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NASA has developed an objective-based procurement strategy to advance its ongoing Moon to Mars initiative, according to Karla Jackson, senior procurement executive and deputy chief acquisition officer at the space agency. While traditional Department of Defense procurement is based on capabilities, the objective-based approach is built around concr...
Tom Hammoor, most recently head of Textron’s (NYSE: TXT) aviation defense segment, has been named president and CEO of Textron Systems. He replaces Lisa Atherton, who will serve as chief operating officer of Textron’s Bell subsidiary, the parent company said Thursday. Hamoor brings to the role nearly four decades of defense industry and military...
DCS subsidiary Infoscitex has promoted Mike Gilkey from vice president and division manager of air and space operations, to executive VP and manager of the entire sector. The company said Thursday that Gilkey will be responsible for its human systems and modeling, simulation and analysis divisions, as well as the sensors and intelligence department....
GTY Technology Holdings has purchased Ion Wave Technologies as part of continuous efforts to expand its share of the electronic procurement services market. The acquisition allows GTY to branch out to the K-12 education sector through SpedTrack, Ion Wave’s mission-critical software for managing special education programs, GTY said Thursday. GT...
Photo by Postmodern Studio from Shutterstock.com Turner Construction is the largest contractor in the United States. The company provides general contracting services to various sectors, including healthcare, aviation, residential, and infrastructure. Meet the Turner Construction leaders, founders, and executives here! Turner Construction Executives...
David Streett, former president and chief operating officer of Valkyrie Enterprises, has been promoted to CEO of the Virginia-based technology and engineering services provider. He succeeds Valkyrie Founder Gary Lisota, who will continue to serve as vice chairman with oversight of business development and growth initiatives, the company said Wednesd...
Artificial intelligence is in an era of massive growth in the public sector, as evidenced by the exponentially increasing amount of AI offices, leadership and spending in recent years. As AI’s footprint continues to expand, the Department of Defense’s new office is taking up the mantle for AI innovation in the U.S. Learn more about...
By Alan Chvotkin One of the last legislative actions taken at the close of the 117th Congress was passage by the House of Representatives of the “Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act” on Dec. 14, 2022. The president signed that bill into law on Dec. 27, 2022. Its enactment marks the end...
As both the U.S. and its adversaries ramp up space operations, digital modernization is crucial to ensuring that the nation has the capabilities necessary to maintain its position in the growing domain, according to Colonel Roy Rockwell, deputy chief technology innovation officer for the Space Force. In the complex space environment where ...
Chicago-based private equity firm McNally Capital and Nio Advisors have invested in defense and national security company Xcelerate Solutions in a transaction that will enable the latter to expand its offerings in enterprise security, digital transformation and strategic consulting areas and offer career development opportunities to its employees. X...
