Envistacom has received a $235 million task order to provide technical assistance for satellite communications and terminals that help U.S. military and NATO forces connect during theater missions. The company said Monday its field service representatives will provide strategic and tactical satcom equipment support at the site along with engineering...
Lance Spencer, client executive vice president with AT&T Public Sector, moderated “The DoD Journey to 5G: Where We Are, Where Do We Need to Be, and What’s Next” Panel during Potomac Officers Club’s 5G Summit. The panelists addressed emerging programs, priorities and challenges within the integration process of the new 5G framework. The p...
Mike Reynolds, formerly a program manager of Caliburn International and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, has been promoted to vice president tasked with leading the company’s risk management business. He has 35 years of professional experience and will lead a line of business that offers security, training and personal protection services to senio...
CACI International (NYSE: CACI) has received a potential three-year, $96 million task order to help the U.S. Army integrate, test and deploy information technology software for processing warfighters’ electronic medical records. The company said Tuesday it will provide engineering and logistics support to the Army Medical Communications for Co...
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has continually worked to identify, adapt and deliver innovative and disruptive commercial technology solutions to enhance safety and effectiveness to maintain a competitive edge. During Potomac Officers Club’s 2021 Border Protection Innovations and Technology Forum, Rachelle Henderson, chief informatio...
Karlton Johnson, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, has been elected to be chairman of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body’s board of directors, FedScoop reported Tuesday. The report said Johnson most recently served as the CMMC-AB board vice chair and has held the chairman position on an acting basis since Septemb...
Chris DeRusha, a cybersecurity executive with experience supporting federal, state and private sector security programs, has been appointed by the Biden administration as federal chief information security officer, Nextgov reported Tuesday. DeRusha served as a member of the technology strategy and delivery team within the Biden-Harris transition tea...
Jim Bridenstine, former administrator of NASA and a previous Wash100 awardee, has joined Acorn Growth Companies, an Oklahoma City-based private equity firm focused on investing in defense, aerospace and intelligence companies, as a senior adviser. “Jim’s wealth of knowledge in the space, military, aerospace and engineering sectors will be invalu...
President Joe Biden plans to appoint former Obama administration officials Jen Easterly, Robert Silvers and Eric Goldstein to top three cybersecurity positions, Politico reported Friday. Sources said Biden is likely to name Easterly to the newly created role of national cyber director at the White House to help guide the current administration’s c...
President Joe Biden has appointed Jessica Rosenworcel as acting Federal Communications Commission chair until the Senate confirms a nominee for the permanent agency chairman position, The Verge reported Thursday. Rosenworcel was first nominated to the FCC under the Obama administration and served on the commission from May 2012 to January 2017. She ...
