Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association (formerly Consumer Electronics Association), was honored in 1999 with the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America’s Technology Good Scout Award. Shapiro leads the trade group that represents more than 2,200 companies across the consumer tech industry, hos...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has made an investment in Seasats to drive collaborative development and advance the production of the latter’s X3 autonomous surface vehicle designed for military and commercial applications. Daniel Gittsovich, vice president of corporate strategy and development at L3Harris, said in a statement published Wednesd...
Once Frank Whitworth began his duties as the eighth director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, he asked his team what their desired goal was for the end state, or ultimate mission completion, of the organization. They replied with a resounding, ambitious answer: “GEOINT [or geointelligence] supremacy.” At first, Whitworth was a b...
A Tutor Perini (NYSE: TPC) subsidiary has secured three contracts worth $164.1 million combined to provide a range of construction and repair services in support of federal and military projects. The U.S. Coast Guard awarded Perini Management Services Inc. a pair of task orders totaling $132.5 million to help rebuild hurricane-damaged facilities and...
Continental Maritime of San Diego has secured a potential $204.5 million contract to help the U.S. Navy update, repair and maintain a pair of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers. The shipyard operator will conduct depot modernization efforts associated with USS Chafee for fiscal year 2023 and USS Momsen for FY 2024 under the firm-fixed-pri...
ExecutiveBiz featured Michael Shrader, vice president of intelligence and innovative solutions at Carahsoft, in its recent Executive Spotlight interview published Tuesday. He discussed the opportunities in the government space as well as the procurement techniques and other keys to success for an emerging tech company seeking entry to the sector. Th...
Software, cloud and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence are rapidly expanding in the public sector. As federal agencies migrate to the cloud, they’re looking to industry for all-encompassing products, services and systems that can help smooth the transition and accelerate their modernization journeys. Tamara Greenspan, group v...
Donald Upson, who served as Virginia’s first secretary of technology from 1998 to 2002, was selected as the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America’s Technology Good Scout Award recipient in 2001. Upson’s former position in the Commonwealth of Virginia was the country’s first cabinet-level post that combine...
There have been major shifts in the GovCon landscape in recent years; with the rise of remote work, the increase in M&A activity and the growing competitiveness of the sector, government contractors must be adaptable, agile and quick in order to stay ahead of the curve and grow their businesses. To learn more about the...
Mike Masten, former vice president of operations at Chenega Applied Solutions, has transferred to Chenega Systems as VP of modernization and innovation services. Masten wrote in a LinkedIn post published Monday that he will focus on the implementation of Chenega’s modernization-as-a-service offering for the defense sector. He first joined the ...
