# AttackIQ Supports DISA Cyber Defense Adoption

AttackIQ appointed former Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) CTO Dave Mihelcic as its Federal Field CTO to support federal adoption of the company’s continuous cyber defense and AI-enabled threat exposure validation capabilities. Mihelcic will also coordinate deployment, training, and operating processes for AttackIQ’s Enterprise Adversarial Exposure Validation program with DISA. The announcement describes a deployment and adoption effort, but does not identify a new solicitation, contract award, contract value, or award date.

- Procurement teams and mission owners can assess how continuous exposure validation could fit into existing cybersecurity operations, deployment plans, and workforce training.
- Contractors serving DISA may find demand for integration, implementation, and training support associated with adopting cyber validation capabilities; the announcement does not establish a specific procurement or subcontracting opportunity.
- Because no solicitation or contract details were disclosed, businesses should not treat the announcement as a confirmed award or open bid opportunity.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Information Technology
**Topics:** Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** September 22, 2026

### Government Entities
- Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)

### Vendors
- AttackIQ ()

### Key Quotes
> AttackIQ gives cyber leaders the ability to continuously test what matters, understand whether their defenses will perform against relevant adversary behaviors, and use evidence to focus resources where they will have the greatest mission impact.
> — Dave Mihelcic, Federal Field CTO, AttackIQ

### Sources
- [AttackIQ Names Former Defense Information Systems Agency CTO David Mihelcic Federal Field CTO | citybiz](https://www.citybiz.co/article/907356/attackiq-names-former-disa-cto-dave-mihelcic-federal-field-cto) - citybiz