Artificial intelligence platform maker Torch.AI has secured $30 million during a Series A funding round to support the company’s efforts to drive its growth strategies. Torch.AI said Wednesday that the WestCap Group-led funding will help the company in scaling its Nexus AI software suite to address the mission requirements of clients including federal agencies.

Nicole Robinson, former senior vice president of global government at the networks segment of satellite company SES, has joined Ursa Space Systems to serve as president. She will help Ursa Space CEO Adam Maher expand company offerings across government and commercial markets in her new role, the radar-as-a-service provider said Friday.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 24, 2021 — Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, shared his views about pursuing complementary merger and acquisition deals and competing for big information technology contracts in the current federal market landscape, GovCon Wire reported Feb. 16.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 5, 2021 — Vectrus (NYSE: VEC) has moved to expand its client base across defense, intelligence and foreign military sales programs through an estimated $112M deal for Herndon, Virginia-based government services provider Zenetex, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 29.

Peter Tao, a former IBM executive, has joined information technology company Digital Management Inc. to serve as vice president for federal civilian, G2Xchange reported Friday. Tao formerly served as IBM's account manager for the State Department and industry-related projects.

immixGroup has agreed to market Coursera's online learning services through the former's Multiple Award Schedule contract with the General Services Administration.

Naval Air Systems Command is searching for technologies that could support its plans to pursue digital transformation, as well as address its related challenges and meet technology need. NAVAIR said Monday in a SAM notice it seeks white papers on projects that align with the command's digital modernization plan.

Perspecta will move several benefits and financial applications of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System to the cloud under a potential nine-year, $42.5M contract. The company said Wednesday it will deploy Agile teams to support the migration effort and help CalSTRS maintain the hosted platform as part of the contract.

NCI Information Systems has entered an academic partnership with Mercyhurst University to advance NCI’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology for the federal government. “We’re excited to work with Mercyhurst University to further augment the NCI Empower AI platform,” said Paul Dillahay, president and CEO of NCI and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 4, 2020 — A joint venture between Amentum and Envirocon will offer deactivation, decommissioning and removal services to the Department of Energy through a contract vehicle worth potentially $3B over 10 years, GovCon Wire reported July 22.

The Professional Services Council (PSC) has submitted comments in response to the Department of Defense (DoD) draft guidance on requests for reimbursement under Section 3610 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the council reported on Friday. 

Stratolaunch is working on a reusable hypersonic vehicle designed to fly at speeds of up to Mach 7 to support hypersonic experiments, research and operational missions, SpaceNews reported Monday. Talon-A is an 8.5-meter-long hypersonic vehicle with a liquid-propellant rocket engine and a 3.4-meter wing span that can launch from the company’s carrier aircraft.