Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe, director of Strategic Systems Programs, said the U.S. Navy is set to field a hypersonic weapon on the largest nuclear-powered submarines within five years. In a webinar for the annual symposium of the Naval Submarine League held on Nov. 17, he said the Conventional Prompt Strike capability is scheduled for deployment […]
Ed Dolanski has joined Catalyze Dallas as a member of the board of advisers, bringing into the role more than three decades of experience in aerospace, defense, supply chain, distribution services and industrial manufacturing. According to Joe D’Cruz, founder and managing director, the board will help the venture development firm collaborate with defense partners, evaluate the […]
Dr. Gillian Bussey, director for the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office, said the organization is enhancing its engineering expertise with the help of the Naval Surface Warface Center Crane Division. Established in April and operating under the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, JHTO is meant to help move hypersonic weapons from […]
Dave Dacquino, Serco’s chairman and CEO, a Wash100 winner and a Potomac Officers Club member, is urging executives and leaders in the government contracting industry to join the Department of Labor’s veteran apprenticeship pilot program meant to offer job opportunities for transitioning service members. The DOL program consists of a group of apprenticeship placement counselors […]
Kevin Plexico, Deltek’s senior vice president for information solutions, received his first Wash100 award from Executive Mosaic for his contributions to the government contracting industry. Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson presented the award to Plexico for leading Deltek's team of analysts to secure contracts. In 2019, Deltek analysts identified contracts worth potentially $437B across 50 […]
SAIC has landed a potential $973M contract to help the U.S. Customs and Border Protection maintain and improve the country’s border security. The Targeting and Analysis Systems Program Directorate Information Technology Operations and Maintenance, Upgrades, Updates, Modifications and Enhancements Services task order calls for the Virginia-based defense contractor to continue to operate, maintain and advance […]
Named in September 2019 as the chief data officer at the Department of Veteran Affairs, Kshemendra Paul oversees data governance and analytics and business intelligence capabilities for the organization composed of more than 370K employees. He is also responsible for the collection, evaluation and distribution of information on the VA and its programs. Before joining […]
Shamlan Siddiqi, a Potomac Officers Club member, serves as NTT Data Services’ chief technology officer for public sector, a role he has held since April 2017. He leads the business unit’s technology, advisory, innovation and strategy functions. His segment was responsible for various IT programs, including the smart cities public safety internet of things and […]
Eileen Vidrine, as the U.S. Air Force’s chief data officer, leads the design and execution of strategies for data management, analytics and digital transformation to enhance the performance of the service’s operations. In a recent interview, Vidrine stressed the significance of using tools such as advanced data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning to assist the […]
Vic Badami is the senior director at Akima Data Management, a company based in Herndon, Virginia, offering cybersecurity and technology services for the government sector. He is in charge of client relationship management, service delivery, staffing and profit and loss performance. He also oversees the business and financial management areas related to defense programs, including […]
