CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) has agreed to purchase Annapolis Junction, Maryland-based Praxis Engineering Technologies for approximately $235 million in cash in a move to expand its capabilities in mission applications development and broaden its market presence in the intelligence community. Both companies expect to complete the acquisition by the t...
Mark Cherry, president and chief operating officer at Manassas, Virginia-based autonomous systems maker Aurora Flight Sciences, has been appointed to succeed Darryl Davis as vice president of Boeing™s (NYSE: BA) Phantom Works technology arm. Davis, who served as head of Phantom Works for a decade, will transition into a program management ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 17, 2017 ” Amazon Web Services (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) have collaborated to launch a deep learning library that will work to support the development, prototyping and deployment of machine learning models, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. Microsoft said Thursday the open source Gluon platform se...
Hitachi Data Systems™ federal business has officially used Hitachi Vantara Federal as its new company name in an effort to advance the delivery of big data, analytics and internet of things platforms and services to government and commercial clients. Hitachi Vantara Federal said Monday the rebrand seeks to reflect its parent company™s new ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 16, 2017 ” Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) and industry partners CMI Defense and ST Kinetics will jointly develop a ground combat vehicle prototype that the team aims to offer for the U.S. Army‘s Mobile Protected Firepower program, ExecutiveBiz reported Oct. 6. ST Kinetics’&nbs...
Yogesh Khanna, chief technology officer at CSRA (NYSE: CSRA), has been promoted to a senior vice president position at the Falls Church, Virginia-based government information technology services contractor. “Through his dedication and commitment to excellence, Yogesh has pioneered new business offerings and spearheaded our cloud consult...
Six companies have won spots on a potential $97.4 million U.S. Navy indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that covers operational test and evaluation analytical services to various projects managed by the Chief of Naval Operations. The Defense Department said Friday contractors will vie for task orders to help the CNO and Commander, Opera...
Weekly Roundup October 9 – October 13 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Top Five Systems Integration CEOs and Companies This past week the GovCon community experienced a number of high-profile occurrences, such as a significant merger and executive moves...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 13, 2017 ” AT&T (NYSE: T) and the First Responder Network Authority have unveiled a program that seeks to facilitate the development of communications tools and other applications for first responders, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the developer program aims to drive innovation focus...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7KPBHPEMM0 DARPA™s OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program envisions future small-unit infantry forces using small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) and/or small unmanned ground systems (UGSs) in swarms of 250 robots or more to accomplish diverse missions in complex urban environments. By leveraging and ...
