Tag Archives: DOD

Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has received a potential $401M prime task order with a five-month base period to help the Defense Intelligence Agency maintain and operate information technology systems.

Nand Mulchandani, chief technology officer at the Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, has been appointed director of JAIC on an interim basis.

The Government Accountability Office assessed the Department of Defense’s 121 major defense acquisition programs, information technology procurement and middle-tier acquisition initiatives worth $1.86T combined and found that DoD did not implement certain measures to achieve its goal of accelerating the delivery of capabilities despite adopting a streamlined approach to acquisition.

The Department of Defense plans to use $688M in funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act to address the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the defense industrial base and promote local job creation efforts, Defense News reported Tuesday.

Tina Jonas, a former comptroller and chief financial officer at the Department of Defense, will join the board of directors of Serco Group’s U.S. subsidiary Serco Inc. by July 1.

Potomac Officers Club hosted its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Just Beyond Tomorrow Virtual Event on May 28th featuring Dr. PW Singer, author of Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution, as the keynote speaker. 

Dave Wajsgras, a former Raytheon executive and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, and Ron Moultrie, a former senior national security official, have joined the board of directors of Altamira Technologies. “The management team at Altamira is thrilled to be able to work directly with Dave and Ron as we continue to grow our business, attract top talent and delight current and new customers across the defense and intelligence community," Ted Davies, CEO of Altamira and a former Wash100 inductee, told GovCon Wire.

Robert Work, former deputy secretary at the Department of Defense and a two-time Wash100 winner, has been named chairman of the board of directors at public sector business intelligence provider Govini.

A joint venture that includes AECOM (NYSE: ACM) has won a potential five-year, $95M contract to architect and engineer general type facilities within Naval Facilities and Engineering Command's Europe Africa Central area of operations and other locations across the globe.

General Dynamics' (NYSE: GD) ordnance and tactical systems business will manufacture and engineer Hydra-70 rocket systems for the U.S. Army under a potential $3.42B contract.