Herbert Carlisle serves as the president and CEO of the National Defense Industrial Association, a trade organization for the U.S. government and the defense industrial base. Before joining NDIA in June 2017, Carlisle served for 39 years in the Air Force and retired in March 2017 as a four-star general. His last assignment was as commander for […]
Michael LaRouche serves as the executive vice president and general manager of Science Applications International Corporation's national security group. He supports customers from the Intelligence Community, Air Force, combatant commands and several Department of Defense agencies such as the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Defense Information Systems Agency. SAIC, an information technology […]
KBR has been awarded two recompete task orders worth a total of $140 to support the Navy's engineering and rapid prototyping efforts. The Air Force Installation Contracting Agency awarded the cost-plus-fixed-fee task orders through the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center's multiple-award contract vehicle, KBR said Monday. "These awards underscore KBR's ability and commitment to […]
The government needs the collection of more digital data, the advancement of new processors and the development of better algorithms before it can effectively adopt artificial intelligence, according to a Dell Technologies executive. Jay Boisseau, Dell's chief artificial intelligence and high-performance computing strategist, said government agencies can use AI to unlock the benefits of object […]
ManTech has announced the launch of Space Range, the company's new cybersecurity solution that integrates research into offensive cyber to protect space assets from cyberattacks. Space Range is a reusable cybersecurity solution designed using a software-defined infrastructure model, ManTech said. The tool tests vulnerabilities in terrestrial and orbital networks by creating exact models. “In a […]
Aerospace and defense company Aerojet Rocketdyne has announced that high technology management veteran Amy Gowder has joined the company as its new chief operating officer. She is now responsible for leading the company's engineering, information technology, operations, supply chain and material management, scheduling and material planning, Aerojet announced Monday. “I am delighted that Amy will […]
Tina Kuhn serves as CyberCore Technologies’ president and CEO, leveraging 35 years of leadership experience in defense and intelligence business development. She has served customers from Intelligence Community agencies, the defense sector, state and local governments and allied nations. Tina specializes in strategy development and implementation, organizational transitions, financial improvements, management of profit and revenue, marketing, […]
Katie Arrington, a 2020 Wash100 awardee, serves as the chief information security officer for the Department of Defense's assistant secretary for defense acquisition. Her duty is to coordinate the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and align acquisition cyber strategy. She leads efforts to ensure strong supply chain risk management, to establish defense industrial […]
Stephen Kovac, as Zcaler's vice president for global government and compliance, is responsible for overall strategy, productizing and certification for the Zcaler platform across global governments. Kovac leverages over 27 years of experience in the information technology and security industry. He also holds extensive experience in public-sector and compliance affairs. In his current role, Actiac […]
Shaun Bierweiler, president of Cloudera's government solutions business, said agencies that aim to adopt artificial intelligence should develop a data strategy that accounts for data security, openness, interoperability and scalability. Bierweiler advocated for a data strategy that does not restrict an agency to a specific hosting service or legacy system. He recommended the use of a […]
