BALTIMORE, MD—The Department of Justice has indicted six individuals for their involvement in schemes to rig bids, defraud the government, and pay bribes and kickbacks in connection with the sale of IT products and services to federal government purchasers. These actions resulted in overcharges of millions of dollars to the U.S. government, impacting agencies like the Department of Defense (DoD). […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Security Agency announced this week that a former contractor has been sentenced to 13 months in prison for submitting false invoices and making false statements to investigators. Jacky Lynn McComber, an Elkridge resident, was the Chief Executive Officer of an information technology company that had contracts with the NSA. The contracts involved classified information and most of […]
ROSEDALE, MD—Community College of Baltimore County President Dr. Sandra Kurtinitis and Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski, Jr. on Thursday welcomed recently appointed National Cyber Director Harry Coker, Jr. to CCBC Essex. Director Coker met with CCBC’s Cybersecurity program students and also presented to more than 350 students and guests. Coker highlighted Baltimore’s successful efforts to strengthen the local cyber workforce. […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Tuesday announced that the State of Maryland has issued an emergency cybersecurity directive to prohibit the use of certain Chinese and Russian-influenced products and platforms for the executive branch of state government, including TikTok. These entities present an unacceptable level of cybersecurity risk to the state, and may be involved in activities such as cyber-espionage, […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan this week announced two major appointments to further the State of Maryland’s commitment to cybersecurity and data privacy. Laura Gomez-Martin will serve as the state’s first Chief Privacy Officer, while Patrick McLoughlin will serve as the state’s first Chief Data Officer. These appointments are the result of executive orders that Governor Hogan signed earlier this year […]
BALTIMORE, MD—United States Attorney Robert K. Hur on Wednesday announced that he would be resigning his position as the chief federal law enforcement officer for the District of Maryland. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland is one of the country’s largest and busiest, serving a population of more than six million. Hur will return to private law […]