TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 22, 2017 “ The Potomac Officers Club ” a division of Executive Mosaic ” has added Dr. George Nield as a Keynote Speaker for the 2017 Space: Innovations, Programs and Policies Summit. Dr. George C. Nield serves as the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation at the FAA. He has over 3...
With new developments in aerial technology growing faster than legislature can adapt, a disconnect has emerged. The applications of unmanned aerial systems (UAS or Drones) are vast and far-reaching, but where will the regulatory line be drawn between hobbyists and the military? The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently estimated that b...
Dave McClure, formerly chief strategist of cybersecurity at Coalfire’s federal business, has joined Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) federal services business as director of the federal chief information officer advisory practice. Accenture said Thursday McClure will work to advise federal CIOs on modernization strategies and digital tra...
A team composed of Dell EMC, Microsoft (NYSE: MSFT) and General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has received a potential five year, $1 billion contract to build a cloud-based collaboration and unified communications platform for the U.S. Air Force. The General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service awarded the contract as part of th...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 20, 2017 ” A General Atomics business unit has completed the first test flight activity at its recently opened Flight Test and Training Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota, using a Block 5 Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday General Atom...
Margaret Anderson, formerly executive director at Washington-based FasterCures, has joined Deloitte Consulting LLP as a managing director for federal health practice. Deloitte said Monday Anderson will oversee the firm™s health outcome improvement efforts through the advancement of platforms and collaboration with stakeholders across feder...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) a potential 10-year, $269 million contract to help NOAA’s National Weather Service operate and maintain a system designed to generate weather forecasts and warnings. Raytheon said Friday it will continue to manage and update hardware, software, archi...
Weekly Roundup September 11 – September 15 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson This week, let™s take a look at the current landscape of mergers and acquisitions in the GovCon sector. Notable M&A activity includes: CenturyLink adjusting the clo...
SNA International has won a potential five-year, $110 million from the U.S. Army to support the military’s forensic medical investigations. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will provide logistics, administrative management, scientific and technical services for the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System. ...
Within the proverbial dust cloud of the global fray, adversaries of all kinds abound. Could an antagonistic government take down our power grid or cripple our infrastructure through cyber assault? Are agricultural vulnerabilities more of a threat than a pathogen epidemic? Should the possibility of chemical attack be more of a concern to our troops...
