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DEFCON 22 Insider’s Report

DEFCON is the world's longest running and largest underground hacking conference, held annually in Las Vegas. We asked DEFCON veteran Ivy Thomas to share her experiences with us. At DEFCON it’s hard to get any sleep. It’s hard to get everything done. You’ll want to, bu… more

Interview with a Recruiter, Michelle Flesher, Visionist

Michelle tell us about yourself and Visionist I have been in this industry for several years - not sharing exactly how many. ☺ I’ve been with Visionist for more than a year now. I manage the personnel and administrative functions for the team from our headquarters in Colum… more

Interview with a Recruiter, Edessa Reed, PSS

Edessa, tell us about yourself and your company I have been in the recruiting industry for nine years. About seven years ago I decided to move into an Information Technology Recruiting role. Presently as an Intelligence Technical Recruiter with Preferred Systems Solutions (PSS… more

DoD Contracts: Golden Manufacturing Company Inc. Awarded $36M for Permethrin Army Combat Uniforms

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Golden Manufacturing Company Inc.,* Golden, Mississippi, has been awarded a maximum $36,716,648 modification (P00104) exercising the first option period on a one-year base contract (SPM1C1-13-D-1063) with four one-year option periods. This is a firm-fi… more

Marine Corps Radio Operator to Constellation West CEO

Lisa Wolford, a former Marine Corps radio operator, founded Constellation West (formerly CSSS.NET) in 1997. Constellation West is a certified service-disabled veteran-owned small company focused on cybersecurity, GIS, IT Software and Systems Engineering and Process Management. … more