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Gen. Dave Goldfein shares why he chose to join Google after an illustrious military career

Gen. Dave Goldfein, Chairman of the Board for Google Public Sector

Jan 30, 2024 By FedScoop Staff

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 22: Gavin Kenneally, Chief Executive Officer at Ghost Robotics speaks as Vision 60 UGV walks in during a House hearing at the US Capitol on June 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House Committee on Oversight and Accountbility Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation met to discuss the use of technology at the US Border, airports and military bases. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Ghost Robotics CEO: Robot dogs could save lives at US borders

Gavin Kenneally says the technology can be used in extreme environments to identify humans in need of help.

Jun 26, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

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Building security resilience across global missions with next-gen firewalls

Reducing security complexity doesn’t require sacrificing information security for defense and intelligence community organizations, says a new report.

Jun 5, 2023 By Scoop News Group

Rep. Ken Buck: federal agencies should reconsider future Amazon contract awards

The senior Republican lawmaker says agencies should reassess future contract awards to the tech giant in response to allegations of monopolistic conduct.

Feb 27, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

The entrance to NASA’s Johnson Space Center is shown in Houston on June 28, 2019. (Photo by Kacey Cherry / AFP)

NASA awards $516.9M financial support services contract to Aeyon

The contract is part of a multi-year initiative to streamline NASA’s procurement of its product service lines.

Dec 19, 2022 By Nihal Krishan

The Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp office building is seen in McLean, Virginia, U.S. June 11, 2013. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Department of Justice sues Booz Allen to block proposed EverWatch acquisition

The DOJ wants to halt the tech consulting giant's proposed acquisition amid antitrust concerns.

Jun 30, 2022 By Nihal Krishan

House Armed Services Committee, HASC — The House Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on March 3, 2020. (U.S. Army / Sgt. James Harvey)

House Armed Services Committee adds subcommittee focused on tech

The new Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems Subcommittee will focus on everything tech-related in the DOD.

Feb 4, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

Pentagon’s IT provider seeks insider threat protection

The Defense Department’s unified IT provider is on the hunt for insider threat protection cybersecurity solutions to answer lawmakers’ fears that the department-wide network consolidation did not…

Jan 13, 2017

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Likely to miss data center goals, Army issues stringent new plan for closures

Secretary Eric Fanning has laid out an explicit plan for the Army to achieve its data center closure and consolidation goals by 2018 — an effort that…

Jan 10, 2017

Putin ordered ‘influence campaign’ to damage Clinton, intelligence agencies say

Russian intelligence forces under the order of Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a sophisticated influence campaign against Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, according to a newly released…

Jan 6, 2017