Kunal Mehra has been named CEO of Scientific Systems, a company specializing in artificial intelligence-powered autonomy for defense applications. The Burlington, Massachusetts-based company said Tuesday Kunal will succeed his father, Raman Mehra, who founded Scientific Systems over thirty years ago. Raman is retiring after decades of...
By Chuck Brooks, president of Brooks Consulting International The White House’s recent announcement placing quantum science and artificial intelligence at the top of federal research and development priorities for fiscal year 2027 represents more than a policy shift. It signals a recognition that these two technologies will define the nex...
General Dynamics Information Technology has expanded its leadership team with the addition of Lei Yu as vice president of artificial intelligence and data, and Anneke Christensen as vice president of growth for the company’s intelligence and homeland security division. Who Is Anneke Christensen? Christensen announced her new role in a recent L...
By Chris Burton, executive vice president of experiences and design at Sign In Solutions On any given day, a government contracting firm’s visitor list could range from maintenance workers, subcontractors and customers to business partners, federal officials and foreign nationals, each presenting unique risks and fresh compliance challenges fo...
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has awarded BWX Technologies a 10-year, $1.6 billion contract to establish a supply of high-purity depleted uranium. Under the contract, BWXT will build and operate an HPDU manufacturing facility at its Jonesborough, Tennessee, site and produce up to 300 metric tons of HPDU an...
Anduril is the ultimate disruptor in national security technologies. Competing against traditional contracting giants such as Lockheed Martin and Boeing, Anduril has found its niche in GovCon by operating more like a tech startup than a legacy defense prime, pushing software-first, rapid prototyping and iteration cycles measured in months instead ...
USA Rare Earth has named long-time Siemens USA executive Barbara Humpton as its new chief executive officer, effective Oct. 1. The Stillwater, Oklahoma-based company said Monday Humpton, a five-time Wash100 Award winner, will join USAR’s board of directors. She will play a key role in advancing the company’s goal of establ...
The Naval Sea Systems Command is conducting market research to identify companies that can provide steel and aluminum boats, targets and service craft for the U.S. Navy and foreign military sales customers. NAVSEA intends to award 10-year contracts worth an estimated total of $3.5 billion for the boats and crafts, according to a request for...
Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Phil Root has been appointed chief technology officer of GRVTY, a company specializing in cyber, ISR-T, data analytics and intelligence. The national security company said Root will drive the company’s technology vision while continuing to serve as a managing adviser on the GRVTY Advisory Board. “Phil join...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond The clock is ticking for defense industrial base contractors because the Department of Defense begins enforcing Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements across new solicitations and contracts on November 10. For the estimated 80,000 contractors handling controlled unclassified inf...
