The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and In-Q-Tel, the intelligence community’s investment arm, will collaborate to help 150 research teams transition ideas from laboratories to the technology production phase over the next five years through the Embedded Entrepreneurship Initiative, Nextgov reported Thursday. Through EEI, the agency ...
Will Roper, former assistant secretary of the U.S. Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics and a three-time Wash100 Award winner, has joined the board of advisers of air combat training technology developer Red 6 to share his expertise in support of the company’s Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System. “His in-depth knowledge of ...
James Sullivan, an information technology professional with more than two decades of experience, has been appointed executive director of NetImpact Strategies‘ federal civilian business. Sullivan will be responsible for driving NetImpact’s digital transformation strategy and growing the unit through communication, training and mentoring ...
Comtech Telecommunications (Nasdaq: CMTL) has acquired Canada-based satellite ground equipment provider UHP Networks in a deal that includes $24 million worth of shares as an upfront payment. As part of the agreement, Comtech will pay an additional $5 million in cash and/or stock contingent on fulfillment of certain conditions over the next 12 month...
David Ray, a former executive and more than 15-year veteran of Raytheon, has joined Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) as senior vice president in charge of space business, G2Xchange FedCiv reported Thursday. In his new capacity, Ray will be responsible for strategy development and profit and loss functions within SAIC’s spa...
The U.S. Navy has awarded 11 companies positions on a potential five-year, $249.7 million contract to provide technical services in support of the service branch’s cybersecurity operations, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems and ISR activities. The Department of Defense said Thursday the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific ...
Hensel Phelps Construction has received a potential $83.6 million task order from the U.S. Navy to convert various facilities on the Hawaiian island of Oahu into intermittent administrative spaces for the U.S. Pacific Fleet commander. The company will build office and conference rooms, renovate restrooms, repaint wall and ceiling structures as part ...
Lelah Manz, senior vice president for web performance at Akamai Technologies (Nasdaq: AKAM), said edge computing complements cloud-based centralization that could help government agencies manage security risks and mitigate inefficiencies. “Processing data locally at edge nodes can eliminate latency bottlenecks and open up opportunities to capitali...
The General Services Administration has released a request for information as it works on a new best-in-class, multiple-award contract meant to support federal agencies’ needs for services. The office of professional services and human capital categories within GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service started work on the BIC MAC indefinite-delivery/ind...
Bill Kalogeros, a 25-year sales veteran in the government market, has joined archTIS as director of federal and defense industry base. His appointment coincides with the launch of the Australian security technology provider’s sales and channel practice that will focus on insider threat protection and sensitive data protection offerings for the...
