Randy Zewe is the vice president of public sector alliance and channels at computer software company Oracle. As public sector VP, Zewe manages and creates channel programs, revenue growth and partner development for the federal, state and local government and education, and the Canadian public sector market. He has been holding his current leadership position […]
The Department of Defense has awarded Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic at the University of California Irvine a contract to use machine learning to allow anyone to treat burn wounds on the battlefield. According to the terms of a sole-source contract, the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research will use ML algorithms to check […]
The Department of Justice has unveiled more than $12 million worth of new grants for data and information sharing projects involving law enforcement agencies at state and local levels and other government agencies. The goal of the new funding round is to improve crime reduction rates. According to a press release from the DOJ, U.S. […]
Firefly Aerospace has paused its plans for a second Alpha vehicle launch after the U.S. government asked a foreign shareholder to sell its stake in the company. Firefly was planning the Alpha launch for early 2022. Noosphere Venture Partners, a fund run by Ukrainian investor Max Polyakov, said in late December that it will retain […]
The Missile Defense Agency has received the go signal from Congress to develop laser technologies that will be used in ballistic and hypersonic missiles. The congressional authority is part of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, which was passed by Congress. According to the 2022 NDAA, the secretary of the Department of Defense will task […]
Jelena McWilliams, the chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., filed her resignation on Friday following partisan strife within the agency. Her resignation will take effect on Feb. 4. McWilliams’ departure follows an attempt by FDIC board member Martin Gruenberg and other Democrats on the board to take control of the agency away from her. […]
Chris Barr is the vice president of federal operations at Veracity Consulting. In his current leadership role, Barr oversees federal growth and operations for the Native American-owned, woman-owned small business. Throughout his career, he won over $300 million in federal contracts. He also built and expanded six federal business development divisions. The federal operations leader […]
Michael Buscher, former chief growth officer at Bigbear .ai and a Potomac Officers Club member, has been appointed as the chief strategy officer of Irvington, New York-based unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturer UAV Factory. He has served on UAV Factory’s board of directors since January. According to his LinkedIn profile, Buscher will help the drone maker […]
The U.S. Air Force‘s 391st Fighter Squadron became the first operational unit to drop a Raytheon Technologies-built GBU-53/B StormBreaker smart bomb. In a test held on Nov. 2 at the Utah Test and Training Range, four F-15E Strike Eagle jets targeted and hit four moving vehicles on the ground. Alison Howlett, director for the StormBreaker […]
The U.S. Southern Command is planning to expand its military space engagement in Latin America to help countries combat crime and develop better relationships. Lt. Gen. Andrew Croft, military deputy commander of SOUTHCOM, said setting up a robust space team in the region will allow the organization to work with the U.S. Space Command and […]
