The Department of Defense has been working on creating a Defense Industrial Base cybersecurity strategy that is expected to be released by the end of the year, according to DOD Acting Principal Deputy CIO David McKeown, a 2023 Wash100 Award winner. “If you’ve done business with us, you know that there’s a variety of folks withi...
By Cameron Chehreh, Vice President and General Manager of Public Sector at Intel and 2023 Wash100 Award winner Today, 93 percent of Americans are on the Internet. At least 85 percent have a smartphone. More than 300 million have access to 5G service, with 168 million 5G subscriptions forecast by next year. Meanwhile, 85 million...
For military service branches, connectivity at the tactical edge — often outside of the continental United States — is critical to mission success. Warfighters must be able to access data, intelligence, capabilities and technological power in these environments in order to fight and win, especially during an era of increasing global competition ...
Allan Day, vice president of logistics and sustainment of global public sector at Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), said there are three factors government agencies and other public sector organizations should consider to help improve the decision-making process and address inefficiencies in supply chains post-pandemic. These factors are the development of co...
As the federal government embraces artificial intelligence, the impacts of the technology can be seen in multiple sectors, including health care. Department of Health and Human Services Chief Information Officer Dr. Karl Mathias highlighted three major areas of AI progress he’s seeing within the health care sector during his keynote address a...
Blue Origin has received a potential $3.4 billion contract from NASA to develop a human landing system for the Artemis V lunar mission. The company said Friday it will work with Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Boeing (NYSE: BA), Astrobotic, Draper and Honeybee Robotics to design, develop, test and demonstrate its Blue Moon lander under the...
Keeping government information technology systems apace with the rapid developments of the private sector is a constant challenge. New tools and technologies are being introduced at a head-spinning rate and many of them have the potential to make the government processes more efficient, affordable and even fundamentally change the nature of the offe...
Craig Brower, a three-decade intelligence and defense sector veteran, has returned to BAE Systems as senior vice president of U.S. sales for the company’s Bohemia Interactive Simulations subsidiary. The appointment comes one year after BAE acquired BISim for approximately $200 million. “BISim specializes in training and simulation software f...
Fincantieri’s U.S. arm has secured a potential $526 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to construct the fourth Constellation-class guided-missile frigate FFG 65. Fincantieri Marinette Marine will also provide crew training and post-delivery availability support under the contract, the company said Friday. In April 2020, the Navy awar...
Jeff Miller, former group chief financial officer and vice president of finance for government services at Day & Zimmermann, has started a new position as CFO of Ansible Government Solutions. He joins the service-disabled veteran-owned small business after a more-than-14-year career with engineering and construction firm D&Z. In a LinkedIn p...
