Atlas Research has won a contract to help the Department of Veterans Affairs update and simplify its platform for processing disability compensation claims. Washington, D.C.-based Atlas said Thursday it partnered with Amida and Prometheus Federal Services to develop a system for VA personnel to collect evidentiary materials needed to process clai...
Richard Harkey, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Whitney, Bradley & Brown, has joined the board of directors at technical services contractor Cornerstone Defense. He joined WBB in January 2018 and oversees financial, operational, contracting, information technology and facility-related activities there, Cornerstone said...
U.S. Navy Adm. Michael Gilday formally succeeded Adm. John Richardson, two-time Wash100 Award recipient, as chief of naval operations during a ceremony that took place Thursday in Washington. "Gilday is a true cutting edge warfighter, a surface warrior who, by virtue of his leadership at 10th Fleet, fully appreciates the challenges we fac...
Anne Hughes, a more than 30-year health care industry veteran, has been named vice president of business development at Cognosante's civilian health unit, FedHealthIT reported Thursday. Cognosante is headquartered in Falls Church, Va., and offers technology and business process outsourcing services to government health organizations....
VMware (NYSE: VMW) has agreed to acquire Pivotal Software (NYSE: PVTL) for approximately $2.7B and cybersecurity firm Carbon Black (Nasdaq: CBLK) for about $2.1B....
Kevin Samuelson, formerly chief financial officer of Infor, has succeeded Charles Phillips as CEO of the business cloud software provider. Phillips has held the CEO post over the past nine years and will transition to a new role as chairman of the firm's board of directors, Infor said Wednesday....
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has awarded BAE Systems a contract to integrate Block 4 modifications into the F-35 aircraft’s electronic warfare and countermeasures systems....
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has secured positions on contracts worth $812M combined to provide technological platforms and support services for U.S. national security and intelligence agencies....
Bruce Larson, former partner at Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), will assume the role of chief human resources officer at global investment firm The Carlyle Group (Nasdaq: CG) on Nov. 4....
On July 31st, Potomac Officers Club hosted the 6th Annual Intel Summit to bring GovCon leaders from the public and private sector discussed the top priorities and initiatives from intelligence agencies as the emergence of innovative technologies continues to change the landscape. During the summit, the speakers also addressed the impact technology i...
