Lisa Sherhart, a senior human resources executive with over three decades of industry experience, has been promoted to chief human resources officer at Accenture‘s (NYSE: ACN) federal business arm. She will assume her new post on Dec. 1 and succeed retiring CHRO Susann Bresnahan, who will remain a strategic adviser to Accenture Federal Service...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) elevated the role of Jay Watson from director of advanced strategic programs to vice president of strategic reentry programs at the company’s missile defense operations, he announced in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday. Watson has been with Lockheed for almost three decades, joining in 1995 as engineering and science ma...
IBM (NYSE: IBM) has launched a $500 million venture fund intended for artificial intelligence-focused early-stage and hyper-growth startups. The company said Tuesday IBM Enterprise AI Venture Fund will support the advancement of generative AI technology and research while expanding the company’s AI partnership ecosystem. The investment is...
The 2023 Homeland Security Summit | Potomac Officers Club is happening on Nov. 15, 2023. Catch your favorite speakers discussing about national security and how they plan to twart foreign threats by clicking here. The MQ-9 Reaper drones have revolutionized surveillance and targeting capabilities in the 21st century. With advanced technology a...
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) has won a potential $579 million contract to help the U.S. Space Force sustain a unified command and control capability for military satellite communications. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers sustainment and post-production development services for the Command-and-Contro...
Chris Wysopal, co-founder and chief technology officer at Veracode, said government agencies should advance the adoption of software that is secure by design by educating developers and providing them with the tools they need to integrate security into every aspect of software development. In an article published on Carahsoft.com, Wysopal wrote abou...
James Parys, formerly a senior vice president at Parsons (NYSE: PSN), has been appointed VP of strategic capture command and control and intelligence at Ultra Intelligence & Communications, according to a recently published LinkedIn post. The former U.S. Navy operations specialist most recently served as SVP of mission solutions growth and VP of...
Private equity firm Bain Capital is about to finalize its acquisition of consulting firm Guidehouse for $5.3 billion including debt and an agreement is expected as early as Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported. Guidehouse caters to the departments of Defense, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs and other federal government agencies. It also p...
In the four and a half years since its inception, the Space Development Agency has challenged the status quo and provided the defense landscape with a glimpse of the Pentagon’s next era of innovation. As the Director of SDA, Dr. Derek Tournear has been a vocal champion of change, and he’s not afraid to be a...
Donald Speranzini, a defense and space industry veteran, has assumed the role of vice president and general manager of ground systems and services at Ball Corp.’s (NYSE: BALL) aerospace business, he announced in a LinkedIn post. In this capacity, he works with customers in the defense and intelligence community to deliver ground systems and comman...
