Anne Choate has been the senior vice president for ICF’s Energy, Environment and Infrastructure operating group since January 2020, directing a team that advises federal, state, local and commercial customers on energy markets, renewables, energy efficiency, electrification, surface transportation, environmental planning, habitat conservation, and climate change. She first joined ICF in 1995 and has more […]
The International Energy Agency, a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organization, in its World Energy Outlook 2020 reported that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the global energy sector. The study indicated that there was a five percent drop in energy demand worldwide and the share of conventional energy sources has likewise decreased. As air traffic and […]
Ellen Lord, the Department of Defense’s undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment and a Wash100 winner, said the Pentagon continues to implement new policies to streamline its acquisition efforts. The past Potomac Officers Club event speaker added that the agency has been expanding from the standard acquisition lifecycle and rolling out various pathways for acquiring products […]
The Department of Defense has announced that the details of the $11.7B network consolidation contract will be issued by yearend following a two-month deferment. The Defense Enclave Services, considered as the “crown jewel” of the agency’s IT reform efforts, will unify the various networks of the 22 DoD organizations, referred to as Fourth Estate agencies, […]
Erin Miller, vice president for Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center, said cybersecurity vulnerabilities to the commercial space sector will grow in the years to come as technological capabilities increase across domains. She added that cybersecurity awareness and educational resources should be improved as the global space economy is seen to surpass $1T by 2040, […]
Katie Arrington, the Department of Defense’s chief information security officer for acquisition and sustainment and a 2020 Wash100 winner, said the agency is set to name the first 15 contracts that will serve as “pathfinders” for its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. During AFCEA’s TechNet Cyber conference held on Dec. 1, she added that the […]
Stephen Wallace, systems innovation scientist for the emerging technology directorate at the Defense Information Systems Agency, said the organization has started looking into encryption capabilities to protect the Department of Defense communications from quantum computers. He noted that quantum-resistant encryption is the latest technological area of focus for the agency, C4ISRNet reported Friday. At DISA’s […]
Raytheon has secured a $90.2M contract from the U.S. Navy to deliver 23 submarine high data rate antenna systems for the underwater vessels’ high-capacity communications. Through a mast antenna on land, the system connects submariners to the Global Broadcast Service, the Milstar satellite constellation and the Defense Satellite Communication System, Navy Recognition reported Saturday. By […]
Steven Holland and Alex Barenblitt have joined the National Property Management Association as national director for legislative affairs and chairman for Council of Fellows, respectively. NPMA nonprofit, membership organization for personal property and fixed-asset professionals is committed to building leadership through training, certification programs and educational opportunities. In the role, Holland will advise the executive […]
NuWave Solutions, an IT service company specializing in data management, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence, has acquired BigBear for an undisclosed amount. BigBear is a firm that provides cloud-based big data computing and analytics solutions for the public sector market. The transaction is the defense contractor’s first acquisition undertaking since being purchased in June 2020 […]
