The U.S. Intelligence Community is targeting artificial intelligence technology as a critical need for federal agencies in the digital age. Artificial intelligence, or AI, was included in a list of high-priority science and technology needs in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s recently published S&T Investment Landscap...
Patrick Collins, chief growth officer of Aeyon, recently spoke with GovCon Wire regarding the launch of the company through the Artlin-Sehlke consulting merger back in Sept. 2021 and how the company has and continues to drive growth and value for its workforce and customers. In addition, Collins also discussed Aeyon’s push for artificial int...
Clara Conti, vice president and general manager of Red Hat’s North America Public Sector as well as a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, recently took part in a Q&A session with GovCon Wire to discuss her background in the public sector market and how it led to her appointment with Red Hat. Conti also discussed why...
Executive Mosaic is honored to present Vectrus President and CEO Chuck Prow as a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, the eighth time he’s won the prestigious award in the nine-year history of Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of executives with staying power and influence in the government contracting sector. Vectrus kicked off 2021 with the acq...
Bank of America’s global crypto and digital asset specialists forecast that the U.S. could advance and introduce a central bank digital currency as early as 2025, BloombergQuint reported Tuesday. CBDCs “are an inevitable evolution of today’s electronic currencies,” BofA strategists Alkesh Shah and Andrew Moss wrote in the report. Both st...
Shannon Hines, former staff director for the Senate Appropriations Committee, has been named Textron‘s (NYSE: TXT) upcoming senior vice president of government affairs and Washington operations. Textron said Tuesday she will oversee various government affairs activities, with a focus on connecting with federal agencies, legislative and executi...
Concept Plus has acquired US Information Technologies in an effort to expand its information technology offerings for the defense and federal civilian markets with complementary capabilities from the Chantilly, Virginia-based IT consultancy. The Fairfax-headquartered small business and its new subsidiary will provide agile development, application t...
Marion Ticknor, a government services industry veteran with more than two decades of human resources experience, has been appointed chief people officer of Bethesda, Maryland-based digital technology services provider DMI. Her appointment takes effect Jan. 3 and she will be responsible for ensuring DMI’s organizational culture can adapt to evo...
Six senators have urged Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to issue informal guidance providing the definition of “broker” of cryptocurrency and other digital assets in a provision of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Section 80603 of the law seeks to “provide more certainty for Americans looking to invest in these digital assets, ensur...
Having millions and even billions of dollars recurring spending, the United States government and its federal agencies are known to be the world’s largest buyer of products and services. The federal government buys almost everything they need from big and small businesses. To quickly obtain their needs, the federal government made government c...
