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New Foreign Travel Reporting Requirements for Clearance Holders

Recent reform of facilities clearance regulations now demands more of the corporate facilities security officer (FSO). On February 24, 2021, the NISPOM Rule was codified in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). In addition to adding the NISPOM to the CFR, this rule codifie… more

Cyber Security Roundup: RapperBot Notes, The Abuse of Oops, Nemesis Kitten Exploits Log4Shell and More

Our cyber security roundup is brought to you each week by our friends at The CyberWire. The CyberWire Podcasts are their daily view on what’s happening in cyberspace. Each day’s podcast has a quick news summary as well as commentary from industry experts and The CyberWire�… more

DoD Contracts: Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Week of 11-14-22 to 11-18-22

11/14 AIR FORCE John Hopkins University, Laurel, Maryland, has been awarded a $150,001,000, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity modification (P00003) to contract FA8656-20-D-0005 for Air Warfare Systems. The contract modificat… more

Now Is Not the Time to Lay Off Your Recruiters

If you’ve been keeping up with the headlines, you’ve seen the wave of layoffs occurring in the face of a looming recession. When hiring slows, it may be tempting to look at your recruitment department as an easy place to cut personnel for cost savings. However, laying of… more

DoD Contracts: Leidos, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Week of 11-7-22 to 11-10-22

10/7 NAVY GHD Setiadi Kaula AE JV, Honolulu, Hawaii, is awarded a $30,000,000 modification to previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N-62742-18-D-0005) for architect-engineer services for various base infrastructure and other projects. This modification is to in… more