The Department of Energy has tapped Raytheon Technologies to work on projects to explore the potential of hydrogen and ammonia to enable clean electricity generation. Raytheon said it will work on two projects. The first is focused on evaluating how well the Mitsubishi Power Aero FT4000 gas turbine unit, a land-based version of the PW4000 […]
Jaime Lizarraga, a former legislative adviser, has been sworn in as a commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Senate confirmed his appointment on June 16. Lizarraga has three decades of experience in public service, most recently serving as an adviser to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. In the said role, he worked […]
Tara LeBlanc serves as Sev1Tech’s executive vice president of Department of Homeland Security mission solutions. Sev1Tech offers solutions in information technology modernization, cybersecurity and cloud, among others, to federal and private-sector clients, the company says on its website. In an interview with ExecutiveBiz, LeBlanc highlighted Sev1Tech’s focus on workplace diversity as well as the company’s […]
The United States established the Department of Homeland Security in the wake of the September 11 attacks. DHS was born out of a determined effort to protect the nation against terrorism. Since its formal creation in November 2002, the department has incorporated federal agencies responsible for cybersecurity, aviation security, border security and many more mission […]
Laser technology maker Applied Energetics has appointed Chris Donaghey, a member of the Potomac Officers Club, to the roles of chief financial officer and chief operating officer. Starting on Aug. 1, he will be responsible for financial strategy, long-range business planning, investor relations, audits and other tasks, Applied Energetics said Monday. President and CEO Gregory […]
Both chambers of Congress are advancing legislation pushing the government to implement better digital identification solutions. Researchers reported a spike in identity fraud cases during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. According to Javelin Strategy and Research, losses due to identity theft rose from $16.9 billion in 2019 to $56 billion in 2020, FCW reported. […]
GBL Systems, a California-based systems engineering defense contractor, has signed a cooperative research and development agreement with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division. A CRADA is a technology transfer mechanism that agencies may use to formalize collaborations with industry. The new agreement calls for an assessment of augmented reality, cyber and biometric authentication technologies […]
The Department of Justice’s U.S. Marshals Service accelerated its mission system modernization efforts in 2015, when the agency experienced a highly complex issue that it could not fix, a senior official said. Jarrod Bruner, a senior executive at USMS leading a modernization program management office, said the agency had to develop a modernization strategy that […]
The Senate has confirmed Michael Morgan as the new deputy administrator of the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He will also serve as the assistant secretary of commerce for environmental observation and prediction. Morgan is now in charge of providing direction on weather, water, climate, ocean observation efforts and environmental threat prediction, […]
Col. Jeremy Raley has assumed command of the Air Force Research Laboratory‘s Phillips Research Site and directorship of the Space Vehicles Directorate, succeeding Col. Eric Felt. The Phillips Research Site is home to the Directed Energy Directorate as well as the Space Vehicles Directorate. Prior to his appointment, Raley served as director of the strategic […]
