Ken Hunzeker, former president and CEO of Vectrus (NYSE: VEC), has joined the board of directors for SparkCognition‘s subsidiary that develops artificial intelligence technology for government and national defense applications. The retired Army lieutenant general will serve on the board of SparkCognition Government Systems, where he brings mor...
Axon (Nasdaq: AXON) has acquired virtual reality studio Foundry 45 in a push to transform public safety training with the use of immersive technology. The acquired business will operate as part of Axon’s VR team that makes scenario-based simulator training tools designed to prepare law enforcement personnel for real-world situations, the company s...
NowVertical Group has wrapped up its acquisition of Arlington, Virginia-based systems engineering and technical services provider Allegient Defense after the Canadian big data software provider received approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. NowVertical said Wednesday it purchased all of Allegient securities for approximately ...
U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Jeffrey Trussler is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at an April 20 forum hosted by GovCon Wire Events to share his outlook for service intelligence. Trussler has served as deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare and the 68th director of naval intelligence since June 2020. He previously served...
ExecutiveBiz featured Mike Costas, general manager of defense and space business at Bechtel, in its most recent Executive Spotlight interview published Tuesday. He talked about the company’s 125- year history as well as its efforts to help bridge gaps in U.S. infrastructure modernization and latest technology implementation. Costas also shared his...
Michele Miller, senior director for tactical systems engineering at Ball Aerospace, has been promoted to serve as vice president of the company’s security and mission assurance unit. She succeeds Jeff Osterkamp, who retired from the company, Ball said Monday. Miller served as director of the missile defense systems group at Northrop Grumman (N...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has formed an innovation accelerator to pursue the development of new systems intended to help domestic and international defense clients address near-peer threats. The Agile Development Group is composed of 2,500 engineers, technicians, operations professionals and program managers that will focus on developing sen...
John Goodman, chief executive of Accenture Federal Services (AFS), was presented his 2022 Wash100 Award, the most acclaimed award in all of government contracting (GovCon), by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to AFS. Visit Wash100.com to cast a vote for John Goodman as one of your TEN votes to advocate for...
Hugh Gamble, vice president of federal government affairs and public policy at Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), said government agencies should integrate sustainability into their information technology modernization efforts to help address the challenges posed by climate change. Gamble wrote that agencies seeking to achieve zero-net emissions should come up...
BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY) has appointed former U.S. military officers Joseph Kernan, John Mulholland and Michael Dickey to the company’s newly formed advisory group. They will advise the BlackSky leadership on business growth, technology investment and partnership matters, the geospatial services provider said Monday. Kernan, a retired Navy vice a...
