: DHS Unveils Cyber Threat Indicator Sharing Guidelines

Jeh Johnson, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, has said DHS has released a document that aims to guide federal agencies and industry on how to share cyber threat information with the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center…