Justin Magruder serves as the chief data officer at Virginia-based Science Applications International Corp., a Fortune 500 technology integrator that focuses on the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets. He is in charge of leading programs for meta and master data management. Magruder has been with SAIC since June 2020. Previously, he established the financial […]
Heather Luciano is the marketing segment leader at technology company Digital Science, which focuses on open, collaborative and inclusive research. In the said role, Luciano works as part of the central marketing team under the company’s chief customer officer and contributes to the strategic growth plans of the business. She also serves as a bridge […]
Booz Allen Hamilton has announced the launch of its HELworks business unit, focused on directed energy and high-energy lasers. According to Booz Allen’s Chief Technology Officer Susan Penfield, a Potomac Officers Club member and a three-time Wash100 winner, HELworks aims to meet modern warfighter needs, support military missions and uncover and validate cutting-edge technologies. The […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will release a broad agency announcement that will seek entities eligible to demonstrate technologies that can support the transition from hardware-based ground radio processing to cloud-based software applications. In a special notice, NOAA said the BAA aims to explore the potential of commercial capabilities to expand the National Environmental […]
The Defense Innovation Unit has awarded GM Defense a contract to build a battery pack prototype that will be used to power Department of Defense tactical military vehicles during testing and analysis. GM Defense will base the product on its Ultium electric vehicle advanced battery technology. Ultium, a combined electric vehicle battery architecture and propulsion […]
The Department of State has announced that Kelly Fletcher will join the agency as its new chief information officer. She will replace acting CIO Glenn Miller, who is set to depart in the coming months. The agency said Fletcher will be responsible for establishing the strategic direction of information technology, including oversight for $2.5 billion […]
The National Security Agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI have unveiled the most common vulnerabilities China has been exploiting since 2020 to access the government and critical infrastructure networks of the U.S. and its allies. In a new cybersecurity advisory, the agencies said that China-sponsored cyber actors aim to steal intellectual […]
A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule lifted off on board a Falcon 9 rocket on Oct. 5 from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station. The mission, called Crew-5, was the sixth astronaut flight performed under SpaceX’s partnership with NASA. Aboard the Dragon Endeavor spacecraft were American astronauts […]
Patience Samson is the vice president of corporate development at Axient. In the said role, she facilitates corporate business development, capture, proposal, marketing and communication activities and supports the company CEO in shaping corporate strategy. She has over a decade of experience supporting Department of Defense organizations and leading business development and proposal efforts in […]
Jacqueline Lampert, a Potomac Officers Club member, serves as the head of marketing at Nokia’s federal business unit. Nokia Federal offers secure, intelligent and integrated mission-critical government networks and services using its 5G, private wireless, IP wide area networks, industrial internet of things and machine learning analytics solutions. Lampert’s responsibilities include shaping and overseeing the […]
