SilverEdge Government Solutions, a software company backed by private equity firm Godspeed Capital Management, and Counter Threat Solutions have partnered in a push to expand the former’s technology offerings for the intelligence community. Reston, Virginia-headquartered CTS specializes in counterintelligence analysis and identity intelligence and has more than 100 technical and mission support specialists cleared to […] More

John Thompson, former program manager at Counter Threat Solutions, has been elevated to the role of director of programs.

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Dean McKendrick, a 35-year information technology veteran, has been named executive vice president at Counter Threat Solutions.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs has verified Worldwide Counter Threat Solutions, formerly known as Allen Vanguard Counter-Threat Solutions, as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business. WCTS said Thursday the verification makes the company eligible to utilize the Veterans First Contracting Program that works to prioritize SDVOSBs in VA contract awards. VA programs under the Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business […] More

Air Force Global Strike Command innovation hub STRIKEWERX has selected 26 entities to aid the AFGSC Office of the Chief Scientist’s effort to research and develop technologies to defend mobile transport systems against swarming autonomous small unmanned aircraft systems. The finalists from 75 submissions for the Continental U.S. Mobile C-sUAS Swarm Defeat Challenge will have to pitch their solutions for countering small drones via a virtual showcase in November, STRIKEWERX said Thursday.

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CACI International showcased its suite of counter-unmanned aircraft systems during a technology demonstration event hosted by Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. Techstravaganza participants got the opportunity to witness how CACI’s SkyTracker Technology Suite works to protect assets from the threat of drone swarms and support national security missions, the company said Wednesday. […] More

Haywood Talcove, CEO of the government group at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, said criminals can take advantage of artificial intelligence algorithms, particularly generative AI, to perform fraud across several sectors and that government agencies should acknowledge the threat posed by AI tools to their organizations and entitlement programs. Talcove wrote in an opinion piece published Monday […] More

Obsidian Solutions Group has launched its nuclear enterprise services initiative to expand its augmented and virtual reality capabilities through modeling and simulation.  The initiative aims to address growing customer demands and support the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency by aiding in their training, exercises and consequence management efforts, the consulting […] More

Alex Whitworth, cybersecurity solutions vertical executive at Carahsoft Technology, said government agencies, companies and other organizations should implement proactive cybersecurity measures to protect and prevent ransomware attacks. Whitworth wrote in a blog post published Thursday that the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Cybersecurity Framework could help organizations mitigate ransomware risk. “Addressing ransomware starts with […] More

Alex Whitworth, cybersecurity solutions vertical executive at Carahsoft Technology, said government agencies and organizations must assess their cybersecurity posture and initiate cyber improvements to ensure that they can withstand ransomware attacks. “With the increasing trends, officials point to the new harsh reality that ransomware is not a question of if a company will be attacked […] More

Raytheon Technologies’ missiles and defense business and the U.S. Army demonstrated the capabilities of LIDS, a counter-unmanned aircraft system platform, during the service’s summer test period. LIDS stands for Low, slow, small UAS Integrated Defeat System and is an Army-developed platform composed of Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensor or KuRFS and Coyote family of effectors from […] More

Threat intelligence technology maker CounterCraft Security will support the U.S. government’s cybersecurity initiatives under a contract of up to $26.2 million from the General Services Administration. The sole-source contract enables the Defense Department and other federal agencies to access to CounterCraft’s active cyber defense deception technology, the company said Thursday. The award followed a three-year […] More