The Library of Congress has announced Jennifer Meehan‘s appointment to the role of director of the Special Collections Directorate. Effective Aug. 1, Meehan will lead a department in charge of six curatorial divisions: the American Folklife Center, the Geography and Map Division, the Manuscript Division, the Music Division, the Prints and Photographs Division and the […]
President Joe Biden said he plans to nominate Arati Prabhakar for the role of director of the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy. If confirmed by the Senate, Prabhakar would serve as the chief adviser to the president for science and technology as well as a co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors […]
Amazon Web Services announced that its encrypted messaging solution for government customers has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Ready status at the Moderate Impact level. FedRAMP is a government-wide program that evaluates and certifies the security of cloud-based products and services offered to federal agencies. A ready designation is required for companies pursuing […]
The House of Representatives’ version of the annual defense bill would create a new avenue for the private and public sectors to share cyber threat information. If enacted, the bill would direct the heads of the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community to develop a Cyber Threat Information Collaboration Environment […]
Ronald Baham serves as executive vice president and chief growth officer at QinetiQ US, a defense manufacturing company with expertise in areas such as robotics, advanced sensors, maritime systems and soldier protection. Baham is in charge of QinetiQ’s business development strategy in the United States. The scope of his duties include capture, sales, pricing and […]
While the chief growth officer role is not new, it has grown in popularity as companies find themselves no longer able to rely on easy growth, according to hiring adviser Mondo. Chief growth officers are responsible for charting out how a company can grow based on what resources it has and what future trends it […]
The Senate Armed Services Committee has advanced President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the 16th Air Force, a numbered air force that specializes in information warfare. Also known as Air Forces Cyber, the Joint San Antonio-Lackland-based organization is tasked with delivering multi-source intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, electronic warfare and information capabilities to the Air Force, its […]
The Defense Health Agency has awarded Parsons a spot on a potential $10 billion multi-award contract for military medical research and development support. Called Omnibus IV, the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity deal has a five-year base period of performance and a five-year extension period, Parsons said. The company explained that the contract has four program areas under which […]
The House of Representatives Chief Administrative Office will soon have a new digital services team dedicated to addressing the chamber’s modernization requirements, a technology official said. Alan Thompson, the House’s chief information officer, said that member offices over the past decade have been keen on taking advantage of modern technologies. For instance, the House began […]
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee wants the U.S. Space Force to replace its two-vendor approach to military space launch services with an open competition model. In the committee’s draft version of the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, committee leader Rep. Adam Smith raised concerns over the current model’s inability to […]
