Paul Nicholson is the Executive Director for Coalition Communications and Deputy Chief Information Officer at the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. In this role, he ensures that the strategic-level joint and coalition operates as a cohesive unit to achieve operational success and strategic dominance in the Indo-Pacific area. Paubnl Nicholson is on...
The U.S. Space Force has announced its intention to erect a new field command: Space Futures Command. This wing of the service branch will scout, generate and assess cutting edge technologies and strategies that aid in the overall Space Force and Department of Defense missions. MeriTalk reported earlier this month that the command will feature thre...
Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY) has secured a $243.8 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to manufacture and deliver digital radio frequency memory units to the U.S. Navy for electronic warfare applications. The company will perform incidental teardown, evaluation, repair and hardware modifications supporting the AN/ULQ-21(V) coun...
As chief data scientist of Hitachi Vantara Federal, Pragyansmita Nayak leads the company’s work to provide government agencies with top-notch data analytics offerings. A self-described “passionate data scientist,” she has spent more than two decades in the federal market and has published numerous articles discussing data, artificial intelli...
Chris Shank, former vice president at Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR), has joined global aerospace and national security company SNC to serve as VP of enterprise strategy. The Washington, D.C.-based organization said Tuesday Shank will focus on overall enterprise business strategy development and coordination to support the evolving business priorit...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to name Amentum CEO John Heller as a 2024 Wash100 Award winner. Heller’s eighth win recognizes his strategic transformation of Amentum and his efforts to drive the organization’s expansion through M&A initiatives. Participate in the 2024 Wash100 popular vote competition now! Cast your ten votes for John Heller a...
Tony Frazier, former executive vice president and general manager of public sector earth intelligence at Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR), has been named CEO of LeoLabs, a space visualization company that tracks objects in low Earth orbit. He will succeed LeoLabs co-founder Dan Ceperley, who will assume the chief operations officer post responsible a...
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said artificial intelligence systems are driving the demand for leading-edge logic chips and the Department of Commerce is working to meet that demand through its investments under the CHIPS for America program as part of its implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act. “We anticipate that our investments in leadin...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond We live in an era where the security of the United States extends far beyond the conventional battlefield. Both state and non-state actors are engaged in hybrid warfare tactics that target physical assets and digital infrastructures. Therefore, robust cybersecurity measures are indispensable for...
Space Systems Command has begun seeking concept papers for a potential five-year, $99 million broad agency announcement to develop, deliver and sustain cyber technologies designed to defend space assets from emerging threats. The two-step BAA will open for 60 months to solicit proposals across five topic areas: resiliency technologies and techniques...
