Deborah Cegielski, a more than 25-year human resource executive, has joined Cubic as senior vice president and chief HR and diversity officer. She will directly report to Stevan Slijepcevic, president and CEO of Cubic and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, and will oversee the company’s talent acquisition and management functions, HR systems, public rel...
Biometric data and technologies are being deployed within multiple federal agencies to boost the accuracy of identity verification and free up human decision makers for other, more complex and cognitive tasks, according to federal officials. However, an expansion of capabilities is necessary to fully reap the benefits and address the existing issues...
General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) information technology business will begin providing user-facing and data center services for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency under a potential 10-year, $4.5 billion contract after one of the offerors withdrew its protest of the contract award. General Dynamics Information Technology said Friday it will pro...
A Wolf Den Associates analysis of the federal market shows that mergers and acquisitions in 2021 exceeded expectations when it comes to deal volume and valuations. The McLean, Virginia-based consulting firm reported the sector saw a 38 percent rise in M&A transaction volume during 2021 and a 1 to 5 percent decline in valuations. The...
The U.S. government is increasingly eyeing autonomy, artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies for national security operations along the border. The recently passed $1.5 trillion omnibus appropriations bill includes $200 million to expand autonomous surveillance solutions for border security and $21 million in additional funds ...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has appointed 21-year company veteran Barbara Borgonovi to serve as senior vice president of corporate strategy and development starting April 1. She is currently the president of the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems group within the intelligence and space business, the aerospace and defense con...
The Department of Defense has selected Vectrus (NYSE: VEC) to complete application development work for a 5G-based warehouse project at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego. An assessment team for the NBC 5G Smart Warehouse project evaluated applications from Vectrus and two other companies as part of a down-select process during the initial phase and...
In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Bill Marion, managing director at Accenture Federal Services, about his focus areas and what he hopes to accomplish with the company. He also tackled how emerging technologies and digital transformation efforts impact Accenture Federal Services, and discussed the key factors t...
Nasi Jazayeri Nasi Jazayeri and Mia Jordan of Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) said government agencies looking to facilitate the delivery of services to citizens in today’s rapidly changing environment should adopt cloud-based technologies and make a commitment to continuous innovation. Jazayeri and Jordan said agencies should come up with an “agile ...
Booz Allen Hamilton has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire EverWatch, a leading provider of advanced solutions for defense and intelligence customers, the company announced on Wednesday. The terms of the acquisition haven’t been disclosed. EverWatch will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Booz Allen once the acquis...
