Gen. John Murray: Army Futures Command Engages With Austin Area for Tech Pursuits
Gen. John Murray, commanding general of U.S. Army Futures Command (AFC) and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, said he sees Austin, Texas, as a potential technology hub for AFC's software development programs. Murray and Craig Enoch, board chair at the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, spoke virtually on Dec. 17 to discuss the AFC’s pursuits, including […]
PAE Receives $151M in Task Orders to Support Aircraft Maintenance; CEO John Heller Quoted
PAE announced on Wednesday that the company has received two task orders under the U.S. Air Force Contract Field Team Services indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity services (IDIQ) contract with a combined value of $151.8 million, with a ceiling value of $11.4 billion. Through the new task orders, PAE will support aircraft maintenance at the Naval […]
Leidos Accelerating Transition of $7.7B Navy NGEN Recompete Contract; Gerry Fasano Quoted
Leidos will be accelerating its transition to modernize its enterprise network through the $7.7 billion Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) Recompete contract from the Department of the Navy that the company won back in Feb. 2020, Defense Daily reports. “We actually briefed the Navy on Friday and they accepted the recommendation that will allow us […]
Former Gov’t Cyber Officials Discuss Possible Outcomes If Adversaries Get Into DoD Networks; Jan Tighe Quoted
Although the Department of Defense (DoD) reported that there has been no sign of breach to date linked to a cyber vulnerability involving SolarWinds’ Orion Network Management products, former cybersecurity officials at the government discussed several scenarios that could occur as a result of hackers making their way into DoD’s computer networks, C4ISRNET reported Sunday. […]
L3Harris Wins $496M U.S. Navy Contract to Deliver Prototype Tactical Jamming Pods; James Geurts Quoted
L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a five-year, $496 million contract by the U.S. Navy to deliver prototype tactical jamming pods, the company reported on Monday. L3Harris’ pods will be designed to extend U.S. Air superiority. The Navy said that the contract supports the final design and manufacturing of eight operational prototype pods with four test […]
NuWave Solutions Acquires ProModel Government Services; GovCon Expert Reggie Brothers; Baird’s Jean Stack Quoted
NuWave Solutions announced on Tuesday its acquisition of ProModel Government Services, a leading provider of mission critical predictive and prescriptive analytic software solutions to the U.S. government, for an undisclosed amount. “ProModel Government Services is uniquely qualified to help federal government agencies with their decision making, ensure that their processes are more efficient and their […]
Will Roper: Next-Gen Aircraft to Utilize AI for Pilot Support
Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics and three-time Wash100 Award winner, said the service branch's future sixth-generation aircraft will feature an artificial intelligence co-pilot, Breaking Defense reported Friday. The Next-Generation Air Dominance program will apply AI as a support platform for human pilots aboard the future aircraft. Roper […]
USSF Chief Gen. John Raymond Joins Joint Chief of Staff
Gen. John Raymond, chief of space operations and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, has been inducted into the Department of Defense's (DoD) Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), DOD News reported Friday. Raymond, as mandated by law, joins the chief of naval operations, the U.S. Marine Corps commandant and the U.S. Army's and U.S. Air Force's corresponding […]
Rep. Adam Smith Raises Concerns Over Plans to End Dual-Hat Structure for NSA, Cybercom
Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), has warned leaders at the Department of Defense (DoD) against ending the dual-hat relationship between U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) and the National Security Agency (NSA). “Any action to sever the dual-hat relationship could have grave impacts on our national security, especially during a […]
Letitia ‘Tish’ Long Receives Her Second Wash100 Award
Letitia “Tish” Long, chairwoman of the board of directors for Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA), was presented her second Wash100 Award by the CEO of Executive Mosaic Jim Garrettson on Thursday. Previously, Tish Long received her first Wash100 Award in 2014 for leadership and strong drive for geomatics, emerging technologies and advanced analytic techniques […]
Parsons, NJ TRANSIT Deploy PTC System to Increase Transit Safety; Chuck Harrington Quoted
Parsons has announced that NJ TRANSIT (NJT) has completed the final deployment of its Positive Train Control (PTC) system, which will increase the safety of rail transit, Parsons reported on Friday. "Achieving this critical milestone was made possible by the combined collaboration, innovation, and determination of NJ TRANSIT, Federal Railroad Administration, Parsons and Alstom. The […]
Jim Bridenstine: NASA-USDA Partnership Aims to Transform Agricultural Production Through Earth Observations
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) and NASA will collaborate to explore the potential of Earth observation systems and other space-based technology to address agricultural research challenges. NASA said Thursday the partnership also seeks to address measures recommended in the 2017 Earth Science decadal survey report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Jim […]
Anthony Robbins Receives Third Wash100 Award for Driving Innovation in AI, Data, RPA
Anthony Robbins, vice president of public sector at NVIDIA, received his third Wash100 Award for driving data use and innovation in artificial intelligence within federal agencies and across the federal sector. Over the past year, Robbins has remained vocal on the importance of federal agencies leveraging the capabilities of AI, data and robotic process automation […]
Gen. John Raymond: Space Force to Launch Space Systems Command in Spring 2021
Gen. John Raymond, chief of space operations and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, has said the U.S. Space Force plans to establish its proposed Space Systems Command (SSC) in early 2021, Inside Defense reported Tuesday. Raymond said at a press briefing that the service branch concluded its final planning procedures for SSC and is slated to […]
PAE Secures Task Order to Provide COVID-19 Testing Services; John Heller Quoted
PAE has been awarded a task order to provide COVID-19 testing services for winter and spring sports for all 14 universities of the Southeastern Conference, the company reported on Wednesday. “PAE is providing its expeditionary skillset to entities across the country for COVID-19 response efforts, including these testing services that have been vital to supporting […]