From his time as a naval aviator to his work at the Pentagon and at the Department of Homeland Security, all the way to his current position in the upper echelon of an impactful technology company, John Zangardi has accrued expertise in a wide range of topics. Zangardi is passionate about cybersecurity best practices, the...
The U.S. Space Force is the newest and the smallest military service in the Department of Defense — and it is responsible for the largest domain. The Space Force was established in 2019, and throughout its three years of service thus far, its leadership has made modernization an integral part of its DNA. Lisa Costa,...
Jay Jones, most recently chief operating officer of HighPoint Digital, has assumed the role of president at the government information technology and customer experience services provider. HighPoint CEO Ben Lanius said in a statement published Tuesday Jones will oversee the company’s growth initiatives by driving the tactical execution of platform...
The cloud services segment of the GovCon market is booming as government agencies prioritize modernization and migrate to the cloud. GovCon Wire spoke with PV Puvvada, CEO of NetImpact Strategies and Wash100 Award winner, to find out more about what’s driving this growth and what’s next for the cloud services market and emerging technologies....
By Mark Amtower When I speak at Association for Proposal Management Professional events, I hear of two problem areas regarding requests for proposals that have been with us for a long time. The first is we aren’t going to win because the contracting officer doesn’t know us. The second is someone got in early and...
Richard Coleman, former senior vice president and general manager of the federal sector at Axon (Nasdaq: AXON), has taken on a new role as president of the public safety technology provider’s federal business. He will oversee Axon Federal’s business performance and growth initiatives across federal law enforcement and military markets, accor...
Rory Welch, former vice president of operations and support services at Intelsat General, has transitioned to a new role as VP of international government and space at the satellite communications provider, according to a LinkedIn post published Monday. The retired U.S. Air Force colonel will oversee product management, sales and business devel...
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has begun soliciting proposals on 16 optical science disciplines, including the development of 3D printed materials, optic devices and system algorithms. NRL said in a notice posted Saturday on SAM.gov the contracting effort will have an ordering period of five years and will be conducted using a full and open...
The U.S. Special Operations Command is looking to award other transaction agreements for digital prototyping of undersea systems. SOCOM will accept white papers until March 3 and may issue OTAs to multiple proposers after a competitive demonstration and assessment process, according to a solicitation notice posted Thursday on SAM.gov. The project wi...
The Missile Defense Agency is set to award Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a five-year, $527.7 million contract to support the development of an Aegis weapon system intended to protect Guam from potential missile attacks. Lockheed’s rotary and mission systems business will equip the agency’s planned Aegis Guam System with integrated ai...
