The Department of Defense should implement "checks and balances" throughout the development processes of weapons based on artificial intelligence, according to one of the department's AI leaders. Brig. Gen. Matt Easley, director of the Army Futures Command's AI task force, said the Army must rigorously test its unmanned systems to ensure that its soldiers can […]
The Government Accountability Office has denied all three protest challenges to the Navy's $7.7B Next-Generation Enterprise Networks information technology management contract. Leidos originally won the service management, integration and transport portion of the contract in February. General Dynamics IT filed a protest, which GAO denied on June 11. Perspecta also filed protests on March 9 and June […]
Jessica Garascia serves as the legal counsel, vice president and secretary of AAR, a major provider of aviation services to airlines and governments. She is responsible for overseeing matters related to litigation, compliance, corporate governance and New York Stock Exchange compliance, AAR said. AAR CEO and President John Holmes said Garascia brought a "fresh perspective and […]
Dennis Burnett serves as HawkEye 360's general counsel and executive vice president, leveraging decades of experience advising space and technology companies in transactional, regulatory and national security matters, the company said. When Burnett joined Hawkeye 360 in March, CEO John Serafini hailed him as an expert in forming strategies for complex technologies and space-based solutions. “His insight will […]
Deborah Ringel serves as Accenture Federal Services' general counsel, secretary and chief ethics and compliance officer, roles she has held since March. She directs all of the company's legal services, leads its ethics and compliance program and serves as a legal adviser to its board of directors, AFS said. Ringel supports federal government clients in […]
Jesus "Jay" Malave serves as L3Harris Technologies' senior vice president and chief financial officer, roles he has held since June 2019. He is responsible for overseeing all internal and external financial reporting, financial regulatory compliance, financial planning, banking and investment relationships, financial controls, capital structure, accounting, audit, financial services, tax and treasury. Malave is also […]
Troy Edgar serves as the Department of Homeland Security's chief financial officer, a position to which the Senate confirmed him on May 12. He is responsible for managing and ensuring the integrity of the department's $90B budget in support of about 240K employees, DHS said. Edgar oversees 10 financial divisions with duties in program and […]
Geopolitics and regulatory obligations have been identified as key challenges to companies' financial risk and compliance. The responsibility to steer an organization through such factors falls on the chief financial officer. CFOs are taking on more operational duties in 2020 in the face of a looming recession. To address issues such as corporate fraud and […]
Redwire, a space venture launched by AE Industrial Partners, has appointed Peter Cannito as its new chairman and CEO, effective immediately. Cannito brings into the positions over 25 years of experience in the defense, technology and government services industries, Redwire said. "Peter not only has a deep background in defense, technology and government services, but […]
NASA has appointed agency veteran Kathryn Lueders as its new associate administrator of its Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. Lueders is credited with leading NASA's efforts to launch astronauts on private spacecraft as a commercial crew manager since 2014, the agency said. "Kathy gives us the extraordinary experience and passion we need to continue […]
