Aaron Weis needs little introduction. The technology maven built a reputation through years spent as a chief information officer and business leader in the private sector at small and midsized companies, before becoming a senior advisor to the Department of Defense CIO in 2018. He had overseen technology divisions of multibillion-dollar organization...
The Department of Defense aims to transform the battlefield with advanced autonomous systems through its ambitious and potentially game-changing Replicator initiative. This program seeks to rapidly develop and deploy thousands of low-cost, expendable drones and robotic systems to stay ahead of global competition and achieve technological superiority...
Dr. Neil Thurgood joined Anduril Industries in 2023 as senior vice president in charge of the air and ground deterrence unit after a nearly four-decade career in the U.S. Army. The retired lieutenant general is an expert in hypersonics — he was director of hypersonics, space, directed energy and rapid acquisition for the Army. Indeed, ‘rapi...
Northrop Grumman has received an other transaction agreement from the U.S. Army worth approximately $481.3 million to provide software updates for the military branch’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System, or IBCS. The Department of Defense said Thursday the company will perform work in Alabama, Florida, Maryland and Virgi...
The U.S. Marine Corps and Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific will set up a technology lab in late January to allow engineers and other experts to develop prototypes into scalable, deployable 5G networks to support warfighters operating in denied and contested environments, USNI News reported Tuesday. “We want a lab that can answer questions ...
LiDAR, or light detection and ranging, has emerged as a pivotal technology in various industries, offering unparalleled precision in mapping and imaging. However, its strategic use in military applications and critical infrastructure has raised significant concerns regarding national security, particularly as adversarial nations like China adva...
Kristie Grinnell was appointed executive vice president and chief information officer at TD SYNNEX, effective Jan. 20. She came to TD SYNNEX after holding the CIO post at DXC Technology, the global distributor and aggregator for the IT ecosystem said Thursday. “Kristie brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of transformational lea...
Heather Gerczak, chief administrative officer at Integral Federal, has been named chair of Executive Mosaic’s 4×24 Contracts Group. The 4×24 Executive Leadership Program unites senior industry executives and top government officials through a series of dinners designed to increase collaboration between public and private sector...
Amentum posted $8.4 billion in generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, revenues for fiscal year 2024 and reported $13.9 billion in FY 2024 pro forma revenues, reflecting a 4 percent year-over-year increase associated with new contract awards and growth on existing programs. In an earnings release published Monday, the Chantilly, Virginia-...
Executive Mosaic has selected Aaron Weis, managing director of technology at Google Public Sector and a five-time Wash100 awardee, as chairman of the CIO Group for the 4×24 Executive Leadership Series. The 4×24 Executive Leadership Program provides a space for government contracting leaders and industry executives to connect...
