The Air Force Research Laboratory has begun soliciting white papers for a potential five-year, $497.9 million broad agency announcement that seeks to support research, development, integration and testing of computing technologies, architectures and techniques. The Extreme Computing BAA has four technical areas: advancing computing technology and ap...
While artificial intelligence is not necessarily a new technology, recent advancements are unlocking new opportunities and threats alike at a more rapid pace than ever before. Bill Rowan, vice president of public sector at Splunk and a four-time Wash100 Award winner, spoke about the key areas of AI growth, the challenges related to AI...
Jim Taiclet, CEO of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), said the defense and aerospace contractor is in “late-stage negotiations” with a solid-rocket motor company to create a new supplier of solid rocket motor propulsion systems, DefenseNews reported Thursday. Speaking before the House Armed Services Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation subc...
A&M Capital Partners has made a majority investment in VTG, which provides digital transformation and modernization platforms for customers in the defense and intelligence community. “This partnership with AMCP will accelerate VTG’s growth trajectory, allowing us to make investments in the emerging capabilities and technologies most needed b...
Jim McConville, a retired U.S. Army general who worked as the service branch’s 40th chief of staff, has joined private equity firm AE Industrial Partners as an operating partner. In this capacity, he will work with AEI’s portfolio companies and assess investment opportunities across the government services and defense sector. David Rowe, man...
Steven Derr, vice president of cloud operations and engineering at Oracle, has been selected to serve as chair of Executive Mosaic’s 4×24 Cloud Computing Group. Public sector leaders join senior industry executives in a series of dinner meetings and networking events as part of Executive Mosaic’s 4×24 executive leadership program....
AeroVironment (Nasdaq: AVAV) completed the purchase of Tomahawk Robotics less than a month after signing a definitive agreement to acquire the developer of artificial intelligence-enabled robotic control and integrated communications systems for $120 million. Commenting on the completion of the cash and stock transaction, Wahid Nawabi, chairman, pre...
Logistics are a crucial part of ensuring military readiness, and in an era of increasing competition, attacks on these operations can have heavy consequences. Today, many threats to logistics success are digital, and the U.S. Department of Defense is embracing data to properly address these challenges. According to Maj. Gen. David Sanford,...
Rob Davies, vice president of strategy at Peraton since September 2021, has assumed responsibilities as VP and general manager at the Reston, Virginia-based federal technology and services provider, according to a LinkedIn post. He will be responsible for leading growth initiatives for one of Peraton’s largest business segments and supporting ...
Maisha Glover, a technology executive, has taken on the role of a partner at global management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. She most recently served as executive vice president for Booz Allen Hamilton’s (NYSE: BAH) national security business, where she was responsible for helping clients advance transformation initiatives through technol...
