DMI has purchased Aurotech for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to broaden its technical capabilities in data and analytics, build up its portfolio of digital transformation services and expand its client base in federal markets. Aurotech was founded in 2007 and provides application development, cybersecurity, data science and analytics, digita...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is eyeing a cloud migration that could be transformative for the agency’s National Weather Service and open up new possibilities for the future of forecasting, according to a top NWS official. Mary Erickson, acting assistant administrator for NOAA and acting director for NWS, said her organizatio...
Poland on Tuesday signed a potential $4.75 billion deal to buy 250 U.S.-made Abrams tanks as part of the Central European country’s initiative to reinforce its armed forces and deter potential Russian aggression on its eastern border. The agreement includes the procurement of 26 M88A2 Hercules maintenance vehicles, 17 M1074 joint assault bridg...
The Federal Acquisition Service at the General Services Administration announced leadership changes that are set to take effect on April 24, Federal News Network reported Friday. “These adjustments will allow FAS to take procurement innovation to the next level and improve the customer and supplier experience, Sonny Hashmi, commissioner of FAS and...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released an annual report outlining NOAA’s 2021 accomplishments in research and development and one of those is the Future Seas project. The Future Seas project explored how climate change could impact West Coast fisheries using models and how fishing communities prepare for the effects of cl...
Lou Von Thaer, president and CEO of Battelle, has been selected to receive a 2022 Wash100 Award for stewarding the nonprofit organization to position itself for annual revenue growth and its management role at eight of the 17 Department of Energy national laboratories. This marks Von Thaer’s fourth consecutive induction and seventh Wash100 win o...
David Norquist, former deputy secretary at the Department of Defense, has been appointed president and CEO of the National Defense Industrial Association in a move that takes effect May 1. NDIA said Thursday James Boozer, the trade group’s executive vice president, will assume leadership of the association on an acting basis before Norquist of...
GovCon Wire Events will host a fireside chat on Tuesday, April 5 with Mary Erickson, acting assistant administrator for weather services at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and acting director of the National Weather Service. Erickson will offer insights on weather and climate forecasting and how NWS works to improve satellite, ai...
Professional services firm cBEYONData has acquired Alta Via Consulting for an undisclosed sum to establish a combined entity that will provide enterprise resource planning, financial and data analytics platforms and services to federal government customers. The combined firm will operate with over 240 employees that are focused on delivering busines...
A McAleese & Associates report says President Joe Biden’s $5.8 trillion budget request for fiscal year 2023 suggests that the federal government now accounts for 23 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product valued at approximately $25.6 trillion. Jim McAleese, founder of McAleese & Associates and a three-time Wash100 winner, said the prop...
