Real-time 3D simulation and digital twin technologies provide the U.S. government — especially the military — an ability to train its personnel “across a much broader spectrum of scenarios and ‘what if’s,’” explains Ret. VADM Sean Buck, president of the National Training and Simulation Association. Rather than be limited by what i...
The State Department has approved the possible sale of F-16 Fighting Falcon engine components and support to the government of Greece. The proposed foreign military sale is estimated to be valued at $160 million with General Electric Aerospace serving as the principal contractor, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday. The purchase wi...
In today’s digital world, data is king. With the power to unlock important insights and inform decisions, data is increasingly critical, and federal agencies are prioritizing it as such. GovCon Wire sat down with Dawn Sedgley, chief operating officer at cBEYONData, during a recent Executive Spotlight interview to learn more about data aggregation...
Ever since the 2016 presidential election drew concerns of foreign influence, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has been the point guard to ensure that the process runs fairly, equitably and without a hitch. After many public appearances by the agency’s director, Wash100 Award winner Jen Easterly, leading up to Nov. 5, wherein ...
Pleasant Land, a private equity firm with a focus on technology, has acquired and merged healthcare services and technology companies Livanta and DOMA Technologies. Livanta’s specializations include software development and advanced analytics while DOMA’s specializations include quality patient care and healthcare systems transformation,...
For Your Information, or FYI, a provider of human capital management and IT services to federal agencies, has appointed Sara Sami as president. Sami will be responsible for managing strategy implementation, expanding federal human capital and IT services footprint, strengthening existing partnerships with government agencies and stakeholders, and bu...
Lynx Software Technologies, a portfolio company of private equity firm OceanSound Partners, has acquired Core Avionics & Industrial, a provider of development tools, software libraries and deployable software packages for secured graphics processing unit-based computing. In a statement published Wednesday, Lynx CEO Tim Reed said the company is e...
David Anderson, a retired U.S. Air Force veteran with client delivery and program management expertise, was appointed vice president of digital sustainment solutions division at EXPANSIA. The company said Wednesday Anderson will be responsible for ensuring that EXPANSIA’s offerings consistently meet the evolving requirements of defense custome...
GovCon Wire sat down with QinetiQ U.S. President and CEO Shawn Purvis, a four-time Wash100 Award winner, to discuss the company’s remarkable transformation over the past three years, recent strategic hires and its expanding technology portfolio. Here’s what she told us in her Executive Spotlight interview: GovCon Wire: You̵...
Tria Federal, a Sagewind Capital-backed technology and advisory services provider, has acquired technology firm Softrams to better support the critical missions of federal health and public safety agencies. Customers of Softrams, which provides human-centered digital services and system modernization services to federal agencies, include the Centers...
