A new Frost & Sullivan analysis estimates the Department of Defense’s spending on command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems could increase from $53.6B in 2019 to $58.5B over the next five years at a compound annual growth rate of 1.5 percent.

David Norquist, deputy secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2020 Wash100 awardee, signed Tuesday a directive that outlines the principles governing DoD’s acquisition process in support of the National Defense Strategy.

The General Services Administration has awarded professional services company ABSS Solutions a $92.9M contract to provide technical and professional support for research efforts under the U.S. Air Force’s medical wing.

Rick Herrmann, director of the Americas public sector business at Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), told ArchIntel in a recent interview that the chipmaker uses a "sensor network" comprised of partners, customers and industry representatives as guide for its strategic initiatives. He also discussed the company's efforts to position itself in the "data economy" and his perspective on how technological advancements are reshaping the future of competitive intelligence. This is the 20th in a series of interviews with CI and GovCon executives who share their insights about creating and sustaining a competitive advantage.

ICF (Nasdaq: ICFI) has promoted senior leaders Kris Tremaine and Caryn McGarry to serve on the executive leadership team and lead the company’s marketing and human resources operations, respectively.

GovernmentCIO has won a potential five-year, $150M delivery order to provide program management, development and technical support for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ information technology systems.

The Defense Information Services Agency has issued a draft request for proposals for a potential 10-year, single-award contract for information technology support services.

Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic, presented Michael Conlin, chief business analytics officer for the US Department of Defense (DoD), with his first Wash100 Award on Tuesday. Executive Mosaic has given the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon) to Conlin for his pushing data science in the defense department and working to improve talent recruitment to shift DoD’s culture.

Lauren Knausenberger, deputy chief information officer of the U.S. Air Force, recently discussed her initiatives, noting that as CIO she will extend the work she conducted in her previous role as chief transformation officer with the service branch. As USAF's deputy CIO, Knausenberger said she will focus on modernizing cybersecurity practices and advancing new technology into the department.

As the leader in exclusive peer networking events, virtual events and media in the government contracting (GovCon) sector, Executive Mosaic continues to expand its platform with the launch of ArchIntel Events. On October 22nd, ArchIntel Events will host the ArchIntel - AI in Competitive Intelligence Forum as its first virtual event featuring August Jackson, senior director of Marketing and Competitive Intelligence for Deltek, as the keynote speaker.