Just before the September 11, 2001 attacks, Bradford Powell joined U.S. Air Force ROTC at the University of Iowa because he wanted to actively serve the country after graduation, rather than sit idly behind a desk. As fate would have it though, post-9/11, he became an acquisition officer and ended up doing a fair amount...
The Internal Revenue Service has awarded six companies positions on a potential five-year, $300 million blanket purchase agreement to provide non-information technology consulting support services for the agency’s wage and investment division. According to award notices published Thursday in the Federal Procurement Data System, the awardees ar...
Matt Shaver, co-founder of BrainGu, has taken on the role of chief technology officer at the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based software development company. The company said Friday he will lead a team of engineers and drive BrainGu’s technical roadmap and vision as CTO. Shaver’s appointment comes after John “Spence” Spencer-Taylor, co...
The State Department gave the green light for a potential $405 million foreign military sale to the government of Norway of Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles–Extended Range and related equipment. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday the possible deal, which will have RTX (NYSE: RTX) as the principal con...
Bob Ritchie is a fast learner. The technologist started at SAIC as an intern fresh out of a Virginia Tech computer engineering degree and only three years later was the chief software architect assisting the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, wherein he helped digitally transform preexisting Department of Defense tactical decision and command and control,...
Second Front Systems has appointed technology industry executive Josh Bosquez as chief technology officer and Jason Weiss, former chief software officer at the Department of Defense, as CTO for the public sector. The software company said Thursday Bosquez succeeds Enrique Oti, who will transition to the role of chief strategy officer to advance stra...
The State Department has approved Romania’s request to purchase AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related equipment. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday it has notified Congress of the possible $592 million foreign military sale, under which RTX (NYSE: RTX) will serve as the principal contractor.&nbs...
The Intelligence Community is in the midst of a significant push to foster a collaborative spirit across its many components. Breaking down barriers between IC agencies and with other federal organizations is a top priority for the community, and many of its guiding strategies highlight partnerships as a means to achieve modernization goals. Along w...
When the Space Development Agency was stood up in 2019, it was mired in skepticism from across the Department of Defense. Instead of using the traditional paths for acquisition of new satellite technologies, which tended toward large systems that were difficult and time-consuming to field and build, SDA took a different tack: buy small commerci...
Jennifer Sample, former managing director at Accenture‘s (NYSE: ACN) federal business, has been appointed as chief technology officer of Empower AI. The artificial intelligence services provider said Tuesday Sample will be responsible for driving Empower AI’s technology vision, strategy and execution in support of federal gover...
