Digital twins are tools that create replicas of physical objects so that users can have a better sense of the limits and possibilities of the original device without actually modifying it. Scientists define them as “an attempt to copy all the characteristics of a physical entity into the digital world” and they’re fast on the […] More

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) prioritizes strengthening national security and public safety. To achieve this, the agency partners with key leaders in both the homeland security and civilian sectors. Together, they deliver industry-leading products, services, solutions, and technologies to fulfill this important mandate. What does the Department of Homeland Security do? The Department of […] More

Executive Mosaic and its CEO Jim Garrettson visited ManTech President and CEO Matt Tait to personally congratulate him for being an inductee to the Wash100 class during its 10th year and present him with the award. Tait was included in the 2023 roster for stewarding the company’s transition into a privately held business, as well […] More

Christopher Wood, formerly an independent consultant at Sparksoft, was tapped to serve as vice president of capture at the Maryland-based information technology consulting firm. He brings to his new role over two decades of industry experience and is now in charge of business development, capture and strategy across the firm’s core and emerging strategic accounts, Sparksoft said Friday. […] More

Anna Levine, senior director of defense and national security hybrid cloud strategy and solutions with Red Hat, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding joining the company as well as the biggest improvements in emerging technology adoption for federal agencies and how industry can help drive innovative solutions faster during the latest Executive Spotlight interview. You can read […] More

Government contracting veteran Trey Theimer has been named chief growth officer of digital transformation services company DMI. As CGO, Theimer will be expected to spearhead business development, sales and marketing while planning and executing DMI’s market expansion, the Bethesda, Maryland-headquartered company said Wednesday. Jay Sunny Bajaj, CEO and founder of DMI, commented that Theimer’s addition to the executive […] More

Beacon Global Strategies has hired Suzette Kent, former federal chief information officer and two-time Wash100 Award recipient, as senior adviser to the company’s national security technology practice. Kent, who held the federal CIO role from February 2018 to July 2020, spent nearly three decades in various financial service business leadership positions before she joined the […] More

The National Science Foundation has partnered with two federal departments and four technology companies for a potential $220 million investment effort to create an additional 11 National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes. The institutes will focus on exploring AI technology platforms various use cases such as elderly care, plug-and-play applications, agriculture and supply chain and adult […] More

Cherokee Nation Operational Solutions has secured a one-year, $42M contract to help the Defense Health Agency prepare military treatment facilities for the implementation of a new electronic health records system.

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Lauren Knausenberger has been appointed as the U.S. Air Force deputy chief information officer (CIO) to lead the service branch’s enterprise IT policy and management office, succeeding Bill Marion, who retired from the Air Force as deputy CIO in April 2020. As deputy CIO, Knausenberger will command the SAF/CN office, leading the department’s enterprise IT, cybersecurity and digital transformation initiatives.

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KPMG has been selected by the U.S. Air Force as one of the firms selected to provide management consulting services under a potential five-year, $990 million indefinite/delivery-indefinite/quantity contract, the company announced Wednesday. 

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Roger Mason -- president of Peraton's space, intelligence and cyber sector and four-time Wash100 Award recipient -- has been appointed interim chairman of the board of directors at the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation.

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