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T-Rex Solutions Books $52M Education Department Contract for IT Modernization Program Support

T-Rex Solutions has secured a five-year, $52 million prime contract from the Department of Education’s Office of the Chief Information Officer to support the Portfolio of Integrated Value-Oriented Technologies program, a project that aims to integrate and secure the department’s information technology services. The IT firm said Tuesday it will develop a crucial part of the […] More

by Kacey Roberts May 15, 2024, 10:32 am
in Executive Spotlights, News

TaxBit Public Sector Leader Nathan Jones Discusses the Evolving Digital Asset Tax Landscape

Digital asset adoption continues to grow exponentially, and pending Treasury regulations will establish governance for how this asset class should be reported on for tax purposes. As the digital asset industry awaits final regulations, TaxBit is among the firms working at the intersection of industry and government to provide solutions to enterprises, exchanges and agencies […] More

by Charles Lyons-Burt May 14, 2024, 11:54 am
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ManTech Secures $110M USAF Award for IT Modernization Services; David Hathaway Quoted

ManTech will help the U.S. Air Force transform its human capital information technology profile under a new $110 million contract. The award will run for three years and cover the modernization of data and enterprise architectures and platforms as well as the incorporation of artificial intelligence into human capital business processes, the Herndon, Virginia-based company announced […] More

by Ireland Degges May 14, 2024, 11:54 am
in Executive Moves, News

Fearless Names Jacob Hsu as Executive Chair, Joe Paiva as Chief Operating Officer

Fearless has named two new executives to its leadership team to help enhance the company’s expertise in cybersecurity, national security and artificial intelligence and support growth efforts to achieve its 2023 vision. Joe Paiva, former regional vice president of global go to market at Salesforce, was named chief operating officer of Fearless, while Jacob Hsu, […] More

by Christine Thropp May 14, 2024, 11:52 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News

Hitachi Vantara Federal’s Pragyansmita Nayak Discusses Value of Data Categorization for Federal Agencies

Effective data categorization makes it possible to easily determine which information is essential to a given operation or decision, making the process “pivotal” to federal agencies undergoing transformation driven by an evolving technological landscape, according to Pragyansmita Nayak, chief data scientist at Hitachi Vantara Federal. Effective categorization also brings the added benefits of improving stakeholder […] More

by Jerry Petersen May 14, 2024, 11:51 am
in Executive Moves, News

Kevin O’Buckley Named Intel Foundry Services SVP, GM

Kevin O’Buckley, a more than 25-year semiconductor industry veteran, has joined Intel’s executive leadership team to succeed the retiring Stuart Pann as senior vice president and general manager of the company’s Foundry Services business segment. The company said Monday that Pann, a 35-year Intel veteran, will leave by the end of May but will stay […] More

by Jane Edwards May 14, 2024, 11:50 am
in Government Technology, News

HPE, Intel Deliver Aurora Exascale Supercomputer to Argonne National Laboratory

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Intel have delivered the Aurora exascale supercomputer to the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois, providing researchers access to an artificial intelligence-capable system with a computing capacity of one quintillion operations per second. Aurora is built with the HPE Cray EX supercomputer and uses the HPE Slingshot high-performance fabric […] More

by Naomi Cooper May 14, 2024, 11:49 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News

BAE Systems Hosts Hackathon Featuring GEOINT Capabilities; Peder Jungck Quoted

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

by Kacey Roberts May 14, 2024, 11:49 am
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Andrew Boyd, Charles Moore Added to SixGen Board

SixGen has appointed to its board of directors Andrew Boyd, former director of the CIA’s Center for Cyber Intelligence, and Charles Moore, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general who most recently served as deputy commander of Cyber Command. The Annapolis, Maryland-based cybersecurity company said Monday Boyd and Moore will provide SixGen with federal market […] More

by Christine Thropp May 14, 2024, 11:48 am
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Attain Capital Invests in IT Consulting Firm Excella; Ted Davies Quoted

Excella, an Arlington, Virginia-based information technology consulting firm, has received a minority investment from private equity firm Attain Capital to help expand its presence and capabilities and advance the delivery of technology platforms to support critical missions of federal and commercial clients. “Our investment in Excella reflects our confidence in their exceptional high-touch service delivery […] More

by marcaguilar May 14, 2024, 11:48 am
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BlueHalo to Establish New Facility in Maryland’s Montgomery County

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced that BlueHalo will expand its operations in Montgomery County. In a press release issued by his office Monday, Moore, said, “In Maryland, we will always choose to invest in innovation. Our continued partnership with BlueHalo is helping us do exactly that. The historic expansion we’re announcing today will create jobs, drive […] More

by Aidan Daly May 14, 2024, 11:47 am
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Deltek Quality Management Software Secures FAA Safety Element Approval

Deltek has secured safety element approval from the Federal Aviation Administration for its integrated quality management software built for government contractors and manufacturers of products in highly regulated environments. The FAA approval validates Deltek TIPQA’s document management capability to ensure that record-keeping for the operational life cycle of licensed sites and vehicle operations comply with […] More

by Naomi Cooper May 14, 2024, 11:47 am