Sherry Bennett is the chief data scientist at DLT Solutions, a Virginia-based company focused on accelerating public sector growth for tech businesses in the federal, state and local, education, utilities and health care markets. Bennett juggles her responsibilities at DLT Solutions while also serving as the chief data scientist of consulting firm Data Strategy and […]
Melvin Greer currently serves as the chief data scientist of California-based chipmaker Intel. As CDS, Greer utilizes advanced mathematics, graph analytics, machine learning and blockchain zero trust models to transform data into a strategic asset for federal agencies and global enterprises. He also provides technical expertise on data science concepts and promotes the use of […]
Amentum and its legacy companies have secured multiple spots on the General Services Administration’s ASTRO indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The IDIQ covers work for the development, integration, operation, maintenance and support of manned and unmanned systems, robotics and various platforms. It has no defined ceiling value and has a performance period of up to 10 years, Amentum […]
The Office of Personnel Management plans on establishing a working capital fund, if given the authority by Congress, to support much-needed information technology modernization projects. Setting up an IT working capital fund was one of the key recommendations by the National Academy of Public Administration in a March report focused on addressing the challenges of […]
Cobalt Solutions has received a $750,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract from the Department of Homeland Security for the development of a system capable of detecting and tracking small unmanned aerial vehicles in urban canyon environments. The company’s Urban Canyon Detection Tracking and Identification of Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles solution is expected to […]
NASA has awarded five fifteen-month contracts totaling $145.8 million for the development of human landing system concepts to ensure a long-term human presence on the Moon. The winning companies are Blue Origin Federation, Dynetics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and SpaceX. The contractors will have to factor in system performance, design, construction standards, mission assurance requirements, […]
Titania has launched a software module meant to help defense contractors gauge their compliance with the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification standards. The module is part of the company’s Nipper software that helps organizations stay secure by uncovering vulnerabilities in their firewalls, switches and routers. The CMMC audit process is automated by the […]
George Gafka has been serving as the executive vice president of safety and mission assurance at A-P-T Research since January 2020. Gafka joined the Alabama-based small business after working for more than 30 years at NASA, according to his LinkedIn profile. In his first few years at the space agency, he served as a mechanical […]
Ellen Ferraro currently serves as the vice president of mission assurance at Raytheon Intelligence & Space. Her main responsibility is ensuring engineering excellence for all RI&S programs. Ferraro’s contributions support the production of advanced defense and information systems, according to her company profile. Having been with Raytheon for the past 27 years, Ferraro has taken […]
Mark Kitz, the Army’s program executive officer for intelligence, electronic warfare and sensors, said deep sensing and data assessment capabilities will be critical to providing warfighters with a mission-critical information advantage. Sensor technology is needed to guide the Army in long-range battles, particularly in launching conventional weapons and electronic attacks across thousands of miles, C4ISRNET […]
