Financial services firm Baird, which has deep involvement in the government contracting community through advisements on major mergers and acquisitions deals, has announced the schedule and speaker slate for the 2024 edition of its annual Defense & Government Conference. According to details shared with GovCon Wire, the always-vital gathering ...
The Department of Homeland Security is conducting market research in support of its Biometric Identity Research and Development program. According to a request for information notice posted on SAM.gov, DHS’ Office of Biometric Identity Management is transitioning from the hardware-based Automated Biometric Identification System to the cl...
John Bell was elevated to the role of chief technology officer at HII‘s (NYSE: HII) mission technologies division, where he most recently served as technical director. The executive announced his promotion via a LinkedIn post published Saturday. According to the company website, the new HII Mission Technologies CTO is responsible for technical...
Barbara Larson, an industry executive with more than two decades of experience in financial operations management and leadership, has joined SentinelOne as chief financial officer. She will have oversight of SentinelOne’s FP&A, accounting, tax and treasury, investor relations and internal audit as well as other global financial operations,...
RTX (NYSE: RTX) subsidiary Raytheon has received a potential $1.19 billion contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to produce and supply advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles to domestic and foreign military sales customers. The Department of Defense said Wednesday the award also covers the delivery of AMRAAM telemetry systems, initial and...
For 10 years, Potomac Officers Club has provided a unique offering to the government contracting community with its Intel Summit: rare and open access to top Intelligence Community officials. IC members are notoriously elusive, secretive and hard-to-reach, so POC has fostered a trusted and secure environment for them to communicate with the industr...
David Birken, a management consulting and technology expert, was tapped to serve as senior vice president of digital modernization & experience at ICF (NASDAQ: ICFI). The global consulting and technology services provider said Tuesday Birken will oversee ICF’s federal technology and digital experience business and supervise a tea...
G. Maliek Ferebee, a human resources professional with nearly 25 years of industry experience, has been named chief human capital officer at BlueHalo. The aerospace and defense contractor said Monday Ferebee will supervise its HR operations. He will be responsible for developing a talent pool of professionals with a focus on diversity, equ...
By Harris Quddos, Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General chief information officer and chief AI officer Application rationalization is a crucial step for government contracting organizations aiming to streamline operations, cut costs and embrace the latest technologies. However, transitioning from an overloaded application portfolio t...
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency plans to launch a competition for a blanket purchase agreement to provide program management and operations support services for its Stakeholder Engagement Division. According to a notice published on the Acquisition Planning Forecast System, CISA intends to compete the Council Management Program ...
