TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 13, 2021 — The Defense Innovation Unit is reportedly nearing a decision on which among prototypes developed by Zscaler (Nasdaq: ZS), Google (Nasdaq: GOOGL) and McAfee (Nasdaq: MCFE) will be used by the unit as its secure cloud access management platform that will support collaboration between the Department of Defense and...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 13, 2021 — Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) and Milken Institute Center for Public Health have partnered to encourage private, government, academic and nonprofit sectors to collaboratively address mental health crisis and drug addiction that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated, ExecutiveBiz reported May 3. “Through this new partnersh...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 12, 2021 — Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP) was awarded Amazon Web Services’ Managed Service Provider Partner Program designation that recognized the former’s delivery of AWS cloud services to government customers, ExecutiveBiz reported April 30. “We are proud to be further recognized for our expertise in leveraging next...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 12, 2021 — ManTech (Nasdaq; MANT) has received premier partner designation from Google Cloud as part of a partnership aimed at helping federal government customers manage information technology functions with cloud and analytics technology platforms, ExecutiveBiz reported April 30. Kevin Phillips, chairman, president and CEO...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 12, 2021 — The U.S. Navy used General Atomics-built MQ-9A Block 5 and MQ-9B SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft to demonstrate teaming between manned and unmanned military platforms at the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem 21 exercise, ExecutiveBiz reported April 29. “We successfully demonstra...
Nicholas Speece of Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) and Vishal Kapur of Deloitte Consulting said government agencies need a modern data architecture that uses cloud and artificial intelligence to facilitate data management and help glean insights from large volumes of data and unstructured content. Snowflake has combined its Data Cloud and collaboration platf...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 11, 2021 — ICF (Nasdaq: ICFI) will use an artificial intelligence-based platform to support the Federal Transit Administration’s automation and modernization of the National Transit Database, Executive Biz reported April 28. Work is part of two five-year call orders awarded under the company’s Software Engineerin...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 11, 2021 — KBR (NYSE: KBR) was tapped by the Defense Logistics Agency to maintain and sustain automated hydrant fueling systems at Department of Defense facilities under a potential five-year, $49.5 million contract awarded to the company, Executive Biz reported April 28. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 11, 2021 — Peraton has secured a potential 18-year, $360 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for continued provision of software analysis and testing in support of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile system, ExecutiveBiz reported April 28. Peraton-developed digital simulators and emulators will be used ...
Jeffrey Specht, executive director of the Defense Cyber Crime Center operating under the U.S. Air Force, will join Jude Sunderbruch, executive director of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, and other panelists in a discussion on cybersecurity at a GovCon Wire event Wednesday. Specht leads DC3’s efforts to provide computer forensic...
