The public sector subsidiary of Connection (Nasdaq: CNXN), a provider of information technology products and services, was awarded a potential six-year, $125 million blanket purchase agreement for Microsoft offerings. Connection Public Sector Solutions will deliver specific Microsoft products and ancillary services to the Administrative Office of th...
Michael Langman has transitioned to the role of vice president of commercial aerospace & defense sales and business development at SparkCognition, where he previously served as VP of strategy, sales and business development for its government systems business. He announced his move to the multi-industrial corporate parent of SparkCognition Gover...
The Defense Innovation Unit awarded 90 prototype other transaction contracts to commercial companies and transitioned 10 commercial technology platforms to Department of Defense users in fiscal year 2023, bringing DIU’s cumulative transition rate to 51 percent. According to DIU’s annual report, the number of awarded prototype OT contracts reflec...
Peter Carlson, formerly vice president of financial planning and analysis at DMI, has been appointed chief financial officer at the McLean, Virginia-based provider of end-to-end digital transformation services. Carlson has over two decades of experience in strategic planning, professional services, mergers and acquisitions, business integration and ...
The U.S. Space Force has unveiled a new strategy detailing how the service branch will enhance its capability development processes and foster commercial partnerships to improve the country’s competitive advantage. The military branch said Wednesday it will implement the Commercial Space Strategy through four lines of effort: collaborative tra...
Carrie George, formerly a vice president at L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), has been named VP, chief financial officer and treasurer at nonprofit research and development company Draper. George, who brings to the role two decades of aerospace and defense industry experience, will oversee efforts to drive the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company...
Battelle has received a potential seven-year, $350 million contract from U.S. Special Operations Command for the acquisition of nonstandard commercial vehicles. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers lifecycle replacement of USSOCOM’s fleet of NSCVs, ancillary vehicle modifications and supply of armament, communications an...
Artificial intelligence has defined the technological landscape in the United States for nearly the past two years. As leaders from the public and private sectors alike grapple with the new AI era, data governance and democratizing AI access have emerged as key priorities, especially for agencies like the Central Intelligence Agency. “I cannot str...
Bill Luebke, formerly principal accounting officer, senior vice president and controller at Peraton, has been named chief financial officer at Agile Defense, succeeding Daniel Yuly, who will transition into a new role at the company. Luebke will be responsible for overseeing the overall financial management and strategy functions at Agile Defense an...
5G communications are not merely the province of our cell phones: they come with abundant potential for government and military uses and for bolstering national security. They can play a key role in Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control, be implemented when building smarter cities and in enhancing the warfighter’s toolkit. U.S. federal off...
