Dana Deasy, chief information officer at the Department of Defense and a 2019 Wash100 winner, expects DoD and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) to commence the initial deployment of a department-wide cloud computing infrastructure in February, Defense News reported Tuesday.
Read More »Nazzic Keene: SAIC Targets Multiple Gov’t Market Areas to Drive Growth
Nazzic Keene, CEO of Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) and a 2019 Wash100 winner, said that mission engineering, technology modernization and space systems market opportunities can provide a catalyst for long-tern SAIC growth, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday.
Read More »McAleese & Associates: Michael Griffin Wants DoD to Build ‘Proliferated LEO’ Constellation
McAleese & Associates has released a report on key takeaways from the remarks of Michael Griffin, undersecretary for research and engineering at the Department of Defense and a 2019 Wash100 award winner, at a Chamber of Commerce event held Tuesday. Griffin said the Pentagon must have a dedicated proliferated LEO system or constellation of small satellites in low-Earth orbit designed for the existential U.S. survival mission.
Read More »Boeing Starliner Test Dummy Named ‘Rosie the Astronaut’; Leanne Caret Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 27, 2019 — The test dummy for Boeing's (NYSE: BA) initial orbital flight test of the Starliner space taxi will be called "Rosie the Astronaut" in honor of a World War II icon, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday.
Read More »EM’s Weekly Roundup: POC Hosts Unmanned Systems in the Future Fight Forum, Baird’s 2019 Government & Defense Conference, $152M Contract for Booz Allen, Executive Moves for GDIT, Leidos & Weekly Top 10 Stories
On Tuesday, Potomac Officers Club (POC) hosted its Unmanned Systems in the Future Fight Forum featuring Maj. Gen. Peter Gersten, special assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs (AF/A5/8) for the U.S. Air Force, as the keynote speaker. In addition, an expert panel featuring Jim Thomson …
Read More »John Gaddi Named CNSI Finance SVP; Todd Stottlemyer Quoted
John Gaddi, a more than two-decade finance and accounting professional, has joined Rockville, Md.-based health information technology provider CNSI as senior vice president of finance.
Read More »Intell Vets Thomas Donnelly, Jim Gray Join SOSi; Julian Setian Quoted
Intelligence executives Thomas Donnelly and Jim Gray have joined SOS International to help the Reston, Va.-based company grow its portfolio of intelligence and analytics services and pursue future task order opportunities under the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Solutions for Intelligence Analysis 3 contract vehicle.
Read More »Steve Van Veen Joins CNSI as Proposal Operations VP; Todd Stottlemyer Quoted
Steve Van Veen, former director of growth at information technology consultancy SES, has been named vice president of proposal operations at CNSI.
Read More »ECS to Support Military Health System IT Modernization Under $116M Contract; George Wilson Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 15, 2019 — ECS will lead a project to update the Military Health System's information technology infrastructure under a potential four-year, $116M contract from the Naval Information Warfare Center's defense health IT division, ExecutiveBiz reported Nov. 7.
Read More »Sharon Hays Named Chief Technology, Strategy Officer at LMI; David Zolet
Sharon Hays, a senior fellow of LMI, has been named chief technology and strategy officer of the nonprofit consulting firm. She will lead the development of service offerings for the government sector, LMI said Tuesday.
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