Haywood Talcove, CEO of the government group at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, said fraud and scams using artificial intelligence are going undetected and that the Biden administration and Congress should prioritize actions to address the threat posed by AI-assisted fraud schemes, Fox News reported Tuesday. “I suspect over the next 12 months, if the g...
Amy Hart, a contract management professional with two decades of industry experience, has joined nonprofit engineering innovation company Draper as vice president of contracts. Hart will report directly to Draper President and CEO Jerry Wohletz and oversee contract life cycle management in her new position, the company said Tuesday. She has managed ...
The Defense Information Systems Agency has begun soliciting proposals for an indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity contract worth potentially $116 million to help U.S. European Command and the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic manage information technology operations. In a solicitation notice posted Tuesday on SAM.gov, DISA said ...
Trident Maritime Systems, a portfolio company of investment affiliates of J.F. Lehman & Co., has purchased the assets of Custom Alloy Corp., a provider of alloyed forgings, pipe and fittings to defense and industrial customers. CAC supplies materials for aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines and other U.S. Navy programs, JFLCO said Tuesday. “T...
Jim Rittinger, a nearly three-decade practicing attorney, has joined Empower AI as general counsel and corporate secretary. He will be responsible for all legal and corporate governance initiatives at the Reston, Virginia-based government information technology and professional services provider, Empower AI said Tuesday. “Jim’s leadership an...
Tiffanny Gates, former CEO of Novetta and a three-time Wash100 winner, has been named an operating partner at Washington, D.C.-based investment firm Capitol Meridian Partners. She will be part of a team of seasoned government and industry executives who support CMP’s strategic direction for its portfolio companies, the company said Thursday. G...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) will produce a set of equipment and communication tools for the U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party-Modernization program under a $246.4 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Under the IDIQ award, L3Harris will manufacture tactical radios, ancillary components and radio sets and stations fo...
The U.S. Space Force has released a request for proposals for a potential 10-year, $4 billion contract to provide operations, systems engineering, maintenance, sustainment and integration services to build up the capability for assured access to space from its eastern and western ranges. The Space Force Range Contract is an indefinite-delivery/indef...
Jim Taiclet, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), said he believes the company is in a “strong position” given with the White House’s fiscal year 2024 budget request of approximately $886 billion for the Department of Defense, FlightGlobal reported Sunday. The proposed budget for DOD reflects a 3.3 percent year-on-ye...
Daniel McCoy, former chief innovation officer at the Transportation Security Administration, has joined advisory firm BMNT as head of business development. He will aim to expand BMNT’s innovation and transition services to organizations involved in mission areas such as national defense, intelligence gathering, homeland security, space ex...
