Adam Lurie believes in the power and potential of artificial intelligence, specifically in its ability to revolutionize the activities of the government. The technology executive started as a background investigator conducting security clearance investigations, spending over a decade serving the security wings of various U.S. federal agencies. Follo...
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the recent collapse of a major cryptocurrency exchange highlights the need for better oversight of crypto markets. CBS News reported Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange FTX recently filed for bankruptcy and is now under investigation over possible securities violations. Yellen said in a statement published Wedn...
At Thursday’s 16th annual International Stability Operations Association summit event, KBR’s Tom Lampley concluded his role as ISOA chairman and the organization welcomed Amentum Senior Vice President John Gastright as the next chairman. The event took place at the Hilton Hotel in McLean, Virginia, and hosted hundreds of leaders a...
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has increased the potential maximum value of an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract being used to procure commercial GEOINT products and services from five vendors that offer insights into global economic trends and events. The Economic Indicator Monitoring contract ceiling was raised by $30.1...
The Department of the Navy has zeroed in on the cyber warfare environment with a new cyberspace superiority vision, according to Christopher Cleary, principal cyber adviser for DON. In the current warfare landscape, strategies and attacks have evolved to enter the non-kinetic space of the cyber world. As cyberattacks continue to advance, enhancing c...
Arvind Krishna, chairman and CEO of IBM (NYSE: IBM), has joined the board of directors of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC). The 32-year Big Blue veteran has steered the technology company through market expansion initiatives across the areas of cloud and quantum computing, artificial intelligence and blockchain, Northrop said Wednesday. Krishna has serv...
A Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) spacecraft launched aboard NASA’s Space Launch System rocket early Wednesday in the start of the agency’s program to land humans again on the lunar surface. The uncrewed Orion separated from the SLS upper stage at a speed of 22,600 mph two hours after liftoff at the Kennedy Space Center in...
Seventh Dimension has won a five-year, $137.1 million contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command to support a military education center at Fort Bragg in North Carolina that helps soldiers hone their tactical skills. The company will perform work for the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and 1st Special Warfare Training Group,...
The State Department has cleared a potential $700 million sale of up to 72 modernized Patriot missile systems and associated equipment to the Swiss government. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will serve as the principal contractor on the proposed foreign military sales agreement that will include trainers, skid kits, canister consumables, launcher stati...
John Gastright, senior vice president for government affairs at Falls Church, Virginia-based government services contractor Amentum, has been appointed chairman of the board of directors of the International Stability Operations Association, GovCon Wire has learned. He succeeds Thomas Lampley, who has been at the helm of ISOA since October 2021, the...
