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DARPA Director Stefanie Tompkins Wins 3rd Wash100 Award for Collaborative Efforts That Help Advance Quantum & Trustworthy AI

Executive Mosaic is proud to confer upon Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Director Dr. Stefanie Tompkins the Wash100 Award for 2024, her third win in total. This year, Tompkins is being recognized for leading her agency in collaborating with various stakeholders to advance quantum computing technologies and develop trustworthy artificial intelligence in the service of U.S. national security.

Click here to vote for Tompkins as one of your favorite GovCon leaders for 2024! The Popular Vote Competition of the Wash100 Award runs through April 30, 2024.

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February 23, 2024, 11:35 am
in Government Technology, News

Intel Launches New Foundry Division ‘Designed for the AI Era’

Intel Corporation recently held an event where it launched a new foundry division the company described as “a more sustainable systems foundry business designed for the AI era.” Intel said Wednesday that the same event saw the unveiling of a roadmap outlining process node innovation and evolution targets through 2027 that would help Intel Foundry become the No. 2 foundry by 2030.

Federal leaders and industry experts will tackle the transformative power of artificial intelligence at the Potomac Officers Club's 5th Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit. Register now!

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February 23, 2024, 10:29 am
in Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare IT, News

Leidos’ Srini Iyer Sees Healthcare Sector Benefits From Domain-Specific Generative AI

Domain-specific generative artificial intelligence can benefit the healthcare sector, where it can function as an assistant to practitioners, facilitating better patient care by providing relevant medical information, according to Srini Iyer, vice president and chief technology officer of the health group at Leidos. Iyer said in an interview with Healthcare IT News that, unlike generic AI models, healthcare-specific AI models can provide more accurate and relevant answers to medical queries because they are trained on medical data. This level of accuracy can potentially result in a faster diagnosis of a patient and superior treatment plans.

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February 22, 2024, 10:43 am
in Executive Moves, News

Air Force Veteran Cameron Holt Joins Exiger as Government Solutions President

Supply chain and third party risk artificial intelligence company Exiger has appointed Cameron Holt, a retired U.S. Air Force major general, as president of its government solutions business. Holt brings to his new role over three decades of service in the U.S. military, where he most recently held the position of deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition.

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February 21, 2024, 11:28 am
in News

Hughes’ Rick Lober Touts Benefits of LEO Satellite Services in Enhancing Government Broadband Connectivity

Government agencies can enjoy expanded broadband communication coverage with the help of Low Earth Orbit satellite services like the one offered by Hughes, according to Rick Lober vice president and general manager of the government, defense and intelligence systems division at Hughes Network Systems. In an article Hughes released Wednesday, Lober underscored that LEO satellites can provide coverage to remote areas that cannot be reached by other forms of communication while still offering low-latency internet connection in support of a variety of applications like videoconferencing or VPN access.

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February 21, 2024, 9:01 am
in DOD, News

Defense Innovation Unit Seeks Ruggedized Network Node Hardware Under FrontierNode CSO

The Defense Innovation Unit has issued a commercial solutions opening to address a requirement for ruggedized network node hardware. DIU said that the FrontierNode CSO calls for equipment that would accommodate the deployment of government software, support administrative tools for hardware troubleshooting and enable communication up to the Top Secret level.

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February 20, 2024, 8:02 am
in Wash100

Important Hires & Key Contract Wins Propel ECS President John Heneghan to 3rd Wash100 Win

Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce that John Heneghan has been named a Wash100 awardee for 2024, marking the third straight year that the president of engineering and technology provider ECS is a recipient of the prestigious accolade. Heneghan's win is in recognition of his efforts to ensure that ECS captures key contracts and recruits the talent needed to continue operating effectively and competitively while innovating artificial intelligence, IT and cybersecurity products and services to benefit federal government customers.

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February 16, 2024, 11:12 am
in Executive Moves

Michael Zembrzuski Takes On Chief Growth Officer Post at Delviom

Delviom has appointed as chief growth officer Michael Zembrzuski, a U.S. Army combat veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan who has also worked with various U.S. government agencies like the Department of Defense, military and intelligence community leadership, state and local law enforcement, cabinet-level national security leaders and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In his new role, Zembrzuski, who had also held leadership positions at various private sector companies, will be responsible for organizational development, business development and strategic planning, Delviom said Monday.

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February 16, 2024, 10:32 am
in Contract Awards, Cybersecurity, News

DCCA Secures Defense Information Systems Agency Contract for Command & Control Capabilities Support

The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded veteran-owned IT and engineering services company Data Computer Corporation of America a contract with a maximum value of $37 million. DCCA said Wednesday that under the five-year deal, it will provide a variety of support services like systems and software engineering and cybersecurity to benefit DISA's command and control portfolio capabilities.

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February 15, 2024, 9:00 am
in Executive Moves, News

Michael Baker International Selects Rachael Richter to Lead Federal Planning Practice

Michael Baker International has appointed Rachael Richter as practice executive for federal planning. In this newly-created position, Richter will lead a team in providing federal government customers with planning and designing services, Michael Baker said Wednesday.

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February 15, 2024, 8:57 am
in Cybersecurity, News

Nucleus Security to Use Fresh Investment to Further Innovate Unified Cyber Vulnerability Management Platform

Nucleus Security raised $43 million in its Series B funding round, which was led by Arthur Ventures and Lead Edge Capital, and saw participation from In-Q-Tel, a new investor. The cybersecurity technology firm said Wednesday that the fresh investment will be used for "a strategic acceleration in product innovation, research, and development."

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February 14, 2024, 8:41 am
in News

Industry-Academe Consortium Granted NTIA Funding for Establishment of Network Technology R&D Center

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has awarded $42.3 million in funding for the Acceleration of Compatibility and Commercialization for Open RAN Deployments project. Overseen by a consortium of industry and academic organizations under the leadership of AT&T and Verizon, the ACCoRD project seeks to establish a testing, evaluation and research and development center that will work to test network performance, interoperability and security, the NTIA said Monday.

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February 13, 2024, 7:47 am