Dataminr President of Government Business Dana Barnes recently shared his thoughts with GovCon Wire about the Executive Order on the Responsible Use of AI, where he’d like to see federal legislation on AI go next, company ventures of note and much more.If you're a government contractor and want to go deeper on all things AI in the federal spa...
Roger Wells, formerly executive vice president and head of the microelectronics division at Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY), has been named chief operating officer at the Andover, Massachusetts-based defense technology supplier. His appointment is in line with the consolidation of Mercury Systems' two divisions into a single unified structure in...
Global alternative asset firm TPG (Nasdaq: TPG) has agreed to place up to $228 million strategic majority investment in supply chain risk intelligence provider Sayari to support the latter's new platform launch and global expansion efforts. Both companies expect to close the transaction in the first quarter of 2024, subject to customary regulat...
Reha Gill has transitioned from Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF) to Alpha Omega and assumed to accept the role of vice president of data and artificial intelligence at IT solutions company. She will lead the company's Data and Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence to drive innovation.On March 21, the Potomac Officers Club will have it...
The Space Development Agency has awarded prototype agreements worth approximately $2.5 billion combined to L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Sierra Space to build 54 satellites for the second tranche of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture’s tracking layer.SDA Director Derek Tournear will deliver a keynot...
Airbus Helicopters has agreed to acquire Aerovel, a Bingen, Washington-based robotic aircraft manufacturer, in a deal aimed at expanding the Airbus subsidiary's portfolio of tactical unmanned aerial system offerings. The deal will include Aerovel's Flexrotor vertical takeoff and landing UAS designed to support land and sea-based intelligen...
Julia Filiberti Allen, formerly chief scientist at the U.S. subsidiary of Swedish defense contractor Saab, has been promoted to vice president and chief technology officer at Saab Inc. She will oversee the development of technical strategy for Saab Inc., lead research community engagement efforts and prioritize and meet research and development obje...
Public engagement is a regular part of many agencies within the Department of Homeland Security, such as the Transportation Security Administration, Customs and Border Protection and more. With its wide variety of public operations, it is critical for the DHS to ensure that its interactions with customers run smoothly.DHS CX expert Dana Chisnell w...
Jennifer Damewood, a more than 15-year ERC veteran, was appointed vice president of business development operations at Astrion, an Oasis Systems-ERC combination focused on delivering services to defense, space and civilian government agencies. She most recently served as director of business development at ERC....
The defense and government investment banking team of financial services company Raymond James has released a report highlighting the financial performance of several public companies in the government contracting market, recent mergers and acquisitions and major contracts awarded in 2023....
