ECS has achieved Microsoft’s Solutions Partner designation in three categories. Building on over two decades of partnership with Microsoft, ECS received recognitions in the Azure Infrastructure, Digital & App Innovation and Data & AI areas, the Fairfax, Virginia-based company announced. More

The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy holds a mandate of investing in disruptive ideas and early innovators in the energy sector. The agency procures contracts and collaborates with private companies to develop modern strategies for energy generation, storage, and usage. Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA–E)’s Leaders, Founders, & Execs: Who Are They? Get to know Advanced […] More

Bob Ritchie, chief technology officer at Science Applications International Corp., and other industry executives shared insights on how organizations could optimize cloud costs, InformationWeek reported Monday. Ritchie advised users to adopt transparency and automation via a software-defined infrastructure as it provides the measurements to align the elastic utilization of cloud. “Rather than a single up-front […] More

Dedrone has named Sara Devitt, an executive with more than two decades of talent-focused experience, as chief people officer responsible for driving the smart airspace security company’s global people strategy. She will also lead Dedrone’s talent acquisition, development and retention efforts to ensure its workforce is equipped to support current hyper-growth phase, the Sterling, Virginia-based […] More

Amazon Web Services has granted ECS two partner designations to continue helping joint customers build, deploy and manage applications in the cloud. ECS said Thursday it received the AWS Managed Service Provider status for the ninth straight year and the Premier Consulting Partner designation for the eighth time in a row. “AWS enables us to […] More

ECS and Gunnison Consulting Group have been recognized by The Washington Post as among the top workplaces in Washington, D.C. for 2023. The annual list of the best places to work in the area ranks organizations based on employee appreciation, employee development, compensation and work-life balance practices. “With their hard work, their dedication to our […] More

ECS has conducted training for more than 1,000 U.S. Army personnel to help them apply a company-designed cybersecurity platform in securing endpoints across the branch’s computer network. The ASGN company said Thursday military cyber analysts completed a program comprising technical instruction, use-case demonstrations and simulated practical exercises to familiarize themselves with the Army Endpoint Security […] More

ECS has been awarded a $138 million recompete contract from the U.S. Postal Service as part of the agency’s Addressing and Geospatial Technologies Professional Support Services initiative. Under the seven-year award, ECS is responsible for providing enterprise application and information technology-related services in support of various program areas, the Fairfax, Virginia-based company said Tuesday. John Heneghan, president […] More

Frontier Aerospace has added former Northrop Grumman executive Cary Ralston and two other industry veterans to its board of directors. The company said Thursday it appointed Ralston, Space Foundation Chairman Jeff Grant and former NASA Space Transportation Director Dennis Smith. “Their collective knowledge and experience will offer invaluable contributions in driving sustainable growth of our […] More

As artificial intelligence continues to shape the federal landscape, a few key hurdles are standing in the way of full-scale adoption and implementation of the advanced technology. In a new video interview, ECS President John Heneghan detailed some of the main obstacles federal and industry leaders are encountering as they pursue AI for a wide range of […] More

Galois, its spinout Niobium Microsystems and partner Innoflight have determined the hardware and software specifications for the prototype of a cryptographic module meant to safeguard the Space Development Agency’s satellite network. The team developed the product line, architecture, cryptographic algorithm and system specifications for the prototype in support of the High Integrity, Performant, Efficient Realization of a SPAceborne […] More

John Heneghan, president of ECS Federal, was recently presented with his 2023 Wash100 Award during a meeting with Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. In the award’s 10th anniversary, Heneghan was honored for the second year in a row in recognition of his success in driving company growth through new acquisitions and notable contract wins. Each Wash100 class represents […] More