Jon Rucker’s penchant for being at the forefront of innovative technology development was sparked during his time as an undergraduate at Virginia Tech. He was drawn to aerospace engineering, which led him to a job post-college at Lockheed Martin, where he focused his efforts on the tactical part of the business, conducting highly complex engineeri...
By Kim Koster, VP of Industry Marketing at Unanet When an executive from a government contracting firm reaches out to me, seeking ideas about how they can distinguish themselves from the crowd to win more project business, oftentimes I’ll point them to the practice of earned value management and the systems that support it. EVM...
As modernization efforts sweep all areas of the federal government, obstacles previously hidden within legacy acquisition processes have revealed themselves, illuminating the need for a more productive approach. The public sector has acknowledged the demand for innovative new methods, and in a climate where industry technology is more influent...
Due to the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare space has been pummeled over the last few years to answer the manifold and ever-growing needs of citizens. Many of these needs have solutions that can only be resolved through agencies’ information technology systems. “For us, during COVID, it was really about, how quickly can...
NASA granted $98 million in Small Business Innovation Research funds to 92 companies with projects focused on mission areas such as climate science and space exploration. The awards were distributed among 112 proposals moving on to Phase II of the SBIR program, the agency said Wednesday. Among the SBIR Phase II grantees, 31 percent were...
George Pedersen, co-founder and former chairman and CEO of ManTech, has died at the age of 87. He helped establish ManTech in 1968 with a single simulation and modeling support contract with the U.S. Navy. Under his leadership, the Herndon, Virginia-based technology services contractor kicked off trading on the stock market in 2002 and grew...
New capabilities brought about by the digital revolution have transformed the way the Department of Defense approaches data and connectivity. While the department has already embarked on its journey to strengthen U.S. cyber capabilities, there are still steps that must be taken to ensure that data is secure at all levels. Though technology itse...
By Cameron Chehreh, Vice President and General Manager of Public Sector at Intel and 2023 Wash100 Award winner Today, 93 percent of Americans are on the Internet. At least 85 percent have a smartphone. More than 300 million have access to 5G service, with 168 million 5G subscriptions forecast by next year. Meanwhile, 85 million...
For military service branches, connectivity at the tactical edge — often outside of the continental United States — is critical to mission success. Warfighters must be able to access data, intelligence, capabilities and technological power in these environments in order to fight and win, especially during an era of increasing global competition ...
The Intelligence Community has identified five guiding priorities as it works to build a more secure, interoperable and efficient information technology enterprise and further its mission, according to Adele Merritt, the chief information officer at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. In her keynote address Wednesday ...
