The Department of Defense plans to explore the potential behind generative artificial intelligence during an upcoming AI conference in June, following a wave of commercial developments in the area. Maynard Holliday, deputy chief technology officer for critical technologies within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineer...
ASRC Federal has agreed to buy the logistics and supply chain management business of Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) in a cash transaction valued at approximately $350 million. Both parties expect to close the transaction in the spring of 2023, pending receipt of regulatory clearances and satisfaction of other customary closing...
Skip Maselli, a more than 35-year intelligence and defense industry leader, has joined space data company Pixxel as vice president of public sector business in the U.S. He will report to Aakash Parekh, chief commercial officer of Pixxel, and oversee the development and execution of the company’s strategy to advance growth initiatives in the U.S....
The global race for technological dominance is heating up, and the United States is targeting rapid technology innovation in what officials believe is a “decisive decade.” Executive Mosaic spoke with Dr. Aaron Weiner, director of the advanced systems and technology directorate at the National Reconnaissance Office, to better understand how the ...
Executive Mosaic is honored to induct Guidehouse CEO Scott McIntyre into the 2023 Wash100 class of consequential public and private sector leaders that drive the government contracting ecosystem. “Since taking the helm of Guidehouse, Scott has achieved seven consecutive Wash100 Awards as he has continued to successfully grow the company organicall...
Six companies have received contracts from the National Reconnaissance Office to study commercial hyperspectral imagery capabilities. BlackSky Technology (NYSE: BKSY), HyperSat, Orbital Sidekick, Pixxel, Planet (NYSE: PL) and Xplore secured the study contracts under NRO’s Strategic Commercial Enhancement broad agency announcement, the agency said ...
By the time a new technology is funded, developed, prototyped, tested, produced and finally put in the hands of our warfighters, it’s often already outdated, as the federal government’s acquisition processes can take years to get through. The Defense Innovation Unit is on a mission to drastically speed up the Department of Defense’s acquisiti...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to include Wes Anderson, vice president of defense at Microsoft, in the 2023 edition of the Wash100 Award in recognition of his efforts to drive the utilization of augmented and virtual reality, cloud and artificial intelligence technologies in support of armed forces. The award marks the third time Anderson was selected...
By Mick Fox Chief Operating Officer, TechnoMile I began my career by serving in the U.S. Air Force and this cultivated what has become a lifelong passion for aviation. I love to fly and enjoy time up in a Cirrus SR22 as often as possible. My fellow aviators know that the flight instruments in the...
With the increasing importance of technologies such as the cloud, zero trust architecture and artificial intelligence, the need for modernization has grown, and the U.S. military has made technology transformation a priority to keep up with the demands of the rapidly evolving warfighting landscape. To address these needs, Lauren Knausenberger, chie...
