Science Applications International Corporation has appointed Prabu Natarajan as its new executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Jan. 4, 2021. Natarajan will succeed Charlie Mathis, a Potomac Officers Club member, and will report to CEO Nazzic Keene, a three-time Wash100 awardee and also a POC member. “We are confident that his leadership and […]
Akima has announced the appointment of Jean-Francois Blanc as its new chief growth officer. He will be responsible for leading its corporate development efforts to grow revenue and increase market share. Blanc will report to Akima President and CEO Bill Monet, a 2020 Wash100 winner. Monet described Blanc as a “hands-on leader” experienced in securing […]
The Army is experimenting with automation to better protect its tactical networks and artificial intelligence capabilities, according to a top official. In early October, the Army completed its 11-week Network Modernization Experiment at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The science and technology experiment highlighted a need to improve automated network defenses to reduce the number of technical […]
The Department of Defense's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has warned the military against becoming fixated on artificial intelligence's target detection capabilities, saying it should also be used in other fields such as deployment planning. During Project Convergence, the Army used an experimental AI to find targets in satellite imagery and send the coordinates to artillery […]
The Navy plans to introduce F-35C modifications to the future USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier, or CVN 79, using a single-phase acquisition strategy instead of the originally planned two-phase approach. James Geurts, assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, said the modifications to the acquisition strategy and the aircraft themselves will […]
The Senate has confirmed Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner as the new director of the Defense Information Systems Agency. Skinner will replace Vice. Adm. Nancy Norton as the head of the Department of Defense's information technology support agency. He will concurrently serve as commander of the Joint Force Headquarters–DoD Information Network, which oversees cybersecurity matters relevant […]
The Navy intends to include more integrated capabilities and increased security in its next teleworking platform, according to the service's chief architect. Andrew Tash, technical director of the Navy's Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems, said the department wants to tie more features together, including having a link between email and calendars. The Navy […]
The Army's Enterprise Cloud Management Office has requested information on how it could make better use of the cloud services it already has and expand them. In a bid to modernize its enterprise information technology, ECMO wants a cloud management service provider to handle the cARMY program, an upcoming system designed to serve as a […]
The Department of Defense is conducting experiments to grasp how effective 5G communications will be for supporting foreign allies, according to a senior official. Joseph Evans, principal director for 5G in the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, believes it would be far easier for allies and partners to access 5G […]
Science Applications International Corporation has won a spot on the Department of Agriculture's Farm Production and Conservation blanket purchase agreement, which has an estimated ceiling value of $620M. The company may now compete for task orders for information technology support services for the development, modernization, enhancement and maintenance of information systems, software applications, web services […]
