General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) information technology business completed its migration to the cloud by closing its final data center at the end of 2022 and has pushed the adoption of a multicloud strategy by working with several vendors to meet the company’s back-office requirements, CIO reported Friday. “We’ve gone through our digital transfo...
The federal government relies on healthcare services to fulfill various missions for the nation. Get to know the top healthcare and medical government contractors in 2023. Every year, the federal government allocates a significant portion of its budget to health care, aiming to obtain high-quality pharmaceuticals, therapies, and preven...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has received a five-year, $275.2 million contract to help the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration update and maintain ground infrastructure for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-R Series constellation. The company will provide sustainment support to a system that receives data from G...
John Sherman, chief information officer of the Department of Defense and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, said his office will assume responsibilities for all 5G-related initiatives within DOD starting Oct. 1, and has been working with the office of the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering to facilitate the transition, Breaking Defense repo...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory issued a broad agency announcement in search of research and development support for the Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research program. In a notice published Thursday on SAM.gov, the Department of the Air Force said it is soliciting white papers for proposed new technologies involving area...
The fifth-generation wireless technology holds great promise for the federal government. It is expected to be a key enabler in making smart cities, tactical edge connectivity, and the ever-expanding internet of things a reality. Jill Singer, vice president of national security for AT&T Public Sector, dove into what the future holds for 5G and th...
BWX Technologies (NYSE: BWXT) reported a 7 percent growth in fiscal 2023 first quarter revenue from government operations and attributed the growth to a higher production volume for nuclear components and microreactors. Sales in BWXT’s government segment for the period increased to $459.9 million, from the $431.8 million a year earlier, while ...
Brad Barnard, a 25-year defense market veteran, has been appointed vice president and general manager of the land systems division at Saab‘s U.S. subsidiary. His industry career encompasses work across program management, strategy, business development and operations research functions, Saab Inc. said Tuesday in a LinkedIn post. Barnard most r...
As the world around forges ahead with modernization initiatives, some aspects of the federal government remain in the past, relying on outdated systems and technologies. One major area of innovation in the public sector aims to move away from physical documents and paper forms and toward a more digital solution. Brendan Curley, vice president of...
Artificial intelligence is currently experiencing a major peak in the commercial world with the skyrocketing popularity of generative AI tools in recent months, which is causing a ripple effect with implications in the public sector too. Mandy Long, the new CEO of BigBear.ai, delved into the present state of the AI market, where she thinks it...
