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  • J&J Worldwide Services Taps Howard Young as Senior HR Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    J&J Worldwide Services Taps Howard Young as Senior HR Director

    J&J Worldwide Services has appointed Howard Young as the company’s senior HR director. In this role, Young will leverage his more than 20 years of experience in human resources, working in sectors such as healthcare, government contracting and higher education, the McLean, Virginia-based company announced Tuesday. Steve Kelley, CEO of J&J Worldwide Services, said the company […] More

  • GovCon Index Sees 2nd Straight Weekly Decline - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GovCon Index Sees 2nd Straight Weekly Decline

    Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index as a whole dropped 2.12% last week, closing with an average of $5,377.05 for the period. A key contributor was a notable decline on Thursday, when the GovCon Index fell by 2.26%, the worst since Aug. 5. The index did, however, make a 0.37% rebound on Friday, closing at $5,375.43 for the […] More

  • Leonardo DRS Books $235M Navy Contract for Radar Production - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leonardo DRS Books $235M Navy Contract for Radar Production

    Leonardo DRS has received a $235 million contract from Naval Sea Systems Command for air and surface target detection AN/SPQ-9B radars. Under the potential five-year contract, Leonardo DRS will manufacture, inspect and test AN/SPQ-9B radars and associated spare kits for the U.S. Navy, the Arlington, Virginia-based company announced Thursday. Cari Ossenfort, senior vice president and general […] More

  • Viasat to Provide SATCOM Services for Embraer C-390 Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Viasat to Provide SATCOM Services for Embraer C-390 Aircraft

    Viasat has partnered with Embraer to implement hybrid satellite communications capabilities on the Embraer C-390 Millennium military aircraft. Through the collaboration, Viasat will work to deliver its Hybrid SATCOM Approach, or HSA, dual band global terminal throughout shared fleets to increase operational awareness and enhance data rate throughput and interoperability across multiple domains, the SATCOM […] More

  • How Is AI Being Leveraged in Healthcare? - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    How Is AI Being Leveraged in Healthcare?

    In a world where artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly prevalent throughout healthcare services, officials are testing ways to use the capability to bridge the gap between scientific research and clinical practices. At the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Healthcare Summit on Dec. 11, you can gain more insight into how AI is used throughout the healthcare industry […] More

  • Lockheed Martin Completes Acquisition of Terran Orbital - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin Completes Acquisition of Terran Orbital

    Lockheed Martin has completed its acquisition of Terran Orbital, a spacecraft manufacturer serving the global aerospace and defense markets, and its subsidiary Tyvak International. Through the acquisition, originally announced in August, Terran Orbital will provide services to Lockheed Martin’s Space business area, including satellite design and production, launch planning, mission operations and in-orbit support to meet the […] More

  • Accenture Federal Services Awarded $1.6B Air Force Task Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accenture Federal Services Awarded $1.6B Air Force Task Order

    Accenture Federal Services has received a potential $1.6 billion task order from the U.S. Air Force to modernize the agency’s multi-cloud Cloud One environment. Under the terms of the task order, which could last up to five years and three months, Accenture Federal Services will manage the Air Force’s cloud account services and deliver software that […] More

  • Enveil & F8F Join Forces to Improve Use of Operational Data - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Enveil & F8F Join Forces to Improve Use of Operational Data

    Enveil and Figure Eight Federal — or F8F — will partner to broaden the availability of global data holdings for secure operational use. The Enveil-F8F partnership aims to deliver joint capabilities to allow customers to securely unlock information across a portfolio of mobile location data without jeopardizing mission integrity, the cybersecurity company announced Monday. Tim Klawa, head […] More

  • How Is Technology Improving CX in Healthcare? - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    How Is Technology Improving CX in Healthcare?

    The healthcare industry seeks to implement innovative technologies to improve data sharing throughout the healthcare community. Tools, including artificial intelligence, are being introduced throughout the industry to modernize patient experience and meet operational needs. You can gain more insight into the recent technological capabilities being pushed by the healthcare industry to improve citizen experience at […] More

  • Diana Ceban Joins Tria Federal as EVP of Military & Vet Health - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Diana Ceban Joins Tria Federal as EVP of Military & Vet Health

    Diana Ceban has joined Tria Federal as the new executive vice president of military and veteran health. In her new role, Ceban will leverage her strong network of relationships with health-focused customers across the Department of Defense and the Department of Veteran Affairs to transform Tria’s health market, the Arlington, Virginia-based company announced Thursday. Tim Borchert, […] More

  • How Are Large Enterprises Preparing for AI Adoption? - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    How Are Large Enterprises Preparing for AI Adoption?

    As the government develops systems that address data privacy challenges and regulation efforts, implementing artificial intelligence technologies has become a top priority amongst officials throughout the enterprise.  At the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Homeland Security Summit on Nov. 13, you can learn how the government uses AI to improve data quality, accessibility and governance in commercial […] More

  • ESA Taps Kepler to Oversee HydRON Data Transport Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ESA Taps Kepler to Oversee HydRON Data Transport Program

    The European Space Agency has tapped Kepler Communications to oversee the low Earth orbit segment of the High Throughput Optical Network, or HydRON, program. As a prime contractor on the HydRON-DS Element #1 agreement, Kepler aims to advance the ESA’s data transport capabilities by providing acumen in spacecraft constellation design, manufacturing, networking and operations, the satellite telecommunications […] More