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Impact of future Army Cyber Command headquarters in Augusta felt throughout year

January 2, 2017 By Andrew Smith

army-cyber-commandThe Army is still several years away from moving its Cyber Command headquarters to Fort Gordon, but its impact has been felt throughout Augusta, Georgia in 2016.

Local institutions such as Augusta University and Aiken Technical College have expanded their curriculum since the Pentagon announced in 2013 plans to move the U.S. Army Cyber Command from Fort Meade, Md., to Fort Gordon. In a related area, AU signed an articulation agreement with NSA’s National Cryptologic School to give a pilot class of 25 military personnel at Augusta’s NSA intelligence-gathering facility the chance to earn bachelor’s degrees in one of four career tracks, such as political science and international relations.

University officials said the agreement strengthens the bond between the institution and the city’s burgeoning cyberdefense industry. But the growing cyber presence has shown itself beyond local educational institutions.

The investment group renovating Augusta’s historic Sibley Mill into a high-tech mixed-use development signed a deal with a Maryland-based institute to train future cybersecurity professionals there as early as next year.

Cape Augusta LLC, the company redeveloping the 136-year-old textile mill into a urban tech hub called Augusta Cyberworks, formed a joint venture with UMBC Training Centers LLC to educate up to 200 cyber professionals a year. Certificate program courses could begin in early 2017 – when Sibley’s phase one renovations are complete, Cape Augusta CEO James Ainslie said.

Keep reading this article at: http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2016-12-26/impact-future-army-cyber-command-headquarters-felt-throughout-year

Filed Under: Contracting News Tagged With: Army, Cyber Command, Ft. Gordon, U.S. Cyber Command

Contractors annoyed after DHS scraps $675 million cyber contract

March 1, 2016 By Andrew Smith

A trade group representing federal contractors says it is frustrated the Department of Homeland Security has left vendors in the dark after scrapping a 2-year competition for cybersecurity support jobs.

The explanation for the cancellation of the Cyber Centric Mission Support Services program, according to the Professional Services Council, had to do with DHS changing work requirements and needing less assistance. Little else is known about why Homeland Security called off the contract, says the group’s vice president, Alan Chvotkin.

A bidding war began in December 2013 among some 160 interested parties for the multiple-award venture worth up to $675 million.

The group said each team of contenders had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars preparing proposals for the 5-year contract that entailed responsibilities running the gamut from clerical work to technical assistance.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2016/02/contractors-annoyed-after-dhs-scraps-675m-cyber-contract/126223

The link to Department of Homeland Security’s Acquisition Planning Forecast System is at: http://apfs.dhs.gov/ 

Filed Under: Contracting News Tagged With: cancellation, cyber, cybersecurity, DHS, Homeland Security, U.S. Cyber Command

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