Digital twins, or computerized renderings of real-life systems and objects, are now favored by private companies and the government alike to test and gain a deeper understanding without having to make physical modifications, which can be costly and time consuming. Scott James, senior scientist at Noblis, said that one thing that distinguishes digital twins from other kinds […] More

Government technology events, conferences , and summits are hosted by the Potomac Officers Club (POC) several times a year and in these gatherings, you can find avid GovCon experts among the crowd.  Not only that, the focus is geared towards both government and private sectors in the same field, engaging in positive and constructive exchange […] More

Activity in the Wash100 Award popular vote contest is abuzz this week as we enter the second half of the race. Some executives have regained the leads they had in the early going, while other fresher faces are steadily making their way up the top 30. It’s becoming a more exciting race by the day, only […] More

Image from Noblis Official Website Mile Corrigan is the executive in charge as president and CEO leading the scientific, technological, financial and administrative operations at Noblis. Previously, Corrigan had been an executive vice president (EVP) with wide-ranging responsibilities until being promoted to her current position. Read here and learn more about Mile Corrigan’s career journey […] More

Firefly Aerospace has appointed Deborah Lee James and Robert Cardillo, who are both Wash100 Award recipients, to its board of directors, joining Firefly CEO Tom Markusic. The board will be led by James, who will serve as chairman. “We are thrilled to have Debbie and Robert join the Firefly Board of Directors,” said Markusic. 

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Octo has appointed Letitia “Tish” Long, a former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, to the company's board of directors. Long's appointment will place greater focus on the Intelligence Community (IC) as Octo's core customer. “Having Long on our Board of Directors is a massive boon to our ability to understand and support the Intelligence Community,” said Mehul Sanghani, CEO of Octo. 

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Applied Information Sciences has appointed Letitia "Tish" Long, former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, to the company’s board of directors. Long is a leader in the defense and national intelligence community and will bring decades of federal experience to AIS.

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Riva Solutions has added Becky Wright, Jeff Anderson and Lucas Wylie to its leadership team as the company moves to the next phase of its corporate growth plan.

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Patrick Gerdes, formerly a portfolio director at Mitre’s Center for Veterans Experience Transformation, has joined NewWave Telecom & Technologies as senior vice president of operations, FedHealthIT reported Friday.

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ManTech International has secured a position on a five-year, $325 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the Department of Homeland Security to provide systems engineering and technical assistance support to the DHS Science & Technology Directorate, the company said Tuesday.

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TeraThink has appointed Deborah Lee James, a 35-year public and private sector veteran, to the federal technology and management consulting firm’s board of directors. The company said Monday James joins the board four months after the Reston, Virginia-based company merged with Dominion Consulting. James said she aims to help government clients improve their operations and business processes as part of a […] More

Sequoia Holdings has introduced a blockchain-based software development platform designed to help application developers and government agencies build, test and deploy smart contract applications. The software company said Wednesday the SEQNet blockchain-as-a-service platform will support the development of blockchain-based smart contracts, which work to log all agreements, processes, tasks and payments in a digital record that […] More