The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking novel approaches to building a utility-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer through the Underexplored Systems for Utility-Scale Quantum Computing program. “If there’s an underexplored area of quantum computing showing promise for a faster breakthrough than we previously expected, we want...
The State Department has approved a $1 billion foreign military sales request to procure services and equipment from the U.S. government for a project to modernize Kuwait’s defense ministry headquarters complex. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will oversee life cycle design, construction, engineering, project management, facility and infrastr...
CyberPoint3 Holdings, a wholly owned company of Cyber Capital Partners, has acquired Point3 Security and P3F as part of efforts to expand its portfolio of cybersecurity technologies and capabilities meant to address challenges facing critical infrastructure and national security communities. “The acquisitions of Point3 Security and P3F support...
ExecutiveBiz featured LC Cook, vice president of public sector at Yext, in its most recent Executive Spotlight interview published Tuesday. She underscored the importance of artificial intelligence development and the impact of emerging technologies on the federal landscape. Cooks also discussed the core values of company culture, the federal agency...
Martha McSally, a former member of U.S. Congress and retired Air Force colonel, has joined the board of directors of defense technology provider CAES. She brings more than 35 years of national security, defense and aerospace experience to the Arlington, Virginia-based company’s board and fills the seat vacated by Wayne Berman, global head of g...
Gary Bradford, formerly a vice president of Perspecta, has joined Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) to serve as VP for enterprise capture management, G2Xchange FedCiv reported Tuesday. His LinkedIn account says the position entails oversight of a team that will work with civilian and defense customers to help address their missio...
The State Department has approved Poland’s request to buy 250 M1A2 SEPv3 main battle tanks, manufactured by General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), through an approximately $6 billion foreign military sales agreement. Pieces of equipment covered by the FMS package include 250 AN/VLQ-12 counter-improvised explosive device systems, 26 M88A2 Hercules combat rec...
UAV Factory, a portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners, has adopted the name Edge Autonomy following its combination with Jennings Aeronautics Inc. and will focus on expanding its market presence in multidomain autonomous and unmanned systems applications. Edge Autonomy said Tuesday it will be headquartered in JAI’s former corporate office...
Cameron Chehreh, a technology industry leader, has joined Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) as vice president and general manager of public sector segment. He will oversee a team of public sector professionals in driving digital transformation in internet of things, cloud, edge computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, among other areas, in suppor...
Brock Spradling, former senior manager of federal health care at IBM‘s (NYSE: IBM) Red Hat subsidiary, has been promoted to the role of federal civilian sales director, G2Xchange reported Thursday. He came to Red Hat in 2015 as lead for the software vendor’s health care team and client executive for its Defense Health Agency account....
