Mitre has appointed five former defense officials to the advisory board of its Center for Technology and National Security that handles research and analysis activities on future warfare operations and emerging technologies.
Read More »SparkCognition Launches Government-Focused AI Subsidiary With DoD Vets as Board Members
SparkCognition, an Austin, Texas-based artificial intelligence company, has formed a wholly owned AI subsidiary focused on government and national defense. SparkCognition Government Systems will deliver AI-based systems to government agencies to help them address national security needs and improve operations through data analysis, application of prescriptive and predictive analytics, autonomy technology deployment and use of natural language processing to facilitate unstructured data processing.
Read More »Former USAF Official Lisa Disbrow Joins BlackBerry Board
Lisa Disbrow, who served as the 25th undersecretary of the U.S. Air Force from January 2015 to June 2017, has been appointed to serve on the audit and risk management committee of BlackBerry's (NYSE: BB) board of directors.
Read More »Ken Krieg Named LMI Board Chair; David Zolet Quoted
Ken Krieg, a board member at LMI since 2008, has been elected to serve as board chair of the Tysons, Va.-based management consulting firm. He succeeds Todd Stottlemyer, who will continue to serve on LMI’s board, the company said Wednesday. “We are honored to see Ken step into the role …
Read More »Teresa Carlson, Lisa Disbrow Named to LMI Board
LMI has added Teresa Carlson, vice president of Amazon Web Services‘ worldwide public sector business, and Lisa Disbrow, former U.S. Air Force undersecretary, to its board of directors. Carlson and Disbrow will replace Pat McGinnis, a 14-year LMI board member who retired in May, the company said Tuesday. Carlson, a 2018 Wash100 …
Read More »Perspecta Announces Senior Leadership Team, Board of Directors; Mac Curtis Comments
Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP) has unveiled the members of its senior leadership team and board following its spinoff from DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) and combination with Vencore and KeyPoint Government Solutions. Mac Curtis, president and CEO of Perspecta, will also serve on the board of the company that started trading Friday on the New …
Read More »Weekly Roundup Feb. 22 – Feb. 26 2016: GD’s Robotics Buy Keeps Tech M&A Wheels Turning & more
Feb. 22 – Feb. 26 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Consolidation among the large players the government services market have been well-documented in spaces such as these but the product makers in GovCon also have been in on the M&A …
Read More »Weekly Roundup Sept 21 – Sept 25 2015: ULA Acquisition Talk Bubbles Again, OPM’s Latest Hack Revelation & more
Weekly Roundup Sept 21 – Sept 25 2015 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Could GovCon see at least one more blockbuster merger-and-acquisition deal in 2015? One week after Aerojet Rocketdyne’s $2 billion bid for the United Launch Alliancewas rejected, the propulsion technology …
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