Jason Weiss, a senior information technology modernization professional, has been appointed chief software officer at the Department of Defense, FedScoop reported Friday. He will lead efforts to modernize legacy applications and implement modern software development practices across DOD. Weiss joined the Pentagon in January as director of software m...
In August, the Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate recently published a strategy to maximize technological opportunities from artificial intelligence and machine learning. “Through this strategy, S&T will build and apply expertise to help the department fulfill the game-changing promise of AI/ML techn...
Marion Kennedy, a more than 25-year federal government and industry leader, has joined LMI as vice president of intelligence market. Pete Pflugrath, senior VP of markets and growth at LMI, said in a statement published Thursday said Kennedy’s hands-on experience in growing intelligence-related businesses in the private sector and supporting the de...
NASA has awarded a pair of contracts worth $253.4 million combined to General Electric‘s (NYSE: GE) aviation subsidiary and MagniX USA to develop and demonstrate electrified propulsion systems intended for commercial aircraft. The two companies will participate in the Electric Powertrain Flight Demonstration project within a five-year period, ...
General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) mission systems business has won a potential five-year, $275.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the design, development and testing of a maritime mine deployment system. The company will deliver a prototype of the Hammerhead system meant to detect and engage anti-submarine warfare targets, the Department of ...
Brian Drzewiecki, a finance professional with more than two decades of industry experience, has joined Research Innovations Inc. as chief operating officer and chief financial officer. He will oversee RII’s overall business activity that covers its financial and operational planning functions, the company said Thursday. His career includes exe...
Garry Dean, a retired U.S. Air Force major general and a member of the board of advisers at Peduzzi Associates, has been appointed president of the Alexandria Virginia-based business development services provider in a move slated to take effect Oct. 1. He has served on the advisory board over the past four years and will...
ICF (Nasdaq: ICFI) has secured a position on a potential $150 million multiple-award contract from the National Institutes of Health for biomedical technical and data management services in support of its National Cancer Institute. The digital services company said Wednesday it will provide scientific computing infrastructure and expertise in health...
James “Hondo” Geurts, formerly assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, has been named to the advisory board of the Silicon Valley Defense Group. “I am excited to join the SVDG team as the organization continues to bridge the gap between the Department of Defense and the technology community,” Geurts, a prev...
A Tutor Perini (NYSE: TPC) subsidiary will construct a machine gun range at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam as part of a three-year, $122 million contract awarded by the Pacific Division of the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command. Black Construction’s project at the Northwest Field includes the development of a multi-lane, multi-purpo...
