Shankar Rachkonda has been an entrepreneur at heart for a long time, so it wasn’t a question if he was going to start a business, just a matter of when. After earning a mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree and a Ph.D. in engineering, he built a career working in large businesses serving government and commercial entities as...
The first chapters of Jason Schulman’s career were in commercial sales, until he had a revelation prompted by a “spiritual awakening” at a Neil Young concert, that he needed to say “yes” to more opportunities. Afterward, he decided to pursue an opportunity in his employer’s public sector organization supporting the federal government. Th...
Data is continuously transforming all facets of the modern battlefield, and recognizing its potential, the U.S. Army is working to unlock the benefits it offers for the warfighter. One area in which data has huge potential is contested logistics, which has evolved along with technology. “When you hear ‘contested logistics,’ itR...
CRDF Global, a nonprofit cybersecurity organization in Arlington, Virginia, has added GovCon industry executives Linda Gooden, Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, Alonzo Fulgham and Kenneth Myers to the board of directors. Gooden is a four-decade aerospace and defense industry veteran who previously served as executive vice president of information systems...
Since its launch in 2022, the Army of 2030 initiative has guided the service branch toward its modernization goals. Now characterized by Army Secretary and 2023 Wash100 winner Christine Wormuth’s recently announced six operational imperatives – see and sense farther, mass dispersed forces with combat first, win the fires fight, protect...
The Defense Information Systems Agency named 16 contractors that will provide the U.S. Space Force, defense organizations, other federal agencies and international allies with satellite-based services. Satellite communication services and capabilities could be procured from the vendors using the $900 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity a...
Roger Ouellette, former senior manager of cyber engineering at The Vertex Company, has joined V2X (NYSE: VVX) as chief information security officer. He joins V2X one year after the company was formed by the merger of Vectrus and Vertex. Ouellette is a 23-year U.S. Air Force veteran who previously held cybersecurity roles at Raytheon Intelligence...
Mike Cosgrave, a former partner at Guidehouse, was appointed chief operating officer at Tria Federal, where he will oversee the information technology and advisory services provider’s administrative and operational functions. The management and technology executive with 25 years of experience previously held the same position at IT and service...
The federal government allocates substantial financial services amounting to millions and even billions of dollars to procure a diverse range of services encompassing defense, weaponry, healthcare, cybersecurity, space missions, and more. Federal agencies enter into contracts with private companies that offer these specialized services to accomplish...
The General Services Administration is set to exercise the five-year option term for the Alliant 2 governmentwide acquisition contract to provide federal buyers continued access to information technology platforms and services from industry. Agencies will continue to gain access to cybersecurity capabilities and other services from a pool of vetted ...
