General Dynamics Information Technology has landed a $112M blank purchase agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services to provide support to the Health Resources and Services Administration. The contract requires GDIT to provide both operations and maintenance and development, modernization and enhancement services for the Bureau of Health Workforce and the National Practitioner […]
Perspecta has appointed Orlando Figueredo, a past Wash100 winner, as its new vice president of business development for its intelligence group. In the said role, Figueredo will lead all of the intelligence group’s business development activities, including developing a robust pipeline, defending the company’s contract recompetes and expanding company growth. Sean Mullen, the company’s senior vice […]
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a request for information notice in search of an artificial intelligence-based interactive, realistic simulation prototype capable of generating synthetic data to test information technology systems within the agency. The IRS is specifically interested in a prototype with mechanisms similar to the game “The Sims” that can simulate real-life events […]
Henry Sowell joined Cloudera in August 2015 as chief information officer of its government solutions business and senior director of its solutions engineering arm. In the said roles, Sowell helped drive the company’s over 300 percent on-year revenue growth in 2017 and 2018 through setting a strategic technology vision that supported potential business opportunities. He […]
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has appointed Army Undersecretary James McPherson to serve as acting secretary of the U.S. Navy. McPherson will replace Thomas Modly, who resigned after receiving backlash for his response to the dismissal of the commanding officer of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier. Esper, a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, regarded McPherson as […]
Pulse Secure has announced that its Pulse Connect Secure remote access solution can now be accessed by federal, state and local agencies on the Amazon Web Services GovCloud. According to Prakash Mana, chief portfolio officer at Pulse Secure, the offering’s availability in AWS GovCloud will allow all government agencies to fortify public service and ensure […]
Gen. Timothy Ray, chief of the Air Force Global Strike Command, has confirmed that the air-launched rapid response weapon is the preferred near-term hypersonic weapon for the B-1 bomber. During a recent interview, Ray said the AFGSC will incorporate external pylons to the B-1 to enable it to mount six ARRW missiles, in addition to […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $200.3M contract to drydock and provide onboard maintenance and modernization work for the 25-year-old amphibious assault ship USS Boxer. BAE Systems will use its Pride of California drydock, which is currently nearing completion, to service the USS Boxer. The contract requires BAE Systems to upgrade the ship […]
Cyber intelligence company Sentar has named Gary Mayes as its new senior director of research and development. In his new role, Mayes will be responsible for developing a systematic approach to R&D investments aligned with Sentar’s competencies of cybersecurity, analytics, intelligence and systems engineering. The role also requires Mayes to collaborate with Sentar’s R&D team […]
John Little is the director of federal business development at Fortinet, a computer and network security company based in Sunnyvale, California. Since taking on the role in January 2015, Little has been leading Fortinet’s cybersecurity capture effort with the Defense Information Systems Agency, the U.S. Air Force, the Army and the intelligence community. In his […]
