Kimberly Pack, former CEO of Wolf Den Associates, has joined advanced analytics provider Applied Information Sciences as president of its federal unit. Pack said in a statement published Monday that she will work with the AIS Federal leadership team and board of directors to drive the company’s business growth strategy. As part of AIS’ e...
David Roberts, former director of manufacturing at Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has been appointed vice president of real estate and facilities at General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) electric boat business, according to a recently published LinkedIn post. He joined the General Dynamics subsidiary that manufactures submarines for the U.S. military fo...
The U.S. Coast Guard is increasingly depending on automatic identification system-provided data to help safeguard the maritime border of the Customs and Border Protection and potentially the Indo-Pacific region, Federal News Network reported Thursday. AIS works to provide specific information during vessel monitoring efforts to increase situation aw...
The U.S. space and defense business arm of Airbus has unveiled a new business line focused on helping the Department of Defense meet its demand for uncrewed aircraft systems to detect and counter threats. Brian Zarchin, a retired U.S. Army aviator, will oversee Airbus U.S. Space & Defense’s UAS business line, which will operate with...
Cyber is the “latest front in warfare” according to Michael Greenman, senior product marketing manager at Deltek. As the U.S. government works to maintain its standing in the cyber realm, industry has “rallied around the idea of cybersecurity risks,” and the public sector has continued to update its cybersecurity standards to ensu...
The cyber landscape is constantly evolving and changing as new threats, technologies and advancements emerge. Executive Mosaic sat down with Accenture Federal Services Managing Director Bill Marion, chair of Executive Mosaic’s 4×24 Leadership Group 3, to learn how artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud and zero trust are c...
In July, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced six key priorities for fiscal year 2023: cybersecurity, soft targets and crowded places, intelligence and information sharing, domestic violent extremism, community preparedness and resilience and election security. Since then, the department has been continuously exploring new wa...
Cloud technology has transformed the public sector over the last decade, but some key barriers to effectively adopting and implementing cloud environments still remain. Executive Mosaic spoke with Euna Solutions CEO Tom Amburgey to learn more about how cloud has already changed the way the government operates and what’s next on the cloud hori...
Lisa Sherhart, a senior human resources executive with over three decades of industry experience, has been promoted to chief human resources officer at Accenture‘s (NYSE: ACN) federal business arm. She will assume her new post on Dec. 1 and succeed retiring CHRO Susann Bresnahan, who will remain a strategic adviser to Accenture Federal Service...
Leonardo DRS (Nasdaq: DRS) has secured a $134 million order to deliver to the U.S. Army its next-generation thermal weapon sights designed to provide warfighters with infrared imagery during target acquisition and engagement operations. The company said Monday the Family of Weapon Sights – Individual works to wirelessly transmit thermal imagery to...
