MetTel has received a potential $58 million contract to provide internet protocol network services to the U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Command. The company said Tuesday it will update command infrastructure to support computers, telephones, mobile devices and video collaboration applications. Under the contract, USMC’s recruitment organization...
Lisa Brown, former senior vice president of delivery operations at Customer Value Partners, has been elevated to chief customer officer at the Fairfax, Virginia-based technology consultancy. The 13-year company veteran will aim to identify service gaps and understand client requirements in the newly created position, CVP said Wednesday. Brown has ga...
A roster of renowned leaders from the Department of Defense will convene on Wednesday during McAleese and Associates’ “FY2023 Defense Programs” Conference to discuss the top programs and initiatives the department is prioritizing currently and in the future. “I have attended and enjoyed this event multiple times,” said Jim Garrettson, CE...
Joseph Kearney, a more than 25-year industry veteran, has been named vice president of business development at Octo’s B3 Group subsidiary. He will support the Octo health business unit in efforts to develop new business opportunities, strategic alliances and capture and proposal plans, B3 Group said Wednesday. Kearney most recently served as v...
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has closed its approximately $19.7 billion cash acquisition of artificial intelligence company Nuance Communications as both companies aim to offer cloud-based AI platforms. Microsoft first announced the $56-per-share deal in April last year and the multinational technology company said Friday that Mark Benjamin will continu...
The U.S. Navy has awarded 63 companies positions on a potential five-year, $249.7 million contract to provide rapid development and prototyping and systems integration support to help the military branch meet new and emerging requirements and advance the growth of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s services portfolio at Webster O...
Jeffrey Specht, most recently executive director of the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, has joined Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) as senior director for government security. He brings to Oracle 27 years of experience as a civil servant and will oversee the company’s efforts in delivering support and building partnerships with DOD, the U.S. intellig...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a five-year, $111 million contract to modernize and sustain U.S. Navy aircraft that functions as the service branch’s communications relay and airborne command post. The company said Wednesday it will set up a production line at its Aircraft Maintenance and Fabrication Center in Lake Charles, Lou...
Jacobs (NYSE: J) has announced plans to establish a business unit that will focus on creating and delivering cyber, data, cloud and digital technology platforms to customers, and tapped Caesar Nieves, senior vice president of cyber and intelligence, to lead the new unit as executive VP. The company said Thursday the establishment of the Divergent...
Gibbs & Cox, a Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) subsidiary, has secured a potential five-year, $318.7 million contract to help the U.S. Navy design surface combat ships, with an initial focus on the next-generation guided missile destroyer. Contract work supports the development of future combatant platforms and will initially drive design, technology integr...
