Stephen Ambrose, chief climate scientist of Science Applications International Corp., will moderate a fireside chat session with Michael Berkowitz, a founding principal of Resilient Cities Catalyst, at GovConWire’s virtual forum on Thursday, Nov. 18. Ambrose was appointed to his current role in July and oversees an SAIC program aimed at helpin...
Rocket Lab USA (Nasdaq: RKLB) has agreed to acquire Planetary Systems Corp. in a cash-and-stock transaction to further build up its space systems business and end-to-end offerings across launch and space hardware markets. Rocket Lab said Monday it agreed to pay $42 million in cash and 1,720,841 in shares of common stock to buy PSC...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has asked vendors to submit information about space weather data offerings as the agency looks to expand its information-gathering platforms. NOAA said Wednesday it will use input from the commercial sector to plan future pilot studies and acquisition programs. The agency is interested in learning ...
Extreme weather events continue to increase in frequency and severity on a global scale, and climate change is gaining greater importance across federal government agencies’ priorities and concerns. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information, the U.S. has experienced at least...
Potomac Officers Club hosted its The Cost of AI Forum, the latest event in the Data-Driven 2021 Series, on Tuesday to bring together the elite public and private sector leaders to explore the challenges and opportunities involved with integrating innovative AI solutions and infrastructures as organizations work to keep pace with evolving adversarial...
Tony Scott, who served as federal chief information officer during the Obama administration, will take the helm of cybersecurity company Intrusion as president and CEO starting Monday. He most recently led The TonyScottGroup, a consulting firm he also established in 2017 to help clients manage their cybersecurity posture, Intrusion said Thursday. Du...
Mission Critical Partners will work with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to evaluate the state of geographic information systems in the 911 community as part of efforts to improve sharing of GIS data across the U.S. The National 911 Program at NHTSA will oversee the effort and collaborate with MCP to come up with...
An Accenture (NYSE: ACN) subsidiary has won a seven-year, $618 million task order to modernize information technology systems for the U.S. Marshals Service, a law enforcement agency under the Department of Justice responsible for securing the federal judiciary. Accenture Federal Services will continue to update the agency’s case management pla...
Dawne Hickton, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Critical Mission Solutions for Jacobs, was presented her 2021 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent 4×24 membership dinner. This marks the second consecutive year that Dawne Hickton has received the most prestigious and respected award in all of go...
Tom McCaffery, former assistant secretary for health affairs at the Department of Defense, has joined research and consulting firm Health Management Associates as a principal. He will work from HMA’s office in Washington, D.C. and brings military health care program experience to his new position, the company said Wednesday. McCaffery noted th...
