Karen Evans, the former federal chief information officer and assistant secretary at the Department of Energy, is slated to be the next chief information officer for the Department of Homeland Security, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The sources claimed that President Donald Trump is leaning toward appointing Evans as the successor of DHS […]
Glenn Fine, the principal deputy inspector general of the Department of Defense, left his post Tuesday, marking the latest movement in a series of government watchdog shakeups, which Democrats consider as part of President Donald Trump's plan to weaken government oversight. Fine’s departure, effective June 1, follows his ejection from a special board that was […]
Atrium, an artificial intelligence consultancy, has partnered with cloud platform provider Snowflake to expand its AI-based data extraction services for enterprise customers. Snowflake's cloud data platform will empower Atrium's service offerings and allow its users to advance their investments in business intelligence, Atrium said Tuesday. “We expect Snowflake to be a critical partner in helping our […]
The Senate has approved John Ratcliffe as the new director of national intelligence with a 49-44 vote. Ratcliffe, President Donald Trump's pick for the post, received more "no" votes than all previous DNI appointees in the 15-year history of the position. Dan Coats, the former DNI under Trump and a Wash100 winner, was confirmed for the […]
Kenneth “K.J.” Braithwaite has been named as the new Navy secretary following a confirmation by the Senate via voice note on Thursday. Braithwaite succeeds Richard Spencer, a two-time Wash100 winner, who was ejected from office due to his handling of a legal case against a Navy SEAL charged with multiple war crimes. The Senate confirmation […]
Octo Consulting, a Reston, Virginia-based information technology and services company, has named Rob Albritton as the new senior director of its artificial intelligence center of excellence. Albritton's primary responsibility is to lead all things AI, including shaping capabilities and offerings, setting a long-term strategy and building oLabs, Octo’s research and development center. Sujey Edward, chief […]
The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's Strategic Technology Office has selected Dynetics for Phase 1 of its Air Combat Evolution program, Technical Area 3. DARPA's ACE program is aimed at implementing artificial intelligence into air combat by using aerial dogfighting as the initial challenge scenario, C4ISRNET reported Tuesday. "ACE performers will work to increase trust in […]
USfalcon, an aerospace and defense company headquartered in North Carolina, has named its five-year executive Jerry Tussing as its new president and chief operating officer. Tussing will transition into his new role after serving as executive vice president and COO of the company since September 2014. The newly appointed leader brings over three decades of […]
HawkEye 360, a satellite technology company, announced that government veteran Terry McAuliffe and defense-sector veteran Chris Inglis have joined the company's advisory board. McAuliffe served as the 72nd governor of Virginia and as chairman of the National Governors Association. He is credited with creating a commission that bolstered Virginia's cybersecurity ecosystem, Hawkeye 360 said. “I look forward […]
Vertosoft, an information technology company, has partnered with mobile security provider Zimperium in a bid to distribute premier anti-mobile threat solutions. Under their agreement, Zimperium will rely on Vertosoft to provide public-sector distribution, sales, marketing and order management support. “Vertosoft will be a key extension of our sales team to help expand the Zimperium platform within […]
