KBR (NYSE: KBR) has agreed to acquire LinQuest for approximately $737 million to expand its digital integration and related technical capabilities for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community agencies. Houston-based KBR said Tuesday its board of directors unanimously approved the transaction, which is expected to conclude in the third qu...
Dr. Timothy Grayson understands how to leverage complex technology to deliver actionable solutions for warfighters. The seasoned technologist has gained experience in the public and private sectors, at major government contracting companies and big defense and intelligence agencies alike. Dr. Grayson is a proven program manager who is not only ...
Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and James Lankford, R-Okla., have proposed a bipartisan bill that would establish an interagency committee within the Office of the National Cyber Director to develop a framework to harmonize cybersecurity and information security regulations and compliance requirements across the federal government. The Streamlining Fe...
Brig. Gen. Jason Bartolomei has assumed command of the Air Force Research Laboratory, the scientific research and development detachment of the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The Air Force said Friday the new AFRL commander was most recently the program executive officer for weapons and director of ...
Google’s parent company Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOG) is in advanced discussions to buy New York-based cybersecurity startup Wiz for approximately $23 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. People familiar with the matter told WSJ a deal could come soon. CEO Assaf Rappaport and his colleagues founded Wiz in 2020 to offer cloud security softwa...
Nakupuna Consulting has secured a potential seven-year, $370 million contract from the U.S. Army to integrate new functionality into a military human resources and payroll system. The Department of Defense said Friday Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland received five offers through an internet solicitation for the cost-pl...
Artificial intelligence has become a key driver of innovation and technological advancement both on and off the battlefield. The U.S. Air Force in particular has placed a heavy focus recently on adopting and integrating AI in multiple areas. Here are just a few of the Air Force’s key AI efforts: Gen AI Chatbots The Air...
It isn’t every day that an award is hand-delivered to your office. In June, AT&T Vice President of Federal Solutions Jill Singer had this unique experience when Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson presented her with the 2024 Wash100 Award. Garrettson founded the award in 2014 as a celebration of the best and brightest ...
By Amy Hilbert, executive vice president of government solutions at Casepoint A compromised password can lead to identity theft, a phishing attack can disrupt a major corporation’s operations and a ransomware attack can paralyze an entire industry for days. The importance of cybersecurity and the consequences of a data breach are widely understood...
James Allred, a more than three-decade government contracting industry professional, was named vice president of programs at Freedom Technology Solutions Group, according to his LinkedIn announcement. Prior to joining the Columbia, Maryland-based information technology company, Allred served as a program management director at Science Applications I...
