The General Services Administration and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have awarded contracts to Booz Allen Hamilton and Systems Engineering Solutions for the implementation of the GSA Centers of Excellence. Booz Allen Hamilton will work on building an agency-wide customer experience capability for the CoE while Systems Engineering Solutions will be responsible for […]
The Air Force has awarded SIMBA Chain, a blockchain innovator based in Plymouth, Indiana, a $1.5M contract in support of a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research Project. The project will help the Department of Defense identify opportunities for developing cyber-related capabilities to improve logistics and supply chain management solutions, which is expected to develop […]
James “Jim” Taiclet has taken on his new role as president and chief executive officer of Lockheed Martin, replacing Marillyn Hewson, who has been at the helm of the company since 2013. Following the move, Taiclet will continue serving Lockheed Martin’s board of directors while Hewson, a 2020 Wash100 winner, will take over as executive […]
Two senators have proposed a bipartisan bill, called the Artificial Intelligence for the Armed Forces Act, to ensure the continuity of the Department of Defense’s talent pipeline for cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. The bill, which was introduced by Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., calls on the defense secretary to establish a […]
Accenture Federal Services has been tasked to facilitate the modernization of the Department of Commerce’s core business systems and data platform to centralize administrative functions and promote real-time business decision-making. Under the terms of the potential 20-year, $341M contract, AFS will work on consolidating the department’s core finance, acquisition, property, enterprise data warehouse and other […]
Matt Tait, a member of the Potomac Officers Club, is set to take over as ManTech’s new chief operating officer starting July 1, the company announced Monday. The appointment wraps up Tait’s nearly two-year tenure as president of ManTech’s mission solutions and services segment, where he led the delivery of a wide array of engineering, […]
Science Applications International Corp. has secured a five-year, $2.9B task order with the Army for the continued delivery of mission engineering, integration, software development and lifecycle support services. The wide array of software development and maintenance services delivered as part of the task will support the Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center, […]
CAE, a training and simulation company based in Quebec, Canada, has named a replacement for its outgoing defense and security group president, Todd Probert, who will step down from his role on June 26. Probert, a member of the Potomac Officers Club and a former executive of Raytheon’s intelligence, information and services segment, will end […]
Kenneth Possenriede has been serving as Lockheed Martin’s chief financial officer and executive vice president since February 2019. In the said role, he handles the entirety of Lockheed Martin’s financial strategies, processes and operations. As a 15-year Lockheed Martin executive, Possenriede managed the corporation’s multiple business segments, including its aeronautics unit, where he served as […]
James Reagan, a member of the Potomac Officers Club, serves as the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Leidos, a role he assumed in July 2015. For five years now, Reagan has been responsible for all of the company’s financial activities, including accounting and financial reporting, treasury, tax, planning and analysis, and investor […]
