Michael Baker International has appointed industry veteran Tricia Quinn as vice president of aerospace and healthcare sectors. The Pittsburgh-based engineering and consulting services provider said Wednesday Quinn will strengthen the company’s engagement with federal, state and local government agencies, health systems and industry partners and ex...
The 21st Century Cures Act, commonly referred to as the Cures Act, is entering the final year of its initially-approved nine-year run, but Department of Health and Human Services officials say they are still “hard at work” bringing it to bear. The law is meant to deliver healthcare technology and IT policy at the rapid...
The Department of Homeland Security’s Artificial Intelligence Corps was established in February to guide the agency’s use of AI to strengthen critical infrastructure and improve enterprise cybersecurity. During a panel discussion titled “DHS’s New AI Corps” at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Homeland Security Summit, officials...
DecisionPoint Corporation, a Gaithersburg, Maryland-based IT contractor, has appointed Daniel Yuly as its chief financial officer. In this role, Yuly will build on more than 20 years of experience in federal government dealings and lead the company’s finance, pricing, contracts and procurement departments, DecisionPoint said in a recent ...
With only a little over a month left to go in 2024, Potomac Officers Club—the government contracting industry’s most celebrated and successful community—has one event remaining: the 2024 Healthcare Summit. Every year, this exciting symposium gathers the most respected minds in federal healthcare technology delivery to speak directly to GovCo...
Five contractors were awarded spots on a potential five-year, $100 million blanket purchase agreement to deliver financial management and operations support services to the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer. According to an award notice posted on the Federal Procurement Data System website, the awardees ar...
Biometric identification is a foundational part of the United States’ immigration and transportation systems — a quick and, by many measures, secure and fraud-deterring way to confirm individuals’ identities in high-volume, high-traffic scenarios. It’s also a key way to sift through and find the rare individuals who may be a potential danger...
The Naval Special Warfare Command, a component of the U.S. Special Operations Command, has issued a solicitation for the Maritime Special Operations Forces Support 2.0 contract. MSOFS 2.0 Requirements The purpose of MSOFS 2.0 is to support the day-to-day operations of NSW by providing a variety of services, including logistics, equipment, management...
By Joe Paiva, Chief Operating Officer at Fearless The White House’s recent memorandum on artificial intelligence governance marks a critical moment for federal agencies and their industry partners. As AI systems become increasingly central to government operations, the memorandum establishes clear imperatives: protect civil rights and liberti...
Private equity firm OceanSound Partners has acquired Antenna Research Associates, or ARA, for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to help the latter expand its client relationships and radio frequency capabilities to facilitate the delivery of new technologies to the aerospace and defense market. New York-based OceanSound said Tuesday ARA’s ...
