The General Services Administration has awarded a five-year, $674 million contract to Booz Allen Hamilton. Under the deal, Booz Allen is tasked with supporting the growth of Advana, the Department of Defense’s data analytics platform designed for improving decision-making across the agency. The platform integrates hundreds of business systems used by the DOD to make […]
IBM is working with internal experts and external advisers to establish the IBM Center for Government Cybersecurity. The center will serve as a collaborative environment that will help U.S. government agencies tackle existing and future threats to cyber infrastructure. The center will host events that will focus on the government’s technology priorities, including zero-trust frameworks […]
William Ampofo II serves as the vice president of supply chain at Boeing’s global services division, which operates in more than 70 countries. As supply chain head, Ampofo is responsible for leading all aspects of the supply chain function, including distribution and component and engine maintenance, repair and overhaul, according to his profile posted on […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has entered into a public-private partnership agreement with nonprofit organization Global Health Investment Corporation to build and commercialize technologies and medical products that will help the U.S. government respond to future health security threats. The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority’s venture arm has been tasked with leading […]
The Senate has confirmed Mike McCord as the undersecretary of defense (comptroller), a high-level civilian position appointed by the president. McCord assumes his role at the Department of Defense for the third time after holding the position between 2009 and 2014 and from 2014 to 2017. In the said role, McCord is responsible for advising […]
The acquisition team responsible for the U.S. Army’s tactical network has requested a $537 million increase in funding for fiscal year 2022. The Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical seeks $2.3 billion in funding to modernize its force as the unit gears up for the Joint All-domain Command and Control initiative. The eyed budget increase […]
Global communications company Viasat announced Tuesday that it is working to integrate its In-line Network Encryptor into a Link 16-capable low-Earth orbit satellite. The company is currently developing the experimental LEO satellite for the Air Force Research Laboratory under a $10 million contract awarded in 2019. Through Viasat’s INE, the LEO system will be equipped […]
Caitlin Hayden, who has more than 20 years of experience in national security and communications, serves as BAE Systems’ senior vice president for communications. At BAE, she is tasked with driving the company’s global narrative around its portfolio of products and services. As communications SVP, she is responsible for managing all external and internal communications […]
The Department of Defense has named Rear Adm. Jeffrey Scheidt as the deputy principal cyber adviser to the defense secretary, according to a personnel announcement. As the top uniformed cyber adviser for the Defense Department, Scheidt is responsible for managing a portfolio that includes policy implementation and personnel matters about cyber issues, C4ISRNET reported. He […]
Chris Maack is the account executive of the public sector business of computer technology company Oracle. In the role, Maack is responsible for managing customer experience accounts for U.S. federal-civilian departments and agencies such as the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Agriculture and the General Services Administration. Maack also works to enable the […]
