Amentum has formed a four-member committee that will advise the company on developing emerging technologies and agile engineering tools in support of Army training, testing and information operations programs. The U.S. Army Senior Advisory Committee comprises retired service leaders who bring expertise in military operations, policies and decision-m...
A portfolio company of Enlightenment Capital, iNovex, has purchased software engineering company Innoplex for an undisclosed sum to create a middle-market technology provider in support of Department of Defense and Intelligence Community customers. The private investment firm said Tuesday that iNovex will operate with nearly 1,000 employees supporti...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released a request for proposals for a 10-year recompete contract covering technical, professional and scientific services in the oceans domain. The ProTech 2.0 Oceans Domain is a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract reserved for small businesses and has a base...
Syam Nair, a former executive at Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), has been named chief technology officer at Zscaler (Nasdaq: ZS) in a move that takes effect May 24. Zscaler said Tuesday that Nair will serve as executive vice president for research and development in addition to CTO. The 25-year technology industry veteran...
Ron Ravelo, a retired U.S. Navy captain and a senior director at Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) since September 2021, has taken on a new role as vice president of programs for SAIC’s Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic and U.S. Marine Corps accounts. In a LinkedIn post, Ravelo shared that his appointment comes six...
Software factories are a central component of the Department of Defense’s enterprise-wide software modernization effort, and today, they’re growing slowly but surely across the defense landscape. But there’s still much to be accomplished in building out a full-fledged software factory ecosystem. DOD Chief Software Officer Rob Vietmeyer sa...
John Sherman, chief information officer of the Department of Defense and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, said his office will assume responsibilities for all 5G-related initiatives within DOD starting Oct. 1, and has been working with the office of the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering to facilitate the transition, Breaking Defense repo...
The Defense Information Systems Agency has posted a draft solicitation for a potential $116 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to address information technology requirements of the U.S. European Command and Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic. A presolicitation notice posted Wednesday states that USEUCOM and NIWC Atlantic...
As the world moves further into the digital realm, information technology systems have become the core of secure and efficient business processes for both the public and private sectors. Across government and industry, chief information officers work tirelessly to ensure that IT systems are up-to-date and properly equipped to keep pace with the tran...
The U.S. Army Corps Engineering and Support Center issued a draft solicitation for operations and maintenance support to Defense Health Agency-run medical facilities as part of a contracting program worth potentially $2.35 billion. The Operations and Maintenance Engineering Enhancement VII program will use a full and open competition with a portion ...
