Mary Verasin is the chief financial officer at T-Rex Solutions, an information technology government modernization service provider that she has served in for three years. Verasin joined the company in February 2017 as director of operations for finance and assumed her current role in December of the same year. As CFO, she is responsible for treasury operations, […]
Alion has been awarded a $248M contract to provide scientific and engineering services to the Navy Continuous Training Environment Integrated Architecture Development program. The four-year contract includes research, development, testing and engineering work to implement the NCTE Live, Virtual and Constructive architecture for advanced warfighter training across various fleet warfighting and training commands. It will […]
Jacobs has recruited Caesar Nieves as the senior vice president of its cyber business within its critical mission solutions business. Nieves will provide senior leadership, strategic vision and focus as the company attempts to strengthen its presence in the cyber sector. He brings into the position over 20 years of experience in business and technical […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has delayed its launch of a new electronic health record system to allow more time for training employees on how to operate it. VA Press Secretary Christina Mandreucci said the department complied with lawmakers' warnings about rushing the system's implementation. Mandreucci said the system is 75 percent to 80 percent complete and […]
Jeannette Lee is the founder, CEO and chairperson of Information International Associates Technologies, a company specializing in grown diamond technology. Upon her appointment as CEO in March 2018, IIA said she will focus on creating a corporate culture highlighting customer relations, employee development and industry best practices. She brought into the position over 30 years of experience […]
Splice Machine, a scalable SQL database provider, has landed a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research research grant from the Air Force to automate the assignment of resources to missions. The company's SQL platform will be morphed into a modernization solution, minimizing compute complexity and maximizing mission-objective effectiveness. Currently, the Air Force uses magnetic "puckboards" to […]
The U.S Navy has exercised an option in a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm-target contract to Northrop Grumman. The $172M modification is for the production and delivery of two MQ-4 Triton unmanned air systems for the Navy, one Navy main operating base, trade studies, and associated technical and administrative data. Work on the effort will be performed […]
Andy Strampach is the vice president of business development at Pacific Architects and Engineers, an American defense and government services contractor. Strampach joined the company in August 2017 with 30 years of business leadership experience under his belt. He specializes in leadership, teamwork, management and strategy, Strampach's LinkedIn profile said.
The Department of Energy has named Cheryl Ingstad as the inaugural director of its newly-formed Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office. She most recently served as the research and development commercialization leader for AI and machine learning at 3M, an American multinational conglomerate. AITO was formed in September to congregate and accelerate the department's efforts in […]
The Federal Highway Administration has launched a research program to explore how artificial intelligence and blockchain technology can improve transportation and highway engineering across the United States. According to an announcement, the agency is accepting research effort proposals focusing on three may topics, namely blockchain for highway transportation, artificial intelligence for highway transportation, and the incorporation […]
