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  • Kristin Cooke Joins AlphaSix as SVP of Growth - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kristin Cooke Joins AlphaSix as SVP of Growth

    Kristin Cooke has joined AlphaSix as the company’s new senior vice president of growth. In her new role, Cooke will collaborate with AlphaSix’s technical and business teams to spearhead its long-term federal growth efforts, the federal IT and data services company told ExecutiveBiz Wednesday. Jeff Posey, CEO of AlphaSix, said, “Kristin’s expertise and leadership will be […] More

  • Iridium Launches New Service Providing Access to Global Maritime Distress and Safety System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iridium Launches New Service Providing Access to Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

    Iridium Communications has launched Iridium Certus GMDSS, a service that provides users access to the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System via satellite connectivity. Service Features The service’s other features include access to weather-resilient broadband communication, safety voice, distress alerts and Maritime Safety Information, Iridium said Wednesday. The new offering also covers additional regulated services […] More

  • MetTel's Don Parente on Starlink, SD-WAN Broadband Service - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MetTel’s Don Parente on Starlink, SD-WAN Broadband Service

    Don Parente, vice president of public sector sales at MetTel, discussed how the Starlink satellite internet constellation has provided an opportunity for MetTel to expand its software-defined wide area network, or SD-WAN, broadband services to federal government customers. In this Federal News Network podcast, Parente explained how MetTel integrated Starlink with its SD-WAN to deliver […] More

  • Parry Labs, Concurrent to Provide Defense Customers With Advanced Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parry Labs, Concurrent to Provide Defense Customers With Advanced Tech

    Parry Labs and Concurrent are collaborating to provide defense customers with advanced capabilities that meet the modern battlespace’s emerging requirements. Under the collaborative effort, the companies will combine their expertise to deliver integrated modular systems for Army, Air Force and Navy clients, Parry Labs said Monday. Mission-Critical Defense Capabilities The systems will be designed to […] More

  • Kirthi Anantharam Joins Sierra7 as Chief Strategy and Tech Officer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kirthi Anantharam Joins Sierra7 as Chief Strategy and Tech Officer

    Sierra7 has appointed Kirthi Anantharam as its new chief strategy and technology officer, bringing to the post over two decades of experience in tech transformation, business strategy and stakeholder engagement. In his new role, Anantharam will lead efforts to improve brand recognition, diversify market presence and boost revenue by introducing advanced capabilities, Sierra7 said Friday. […] More

  • Northrop Grumman to Modernize LITENING Secure Data Links for Marine Corps Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Grumman to Modernize LITENING Secure Data Links for Marine Corps Aircraft

    The U.S. Marine Corps has selected Northrop Grumman to modernize the F/A-18 aircraft’s LITENING targeting pods. Under the collaboration, the advanced tactical data links will be deployed to enable faster communications for the combat plane, Northrop said Thursday. The technology employs the bandwidth-efficient common data link waveform to support rapid and secure data transmission. Enabling […] More

  • Peraton to Boost Efficiency of DFAS Electronic Document Management System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Peraton to Boost Efficiency of DFAS Electronic Document Management System

    Peraton has received a contract to support the Defense Finance and Accounting Service’s Electronic Document Management system, which enables Department of Defense personnel to hold and manage data in a secure environment. Under the deal, production, hardware and software maintenance, system analysis, design and system improvement services will be provided to address the complexities of […] More

  • MuleSoft's David Egts on Transforming Customer Service With Autonomous AI Agents - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MuleSoft’s David Egts on Transforming Customer Service With Autonomous AI Agents

    David Egts, field chief technology officer for the public sector at MuleSoft, said artificial intelligence-powered virtual assistants and autonomous AI agents like Agentforce agents are transforming the customer service experience by enabling organizations to deliver faster and more personalized service. In a blog post published Tuesday on MuleSoft’s website, Egts discussed how Agentforce service agents […] More

  • Hughes' James Clevenger on DOD 5G Network Implementation Lessons for Agencies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes’ James Clevenger on DOD 5G Network Implementation Lessons for Agencies

    James Clevenger, director of government sales at Hughes Network Systems, said government agencies that plan to upgrade their wireless infrastructure with 5G technology could adopt some of the lessons the Department of Defense learned from its 5G network implementation. In an article published Wednesday on the company’s website, Clevenger highlighted how private 5G networks could […] More

  • Viasat Participates in Autonomous Warrior 24 Exercise - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Viasat Participates in Autonomous Warrior 24 Exercise

    Viasat participated in the Autonomous Warrior 24 exercise to showcase the company’s autonomous platforms for integrated communications throughout the U.S. Department of Defense. The event, which took place Oct. 1 through 24, was part of the AUKUS Maritime Big Play initiative, a series of trilateral exercises and experiments to broaden the use of autonomous capabilities throughout the […] More

  • Chirag Suthar Joins vTech as Growth, Strategy Chief of SLED Division - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Chirag Suthar Joins vTech as Growth, Strategy Chief of SLED Division

    Managed IT services firm vTech Solution has appointed Chirag Suthar as senior director for growth and strategy of its state, local and education division, bringing over 25 years of leadership and business development experience to the post. In his new role, Suthar will be responsible for fueling growth, expanding client engagements and increasing vTech’s presence […] More

  • Carnegie Robotics Unveils New Body-Worn AI Computing System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carnegie Robotics Unveils New Body-Worn AI Computing System

    Carnegie Robotics has launched a body-worn computing system called CardShark, which is designed to provide real-time artificial intelligence processing to warfighters in the field. Booz Allen Hamilton is among the defense industry operators that have already processed multiple AI workloads on CardShark, Carnegie Robotics said Tuesday. Randy Yamada, Booz Allen vice president, said the portable […] More