A United Technologies Corp.‘s business unit will push forward the design and development of an energy system for the Office of Naval Research‘s Long Endurance Undersea Vehicle Propulsion program. As part of the program’s next phases, UTC Aerospace Systems will create an energy system for an unmanned undersea vehicle using proton exchange membrane fuel cells to replace current […] More

Brian Hard has been promoted to vice president of Parsons‘ alternative project delivery services for operational shared services. Hard will be responsible for project and engineering support for the firm’s alternative project delivery activities, Parsons said Thursday. “Brian’s experience with megaproject planning is invaluable to Parsons, and we congratulate him on his promotion,” said Nick […] More

Sterling Global Operations and Special Diving Services Holland will work together to execute salvage and minesweeping work on an Iraqi tanker ship that sunk off the coast of Kuwait during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. SGO will deploy surface-supplied divers that will work to remove the wreckage of the sunken 82,000-ton Amuriyah crude carrier that […] More

Accenture veterans Michael Sutcliff and Mark Knickrehm have been appointed to serve as CEOs of the company’s newly formed digital and strategic growth platforms. Sutcliff will lead a 23,000-employee team that will work to deliver Accenture’s mobility, analytics and interactive offerings and Knickrehm will oversee an organization designed to help customers implement technology, business and […] More

BAE Systems has hosted a hackathon to advance geospatial intelligence technology in a bid to improve artificial intelligence-enabled missions. The company said Monday the event is part of its Mission Advantage Program and includes leading AI and data fusion companies such as Amazon Web Services, Google and Microsoft. Participants demonstrated GEOINT capabilities, with companies identifying services and frameworks to […] More

A General Dynamics Information Technology study has found that 58 percent of federal government leaders consider scalability issues as the primary challenge to moving artificial intelligence projects from the pilot phase to production. GDIT said Thursday its digital consulting practice polled 325 defense, intelligence and civilian agency officials and experts for the AI in Full […] More

Oracle has fully deployed the MHS Genesis electronic health record system at all Department of Defense garrison facilities worldwide, supporting over 197,200 end users, more than 3,800 locations and over 9.5 million DOD beneficiaries across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific. The company said Friday the milestone was reached after the federal EHR system went live […] More

What is a teaming agreement? This question stirs up conversation about the crucial aspect of business and contracting: collaboration.   A teaming agreement is a collaborative strategy wherein a smaller company partners with a larger business to jointly pursue contracting opportunities. This approach is beneficial for contracting companies trying to make a mark in the […] More

Sean Connelly, a cybersecurity leader, has assumed the role of executive director of global zero trust strategy and policy at Zscaler.

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Oracle has unveiled a new cloud-based financial management tool designed to address business, reporting and audit requirements of U.S. federal government agencies. Built on Oracle's cloud-based enterprise resource planning software, the Oracle Cloud Federal Financials has embedded artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities that work to enable federal agencies to gain insights into their financial data to inform decision-making and business optimization initiatives, Oracle said Thursday.

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Iron Bow Technologies has promoted Kevin Greene, one of its founding members, to vice president of business development. Rene LaVigne, CEO of Iron Bow and a Wash100 awardee, said in a press statement Tuesday, “As we continue to expand our business development efforts, Kevin will play a pivotal role in helping us disrupt the industry by delivering technology with a purpose and a focus on client outcomes and mission-centered solutions.”

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General Dynamics' information technology division has launched a new accelerator program designed to advance digital engineering, advanced simulation and modeling and security monitoring for government systems. The Ember Digital Engineering Accelerator is the latest digital accelerator under the GDIT brand that aims to apply digital modeling and simulation to a military system's development and testing phase before moving to production, the company said Tuesday.

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