A technology startup created in May 2022 by Will Roper, former U.S. Air Force acquisition chief and a three-time Wash100 awardee, has come out of stealth mode and is aiming to bring a digital approach into technology projects. Istari raised $13 million in a seed round from investors such as former Google CEO Eric Schmidt...
The Department of Defense Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office has published an update to its long-term open call for new technologies to support the adoption of artificial intelligence/machine learning as well as data and digital analytics. The invitation was launched in cooperation with the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Rock Is...
End to End Enterprise Solutions, a service-disabled veteran-owned IT services company, has acquired D2K Technologies in a move to gain a share of the artificial intelligence and machine learning market. E3S said Friday the combined company aims to provide a “one-stop-shop” for customers to access advanced technology offerings such as aut...
Eric Fanning, president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association and a previous Wash100 Award winner, highlighted the key role of government investment in ensuring the security of the U.S. critical mineral supply chain amid competition with China during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the state of the U.S. defense industrial base ...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Rob Geckle, CEO of Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, as a 2023 Wash100 Award winner in recognition of his strategic vision to help grow the company’s presence in the national security market and other key government segments. Geckle leads Airbus’ independent business in Arlington, Virginia, that la...
Tom Edson, a financial manager and strategist, has joined Alpha Omega Integration as chief financial officer. He brings to the role over 15 years of experience in financial management within the technology and cybersecurity sectors and will manage finance, contracts and pricing in support of Alpha Omega’s growth initiatives, the company said Tuesd...
The Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office has embarked on a project to develop and test an AI application to help agency users simplify contract writing and acquisition processes, Federal News Network reported Thursday. Efforts to build the Acqbot contracting platform are part of CDAO’s Tradewind – a fund...
HII (NYSE: HII) saw its fourth-quarter revenue for 2022 rise by 5 percent to $2.8 billion compared with the prior-year period’s $2.67 billion, and recorded 10.7 billion in full-year revenue, up 12.1 percent from the previous year. The military shipbuilder said Thursday it recorded approximately $3.2 billion in Q4 new contract awards and ended the...
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell expects the company to generate revenue this year from its Starlink broadband satellite platform and Starship heavy-lift reusable launch vehicle, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Shotwell, a four-time Wash100 Award winner, added contract funds for NASA missions involving the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spac...
Robert Lightfoot, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin’s space business area, has been named to Executive Mosaic’s 2023 Wash100 list of highly esteemed leaders who shape the government contracting narrative at the intersection of federal and commercial sectors. This marks the third time that he has been recognized as a Wash100 Award winne...
