TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 18, 2021 — Tim Conway, president of NTT Data‘s public sector group and a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, said the company will work with Maryland to help its health department pursue “modernization and equity of care,” ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. NTT Data will support the state’s creation of a p...
The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy in Washington will continue to provide science operational support for the Hubble Space Telescope through June 30, 2026 under a potential $215 million contract extension with NASA. NASA said Tuesday the latest award allows AURA to continue supporting the operations of the Space Telescope Scie...
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...
