Matt Cole was appointed as Idemia‘s group executive vice president of its public security and identity business and will be responsible for managing the unit as it provides governments and organizations with identity technologies and expertise in biometrics and artificial intelligence. Pierre Barrial, president and CEO of Idemia, said in a sta...
NASA and a Battelle business that manages the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory are calling for initial designs of a fission surface power system that can support future missions on the moon. A newly released solicitation from Battelle Energy Alliance and NASA details a need for a power source that can withstand lunar environments...
In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Eric Trexler, vice president of Global Governments and Critical Infrastructure Sales – Theatre Lead Company for Forcepoint, about cybersecurity challenges, the future of warfare and our military systems and the impact of ransomware and malware on it as well as the potential ...
Lou Von Thaer, president and CEO of Battelle, was presented his 2021 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson on Tuesday. This marks the third consecutive year and sixth time overall that Von Thaer has received a Wash100 Award. Executive Mosaic recognized Von Thaer with the most prestigious award in all of government contracting...
SnapAttack, a cybersecurity-focused spinoff of Booz Allen Hamilton, raised $8 million in capital during a recent funding round and will use the investment to accelerate the development activities of its cyber threat intelligence platform. The cybersecurity firm said Tuesday Volition Capital led the funding round, which was also participated by Booz ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 15, 2021 — Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has launched a midband satellite service capable of supporting telemetry reporting, media sharing and other activities of government, maritime, land mobile and aviation customers, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. “Our new Iridium Certus 100 midband service is designed for ap...
Textron‘s (NYSE: TXT) aviation defense subsidiary has won a $143 million contract to provide eight Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine light-attack aircraft, related equipment and training services to the Thai air force. Thailand will become the first international operator of the U.S.-made multimission aircraft platform in a deal that reflects mutual d...
Potomac Officers Club hosted its The Cost of AI Forum, the latest event in the Data-Driven 2021 Series, on Tuesday to bring together the elite public and private sector leaders to explore the challenges and opportunities involved with integrating innovative AI solutions and infrastructures as organizations work to keep pace with evolving adversarial...
The Potomac Officers Club hosted the third installment of its Data-Driven 2021 Series, The Cost of AI, on Tuesday, which brought together public and private sector leaders to discuss how federal government agencies must plan for budget changes, potential technology disruptions and strategy shifts as they work to integrate innovative artificial inte...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 8, 2021 — Sigma Defense Systems has elevated Matt Jones to chief executive role, responsible for driving company efforts as it delivers integrated products and services to defense and intelligence customers, ExecutiveBiz reported. Jones took over from John Wilcox, who was appointed as executive chairman of Sigma DefenseR...
