Mark Elszy is the regional vice president federal business at Dataiku, a software development company with multiple offices globally. Before his current role, he was part of Equinix initially as a federal business development executive but later as director of federal sales. Elszy was in charge of the government solutions division’s direct sales team, handling […]
A recent Deloitte report on public sector trends found that building resilience and creating stronger links between internal agencies are now top priorities. There is increasing demand for cloud and data management infrastructure, which governments are procuring from private sector organizations. Science Applications International Corp., Hitachi Vantara Federal, Corelight, Dataiku and Persistent Agility are five […]
Eight academic institutes have received $14 million in research investments as part of the Department of Energy’s Deploying Solar with Wildlife and Ecosystem Services Benefits funding program, which is intended to optimize gains from solar energy facilities while mitigating harm to nature. Researchers at selected universities and laboratories will conduct a variety of studies and […]
The Office of Personnel Management’s internal auditor has released its annual report on major challenges faced by top leadership at the agency, finding that more work needs to be done to upgrade its information technology posture. The document by OPM’s Office of the Inspector General highlighted issues such as aging infrastructure and processes as well […]
BAE Systems has secured a five-year, $143 million contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division extending technical support services for the Surface Combat Systems Center located in Wallops, Virginia. The work involves the integration of mission equipment, combat systems and computer programs used across the U.S. Navy’s ship modernization initiatives, BAE said. Previously, […]
The American Federation of Government Employees is challenging a potential amendment to the 2023 defense spending bill that would set up a civilian reserve at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Legislation introduced by Sens. Jacky Rosen and Marsha Blackburn requires the CISA director to test a new 180-day employee designation that lets ex-government workers […]
NASA scientists have found that a global 0.5 percent cap in fuel sulfur content imposed in 2020 by the International Maritime Organization reduced air pollution caused by shipping. The study entailed a computer-aided climatology of worldwide ship tracks, which are cloud trails that result from ship exhaust aerosols coming into contact with water vapor. Ship […]
Joseph Palermo is the business development director for space and airborne system mission networks at L3Harris Technologies, heading efforts to provide network and surveillance capabilities to domestic and international customers in the aviation, defense intelligence, security and space sectors. He oversees direct interaction with clientele such as the Space Development Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency […]
Stephanie Pye is the manager for strategic account planning at Parsons, where she is responsible for developing growth plans for priority customers, performing market and contract analyses and providing insights to aid executive leadership. Before her current role, she worked as a business intelligence manager at Verizon for the federal, state, local government and education […]
A new set of members making up the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Board gathered on Oct. 17 in a partially public meeting to discuss a variety of topics such as national defense and digital modernization strategies. The panel of technology experts from industry and academia now counts multiple Wash100 winners and past Potomac Officers Club speakers […]
