Michael Howard, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, assumed the chief executive role at Warrior Focused Solutions on Aug. 4. In this capacity, he will oversee the delivery of training services and assist in facilitating the Crucible Training Experience to enable U.S. warfighters to address security threats and meet the evolving global security l...
Converged Security Solutions has acquired Solutions By Design II and integrated the technology and cybersecurity company into its Evolver business, a provider of information technology transformation offerings in the government and commercial markets. SBD said Wednesday it brings federal government contracting knowledge and application development, ...
Kristen McLeod, an accounting and finance professional with about two decades of industry experience, has been promoted to senior vice president of finance and accounting and controller at Calibre Systems. McLeod, a former VP, will continue providing guidance on corporate strategy development, budget execution and the synchronization of business app...
The federal government allocates substantial financial services amounting to millions and even billions of dollars to procure a diverse range of services encompassing defense, weaponry, healthcare, cybersecurity, space missions, and more. Federal agencies enter into contracts with private companies that offer these specialized services to accomplish...
Steve Bowsher, president of In-Q-Tel, will assume the role of CEO and join the board of trustees of the U.S. intelligence community’s venture capital arm, effective Sept. 8. He will succeed Chris Darby, who will step down after nearly 17 years of serving as IQT CEO, the nonprofit company said Friday. Darby will continue to...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the biggest trends in the world today, from generative AI to sophisticated cybersecurity, with a promise to transform the industry and society. While 84% of chief executives recognize AI’s importance in achieving their growth objective, most organizations are lagging behind the curve regarding AI and machine ...
David Goldfein, a retired U.S. Air Force general and a two-time Wash100 awardee, has been appointed chairman of the board of directors of Google’s public sector business. Karen Dahut, CEO of Google Public Sector and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, announced the appointment of Goldfein and other board members in a blog post published Wednesday. Goldfein,...
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...
Rapid technological advancements have made space more accessible than ever before, opening a new arena for competition between the U.S. and its adversaries. As space continues to grow in influence, the Department of Defense has made it a priority to ensure the security of the evolving domain. Though adversaries are actively working to dominate ...
By Mark Townsend, Vice President of Professional Services at Invicti Security With access to some of the world’s most sensitive and secure data and systems, the U.S. Department of Defense is a natural candidate to lead innovation on zero trust security. To that end, the department has set an ambitious five-year goal to deploy zero...
