When Steve Karp stepped into the role of chief innovation officer for government contractor-focused software company Unanet, he did so knowing that a big part of the job would be continuing to push the envelope to give GovCons more of the intelligent tools they need to deliver superior project outcomes and, ultimately, grow their businesses...
Maj. Gen. Paul Stanton, commanding general of the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence and Fort Gordon, has been nominated by President Joe Biden to become the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency. The nomination also covers Stanton’s appointment to the grade of lieutenant general and as commander of the Joint Forces Headquarte...
Jonathan Greenert, a retired U.S. Navy admiral, will take on the role of chair of the board of directors at the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems. He will succeed Kelly Ayotte, a former senator who has held the position of board chair at BAE Systems Inc. since December 2021, the company said Friday. Ayotte will...
Michael Leins, a finance executive with over two decades of industry experience, has been appointed vice president of finance at SpyCloud, an Austin, Texas-based provider of cybercrime analytics. Notably, he spent over two years at Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL), where he focused on mergers and acquisitions and led business case development and valu...
The Department of the Air Force has begun seeking feedback on a draft performance work statement of a potential five-year contract to provide advisory and assistance services to the Space Systems Command Contracting Directorate’s front office and staff divisions. The A&AS contract has a one-year base period with four option years and cover...
John Ofenloch, former operating partner at multi-strategy investment firm Satori Capital, has joined private equity firm AE Industrial Partners as president of the AE Shoals Manufacturing and Technology Center. In this capacity, Ofenloch will help accelerate AE Shoals’ occupancy, drive its campus expansion efforts and oversee the aerospace and...
Last month, the Department of Homeland Security published a far-reaching strategy setting a direction for future research and development investments. The Innovation, Research and Development Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2024-2030 identifies eight strategic priority research areas, or SPRAs, for DHS to focus on as it realigns its technologic...
Culmen International has appointed Chief Financial Officer Myron Thomas as president and John Fallon, vice president of corporate operations, as chief operating officer. The company announced the leadership moves in a LinkedIn post published Wednesday. Thomas will continue to serve as CFO and assume additional responsibilities as president, overseei...
Merlin Labs has agreed to acquire EpiSys Science, a provider of tactical artificial intelligence software, in a move to expand the autonomous flight technology developer’s multidomain autonomy offerings for the defense market. EpiSci offers its Tactical AI platform for various Department of Defense initiatives including the AFWERX Autonomy Pri...
The U.S. Army is currently undergoing a sweeping modernization effort to upgrade its reservoir of capabilities. While technology itself is a key piece of this movement, so are acquisition and production, and the service branch is exploring ways to transform acquisition processes. According to Young Bang, principal deputy assistant secretary of the ...
