Kristen Smith
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CDM Smith Appoints Daniel Clark as CFO (opens the original)
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CDM Smith has named Daniel Clark chief financial officer, putting him in charge of financial strategy, enterprise risk management and governance at the employee-owned engineering firm. Clark will succeed Thierry Desmaris, the Boston company said Wednesday. Desmaris is retiring after more than 10 years at CDM Smith. Clark brings over two decades of experience in the architecture, engineering and construction industry. He began his career as an engineer before moving into finance. He holds a maste
Chehreh: Quantum Orders Set Hard Migration Deadlines (opens the original)
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Federal civilian agencies now face hard deadlines for moving to post-quantum cryptography, or PQC, with high-value assets required to transition key establishment by 2030 and digital signatures by 2031, according to Cameron Chehreh, IonQ‘s vice president of federal field engineering. He made the argument in a commentary published on Federal News Network on Friday, writing that two executive orders signed by President Donald Trump amount to a mandate rather than a recommendation. Chehreh previous
Hussain: Grid Limits Could Strand Defense Production (opens the original)
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Transmission constraints could prevent defense appropriations from becoming production capacity, and the government lacks an institutional framework to connect defense demand with utility infrastructure and the federal acquisition system, according to Sam Hussain, head of Capgemini‘s U.S. defense sector. He made the argument in a Sept. 5 post on Substack. Hussain previously held roles at Peraton, CACI and MANTECH and spent seven years as a special adviser at the Department of War. He wrote that
SpyCloud: Machine Identities Top Enterprise Entry Point (opens the original)
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Compromised non-human identities have become the most common route attackers take into enterprises, according to a SpyCloud survey of cybersecurity leaders. Respondents cited compromised machine identities as the primary entry point at 31 percent, nearly twice the rate of phishing and social engineering at 17 percent. Non-human identity misuse was also the most frequently reported identity event type at 42 percent. The Austin, Texas, company released the findings Wednesday in its annual Identity
GovCon Growth Agency Opens Amid Shifting Federal Market (opens the original)
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A new Washington-area agency is offering government contractors support across the growth cycle, from pipeline development through post-award talent placement. Farrell Proffitt founded Agency Known in August and serves as CEO. The new organization told ExecutiveBiz on Tuesday that its services span pipeline development, business development, visibility work, capture and post-award deployed talent. Proffitt brings 19 years of experience in government contracting, including more than 14 years in e
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