Artificial intelligence is taking the world by storm, and its potential use cases are seemingly endless within the federal government, where agencies are looking for new ways to apply this rapidly advancing technology to support their missions. One area in which AI is shaping the future is healthcare, and the Department of Health and Human Serv...
Comtech (Nasdaq: CMTL) will provide professional engineering services and supply terrestrial and satellite networking communications technologies for the U.S. Army under a potential $544 million task order awarded under the Global Tactical Communications Systems II contract. The company said Monday it will support the project manager tactical networ...
Diana Lovati, formerly chief information security officer at Ball’s (NYSE: BALL) aerospace business, has assumed the same role at True Anomaly, according to a LinkedIn post published Tuesday. She joined the space security and sustainability company after a two-year stint at Ball Aerospace, where she was responsible for overseeing cybersecurity ope...
Parsons (NYSE: PSN) has won a potential five-year, $53 million task order to help the Defense Threat Reduction Agency build and enhance partner nation capacity to counter and deter weapons of mass destruction and emerging threats. The company said Monday it will provide training, equipment and subsequent maintenance in support of DTRA’s Intern...
Kay Kapoor, founder and CEO of management consulting firm Arya Technologies, has been appointed to the board of directors at Dayton, Ohio-headquartered government technology provider Frontier Technology Inc. The three-time Wash100 awardee has decades of government contracting experience and will help FTI broaden its access to technology decision-mak...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has received orders worth more than $247 million to produce and deliver AN/PRC-158 and AN/PRC-163 Manpack and Leader radios to the U.S. Army. The orders will be used by the Army Integrated Tactical Network and funded under the branch’s Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Fit program, the company said Wednesday. M...
Every year, the Potomac Officers Club hosts the government contracting industry’s premier events featuring the most prominent and influential speakers from the public and private sectors. Now, POC is gearing up for its biggest, most exciting year yet. In 2024, POC will be hosting an exciting lineup of in-person events, including must-attend month...
According to Young Bang, principal deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, the service branch is engaging in multiple efforts to join forces with small businesses, which offer a number of new warfighting capabilities. One of these programs is Project Vista, which he noted during a panel discussion at ...
Altaeros has secured a five-year, $99 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to deliver autonomous aerostat systems and support services to Customs and Border Protection. The contract covers the provision of the ST-Flex Guardian Class autonomous aerostat designed to carry more than 60 kgs of payload with a maximum flight altitude o...
Rick Wagner, former president of Microsoft Federal, has been appointed CEO of information technology services provider Agile Defense, an Enlightenment Capital portfolio company. Wagner, a six-time Wash100 Award winner, succeeds Jay Lee, who served as CEO for the past 14 years and will now transition to a strategic advisory role while continuing t...
