Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana has announced that a new information technology modernization plan is being drafted to provide a holistic vision for IT delivery across the government. The effort is being led by the Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer and the Federal CIO Council, Martorana said during a keynote hosted by […]
Top military leaders said at the recent Special Operations Forces Industry Conference that SOF units will have to evolve to meet the requirements of future battlefields, including confronting peer threats like China and Russia. Lt. Gen. James Slife, head of the Air Force Special Ops Command, argued that the SOF, in its current state, will […]
Five industry groups called on members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to allocate $750 million in additional funding to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for fiscal year 2022. In a letter addressed to the appropriators, the Alliance for Digital Innovation, CompTIA, Cybersecurity Coalition, ITI and the Internet Association emphasized the need to […]
Virgin Galactic will push through with the test flight of its VSS Unity suborbital spaceplane after resolving a detected maintenance issue with its mothership, VMS Eve. VSS Unity is scheduled for launch on May 22 at the Spaceport America in New Mexico. The SpaceShipTwo-class spaceplane will be operated by two pilots and carry research payloads […]
Chico Moline currently serves as the president of national security solutions at PAE, a defense and government services contractor headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. Moline is part of a company that provides infrastructure and facilities operations support to the Department of Defense, including the Army, Navy and Air Force, and allied country agencies. Prior to […]
Terry Ryan is the newly appointed chief executive officer of Constellis, a Virginia-based company providing base operations support, mine action and investigative and security services. A seasoned executive in the federal technical services market, Ryan took over as CEO after his tenure as Constellis’ lead director, according to his company profile. Throughout his career, he […]
Israeli company XTEND received a contract from the Department of Defense for the procurement of small drones designed for use in urban warfare missions. The contract calls for the delivery of Skylord Xtender to DOD tactical units for operational testing and evaluation. The hyper-enabled drone features machine interface technology, allowing users to remotely intervene in […]
Joe Poniatowski is a seasoned federal acquisition expert currently serving as the vice president of Vectrus, a defense contractor specializing in base operations support. Poniatowski joined Vectrus in November 2020. Before that, he worked for Fluor Corporation and the departments of Energy and Defense, according to his LinkedIn profile. During his nearly 11-year career at […]
The Department of Energy has released a new report highlighting the progress made by public and private sector partners involved in the Better Buildings Initiative. Launched in 2011, the initiative aims to make the nation’s homes, commercial buildings and industrial plants more energy efficient through investment upgrades and the sharing of best practices. According to […]
Perspecta is set to begin the production of its background check management system under a $474 million contract awarded by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. The award, which was made under an other transaction agreement, has a one-year base period and four one-year options. DCSA entered into a contract with Perspecta to build the […]
