System High, a portfolio company of Washington, D.C.-based private investment firm Enlightenment Capital, has purchased identity management software provider ManageYOURiD for an undisclosed sum. Chantilly, Virginia-based System High said Monday it will integrate the acquired entity’s data privacy platform with methodologies designed to help cu...
John Olson, the Department of the Air Force’s first chief data and artificial intelligence officer, has been promoted to the rank of major general. Olson, who also serves as mobilization assistant to the chief of space operations, is responsible for leading efforts at the Space Force and Air Force to operationalize data and reach AI...
The Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to launch a competition for the third iteration of the Program Management, Administrative, Clerical and Technical Services contract vehicle. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services within DHS expects PACTS III to be a total set-aside program for service-disabled veteran-owned small busine...
Italy-based space logistics provider D-Orbit and Breeze Holdings Acquisition (Nasdaq: BREZ), a special purpose acquisition company, have agreed to drop their plans to merge due to changes in market conditions. In January, the two companies entered into a merger agreement that would result in D-Orbit becoming a publicly traded company with an enterpr...
The U.S. Army has notified contractors of its intent to extend by three years a multiple-award procurement vehicle for contingency operations training services to military and civilian personnel. A special notice posted Wednesday on SAM.gov says the Enterprise Training Services Contract would expire on June 18, 2023, under the extension plan. The se...
Jason Porter, president of AT&T’s public sector and FirstNet business, was recently presented his 2022 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to the company’s office. Executive Mosaic is pleased to recognize Jason Porter as a first-time winner of the most prized and prestigious award in all of government...
Brion Bailey, former chief commercial officer at supply chain management software provider Syft, has been appointed director of federal business development at Document Storage Systems. He will be responsible for helping drive DSS’ revenue performance, grow its partner ecosystem and identify new sales opportunities in the federal health arena,...
Rich Harkey, a two-decade veteran of the professional services industry, has assumed the role of chief financial officer at Columbia, Maryland-based government technology provider GCOM. He will oversee GCOM’s accounting and finance operations with the goal of helping position itself for growth, the company said Tuesday. Harkey most recently served...
Joan Amble, founder and president of a consulting firm, has been appointed to the board of directors at Vienna, Virginia-headquartered space data provider Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR). She holds extensive audit and governance experience and aims to help Spire’s leadership team implement best practices to navigate business growth, the company said Thu...
As today’s cyber threat landscape grows ever more dangerous, federal officials are looking to zero trust for answers to their toughest cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The zero trust model operates on a foundation of “trust nothing, verify everything,” and today, organizations are moving away from the castle-and-moat approach to security an...
