The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has established the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office, which will advance artificial intelligence research and policymaking across government, industry and academia, FedScoop reported Tuesday. “The National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office will be integr...
Chantilly, Virginia-based security engineering services provider System High has purchased a Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) business unit that supports the Missile Defense Agency in cybersecurity and computer network defense efforts. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed and System High said Monday its acquisition of the Technical, ...
Andras Szakal, formerly an executive at IBM (NYSE: IBM) and a more than three-decade industry veteran, has been appointed vice president and chief technology officer of The Open Group. He will lead the consortium’s technical strategy and strategic vision for evolving standards in his new role, The Open Group said Monday. Szakal spent nearly a...
Altamira Technologies will serve as the new team lead on its existing contractor teaming arrangement for the General Services Administration‘s potential five-year, $997 million MEGASTAR blanket purchase agreement. “We are excited to take on this Team Lead role on MEGASTAR which provides us with greater opportunities to support NASIC’s...
Kirk Herdman, formerly executive vice president of business and corporate development at KeyW, has joined VTG as president of the Chantilly, Virginia-based company's national security solutions unit. John Hassoun, VTG president and CEO, describes Herdman as “a thoughtful leader who brings a wealth of strategic insight, technical expertise, an...
Doug Jankovich, formerly executive director of U.S. Air Force strategic growth at ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT), has joined Alion Science and Technology as vice president for business development within the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance group. Jankovich brings to Alion his more than two decades of business development and capt...
John Harris II, a 37-year Raytheon veteran and two-time Wash100 Award recipient, has joined the board of directors of Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO). He previously served as the Raytheon company's vice president of business development and as CEO of its international business....
New York-based private equity firm Sagewind Capital has invested in Perry, Georgia-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services provider Sigma Defense Systems for an undisclosed amount....
During Potomac Officers Club’s 5G Summit, notable private and public sector executives will discuss the impact that innovative technologies and 5G integration have on the private and public sectors, the steps the federal agencies have taken to remain up to speed with the rapid advancement of technology, and the future programs, plans and prioritie...
LTM has been awarded a potential five-year, $124.1M contract to help the U.S. Navy's Fleet Readiness Center East integrate maintenance and supply functions across the naval aviation enterprise. The company will also perform logistical, technical and maintenance scheduling work to support NAE integration efforts, the Department of Defense said T...
