BWX Technologies will work with Lockheed Martin to create a nuclear thermal propulsion system and its fuel for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations project. BWXT Advanced Technologies and Lockheed will complete the final design of the DRACO vehicle’s nuclear reactor. BWXT will also manufacture the reactor’s hardware and […]
An undisclosed government agency has awarded System High a $49.9 million contract to provide classified IT destruction services that meet mission protection requirements. Doug Kumbalek, chief strategy officer at System High and a 4×24 member, said the contract will help the agency advance the overall protection of national security. Work under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will […]
Pamela Rothka has joined information technology company Empower AI as chief financial officer. As part of the executive leadership team, she is expected to work with Empower AI CEO Jeff Bohling and the board of directors. Her responsibilities include overseeing financial planning and analysis, capital and cash management, accounting, and mergers and acquisitions. She is […]
Reston, Virginia-based Leidos has secured a seven-year, $375 million prime contract to provide management and technical support to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Services to be provided include cybersecurity, systems integration and management of information technology projects, facilities, assets and logistics, Leidos said. The company is also expected to optimize agency operations […]
A study by General Dynamics Information Technology indicates that the majority of federal agencies are ready to use emerging technologies to achieve cybersecurity and productivity goals. Titled “Seeds of Change,” the survey by GDIT’s digital consulting practice also identified roadblocks such as compatibility issues with existing software and a lack of funds. The company spoke […]
Research and development nonprofit Concurrent Technologies Corp. has promoted three leaders to vice president roles, expanding its senior executive team. The appointments became effective on July 1, CTC said. John Klein, a 30-year veteran of the company, is serving as VP while maintaining his duties as chief financial officer and treasurer. According to his LinkedIn […]
Carahsoft Technology will make available to federal agencies a new user behavior monitoring offering from cybersecurity company Exabeam through reseller partners and contract vehicles such as the General Service Administration Multiple-Award Schedule, the Department of Defense Enterprise Software Initiative blanket purchase agreement and NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V. Steve Jacyna, Carahsoft’s director of emerging […]
Microsoft has parted ways with Rick Wagner, president of its federal segment. A company representative told FedScoop that Wagner stepped down “to pursue other opportunities.” Wagner, a 4×24 member and 2023 Wash100 winner, assumed the role of president at Microsoft Federal in 2020. According to his LinkedIn profile, he led a unit supporting various federal […]
Boeing and Intel have agreed to jointly explore new microelectronics applications in the aerospace industry, with the aim of developing and manufacturing next-generation semiconductors that can improve flight capabilities and high-performance edge-computing solutions. Intel Public Sector Vice President and General Manager Cameron Chehreh, a 4×24 member and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, said the collaboration provides […]
Microsoft and Orion Space Solutions are working together to build an electromagnetic data mesh network in support of the Department of Defense’s Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control concept. Under CJADC2, the department seeks to establish a system of interconnected sensors to support warfighters. Lt. Gen. Mary O’Brien, the Joint Staff’s J6 chief information officer, […]
