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Future Career Success Means You Need to Do This Today

You have a job now - whether it's a recent change or you have been there awhile, your job is part of your career now. How are you using it to build your career successfully? We get a new job, we meet a few co-workers in person or virtually, and we get to work. Our work ma… more

DoD Contracts: Leidos, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Co., L3Harris Technologies Inc., Week of 1-17-23 to 1-20-23

1/17 NAVY General Dynamics NASSCO – Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, is awarded a $149,452,553 firm-fixed-price contract action for maintenance, modernization and repair of USS Arlington (LPD 24) fiscal 2023 docking selected restricted availability. The scope of this acqu… more

Cyber Security Roundup: Phishing Campaigns, ICS Vulnerabilities, Credential Stuffing PayPal, 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

Understanding Guideline B: Foreign Influence

Many employees and contractors of the United States federal government who require access to classified information in the course of performing their duties are required to obtain and maintain a security clearance. However, many have had their security clearance denied or revoke… more

DoD Contracts: The Aerospace Corp., Amentum Services, SAIC, CACI, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Week of 1-9-23 to 1-13-23

1/9 ARMY ECC Constructors LLC, Burlingame, California, was awarded a $500,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for debris management services. Bids were solicited via the internet with eight received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an … more