Open source software, or software with publicly available code, has become popular in the United States federal government in recent decades due to its cost savings, improved security, faster innovation and flexibility. Now, the healthcare sector is getting serious about open source. Andrea Fletcher became the first ever chief digital strategy offi...
A multifaceted technologist, Capgemini Government Solutions Chair, CEO and President Bill Webner has built a three-decade career assisting public sector organizations in completing their missions using innovative new tools and strategies. Webner is an alum of Booz Allen Hamilton and Freddie Mac who came to CGS, an independent subsidiary of global ma...
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command is planning to award contracts worth approximately $20 billion in fiscal year 2024 for programs related to satellite communications and positioning, navigation and timing, a significant increase from the $1.6 billion awarded in FY 2023, DefenseNews reported Thursday. Cordell DeLaPena, SSC program ex...
Harnessing powerful technologies, constantly innovating and making the force more lethal are some of the top focus areas for the U.S. Army’s new Chief of Staff, Gen. Randy George. At the Association of the U.S. Army’s 2023 Annual Meeting and Exposition in October, George outlined his main priorities. If you’re interested in the Army...
RTX Strikes $1.3B Deal to Divest Cybersecurity & Intelligence Business; Matt Teschke Named Redhorse CTO; United Concordia Secures $3B DHA Deal for Tricare Dental Health Coverage; VA Inches Closer to Awarding T4NG2 IT Services Contract Click to Unmute ...
RTX (NYSE: RTX) has agreed to sell its Raytheon’s cybersecurity, intelligence and services business to an undisclosed buyer for approximately $1.3 billion. The company announced the move in its third-quarter earnings report published Tuesday. Reuters reported that private equity firm Blackstone was the prospective purchaser of the business. The Ra...
2023 marks the 20th annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the U.S. federal government’s tradition of promoting careful cyber hygiene and ensuring protective precautions for digital assets. Established by the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and a nonprofit, the National Cybersecurity Alliance, ev...
CACI International (NYSE: CACI) released its results for the three months that ended Sept. 30, highlighting a 15.2 percent year-over-year revenue growth to $1.85 billion during the first quarter of its fiscal year 2024. John Mengucci, president and CEO of CACI and a four-time Wash100 awardee, said in a statement published Wednesday, “The busin...
DCS has received a $168 million contract from the U.S. Army to continue providing operational services to the Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems and the Army Contracting Command-Detroit Arsenal. The five-year contract will extend support for programs including Project Manager Main Battle Tank Systems and other PEO GCS subordinate organiz...
Rodney Slater, former U.S. secretary of the Department of Transportation, and Sue Gordon, former principal deputy director of national intelligence and a two-time Wash100 awardee, have been elected to respectively serve as chairman and vice chairwoman of Mitre’s board of trustees. Slater most recently served as interim chairman and has been a memb...
