The U.S. government is at the forefront of the digital era, and its use of technology is no exception. With various federal agencies utilizing cutting-edge technology, from artificial intelligence to blockchain, there’s always something new to learn in the tech world. According to the government accountability office (GAO), the technology moderniz...
Boeing‘s (NYSE: BA) Insitu subsidiary has secured a four-year, $160.3 million contract to provide training, test and engineering services in support of the U.S. Navy’s RQ-21A Blackjack and ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicles. Insitu will also perform organizational-level maintenance work, install hardware, develop noncommercial software a...
Rick Stengard, formerly an executive vice president at Meridian Technologies, has joined management consulting provider Innovate to serve as chief growth officer and provide corporate strategy oversight. He will be responsible for driving business growth through pursuits of new market opportunities and scaled delivery of information technology and a...
Chris Donaghey, senior vice president for corporate development at Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) over the past four years, has been appointed chief financial officer and chief operating officer at laser technology manufacturing company Applied Energetics. His appointment is effective Aug. 1 and he will be responsible for over...
Rich Wilkinson, senior director of industry marketing at Unanet, has published his most recent feature article for Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program to discuss the results of the 2021 GAUGE Report that found that government contractors have a winning rate of about 50 percent or less. In the featured article, Gov...
The United States government is contending with evolving adversaries in a global race for advanced technology. As competition intensifies, it’s clear that modernization is no longer an option, but a requirement. Now, federal leaders are working to simultaneously harness the power of emerging technologies while modernizing its outdated legacy syste...
General Electric (NYSE: GE) has unveiled the brand names and logos of the public companies it will establish as the Boston-based industrial conglomerate splits into three independent businesses focused on aviation, health care and energy sectors. The company said Monday its health care business will operate under the name GE HealthCare and its aviat...
The U.K. defense ministry has announced a potential $2.79 billion investment to equip its fleet of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets with a new radar designed to provide pilots with situational awareness capability by enabling them to detect and track multiple ground and aerial targets. BAE Systems will integrate the European Common Radar System Mk 2...
Ted Colbert, president and CEO of Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) defense, space and security business, said the company has learned lessons from the Air Force One contract and will explore various contracting approaches to help inform future decision-making for customer programs, Defense News reported Sunday. “We have learned a ton of lessons, especially a...
The Department of Defense has begun its search for a new executive who will succeed Michael Brown as director of the Defense Innovation Unit, which helps DOD speed up the adoption of commercial technologies to strengthen national security. Brown, a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, will step down from his role as DIU director once his...
