President Biden issued a landmark executive order in October that established new standards for artificial intelligence and laid the foundation for AI implementation within the federal government. Deltek Senior Vice President of Information Solutions Kevin Plexico, a Govcon Expert and four-time Wash100 Award winner, spoke with Ex...
The State Department has approved a potential $650 million foreign military sale of anti-air and anti-surface interceptor missiles and related equipment to the government of South Korea. RTX‘s (NYSE: RTX) missiles and defense business unit will serve as the principal contractor on the potential deal that covers the provision of 38 Standard Mis...
Deloitte has won a five-year, $98.9 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to provide its Digital Transportation Office with business management services. The Department of Defense said Thursday Deloitte Consulting will perform a range of services including data analysis, data engineering, executive man...
Michael Drews, a more than two-decade Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) veteran, has been appointed vice president of NC3 advanced capabilities and mission strategy at the Bethesda, Maryland-based aerospace and defense contractor’s space business. He announced his new role in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday. In this capacity, Drews will serve as a cross bu...
The 2023 Homeland Security Summit | Potomac Officers Club is happening on Nov. 15, 2023. Catch your favorite speakers discussing about national security and how they plan to twart foreign threats by clicking here. The MQ-9 Reaper drones have revolutionized surveillance and targeting capabilities in the 21st century. With advanced technology a...
Donald Speranzini, a defense and space industry veteran, has assumed the role of vice president and general manager of ground systems and services at Ball Corp.’s (NYSE: BALL) aerospace business, he announced in a LinkedIn post. In this capacity, he works with customers in the defense and intelligence community to deliver ground systems and comman...
The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded seven companies spots on a potential five-year, $800 million contract to provide services in support of USAID’s regional and bilateral programs in Latin America and the Caribbean. USAID announced the awardees for the Central America Regional Support Services indefinite-delivery/indefinite-q...
Textron‘s (NYSE: TXT) Bell subsidiary will possibly provide aircraft maintenance and logistics support services to the Iraqi government under a potential $300 million foreign military sales agreement approved by the State Department. The services will add to a previously awarded FMS deal worth $28 million and support three Bell 407 variants, 2...
Laura Wilde, an industry executive focused on advancing quality management across international organizations, has joined the maritime business unit of U.K.-based defense and security company Ultra Electronics as vice president of quality. She will be based in the U.S. and will report to Carlo Zaffanella, president and CEO of Ultra Maritime, as she ...
The Office of Management and Budget has begun soliciting feedback on draft guidance meant to modernize and strengthen the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The draft memorandum seeks to define the scope of cloud offerings subject to FedRAMP, foster a consistent and transparent process for conducting security assessment and authoriza...
