Tim Solms, a technology executive with over three decades of combined military and industry experience, has been named CEO of space tracking and data analytics company Slingshot Aerospace. The U.S. Army veteran will join the company’s board of directors and oversee innovation, growth and expansion initiatives across the domestic and internatio...
Greg Davis, a business development executive, has joined the information technology business of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) as a vice president. He announced his move to General Dynamics Information Technology in a LinkedIn post published Wednesday. In his new role, Davis will serve as health, technology and life sciences leader at GDIT, according t...
A top Department of Defense procurement official for artificial intelligence has shared the Pentagon AI office’s five major goals for the rest of fiscal year 2024. Quentin McCoy, director of procurement at the DOD’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, named goals that are both expansive and focused on specific acquisition processe...
The Defense Innovation Unit is entering a new phase and occupying a unique new role within the defense technology ecosystem. In April 2023, former Apple executive Doug Beck became DIU’s newest director, and DIU was elevated back to its historic position of reporting directly to the secretary of defense. DIU’s new chapter, dubbed “DIU 3.0,” ...
Mike Smith, a 30-year veteran of DCS, has been named executive vice president and manager of the Army and Marine Corps sector at the Alexandria, Virginia-based professional services firm focused on providing engineering and technical support for the Department of Defense and other national security agencies. DCS CEO Jim Benbow said in a statement pu...
Ryan Bolchoz has been appointed chief growth officer of VivSoft Technologies. As the first to serve in this newly created role, Bolchoz will lead the company’s growth strategy, capture and business development efforts and mentor delivery teams for organic growth, VivSoft told GovCon Wire on Tuesday. “This is a monumental moment for VivSoft,” ...
Executive Mosaic is thrilled to present Ultra Intelligence & Communications CEO Jon Rucker with the 2024 Wash100 Award. This recognition marks Rucker’s first induction into the esteemed class of government contracting high-achievers. Until April, EM holds a popular vote contest where you, the reader, have the chance to vote for your favorite...
The Office of Naval Research is responsible for a variety of science and technology programs intended to deepen the Navy’s capabilities, and according to Dr. Tom Drake, head of the agency’s Ocean Battlespace Sensing Department (Code 32), ONR is currently working on many cutting-edge technologies and leveraging novel approaches to research and ...
Andy McCann, formerly assistant vice president of global sales education at Cognizant, has joined Deep Water Point & Associates as senior vice president and general manager. He assumed the role after leading sales training and coaching at Cognizant for more than five years....
Larry Satterfield, a former director at BlueHalo, has been promoted to the role of vice president of international sales at the Arlington, Virginia-based defense technology company. The former U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant brings over 15 years of experience in managing project management, logistics and international policy for the electronic warfare ...
