The U.S. Navy has granted a two-year, $10 million contract to Booz Allen Hamilton for the installation of a private 5G mobile network in Guam. The McClean, Virginia-based contractor noted that the award, its first 5G full-scale contract in the Indo-Pacific, will provide the Navy and the Department of Defense with the technology to improve […]
Booz Allen Hamilton will collaborate with L3Harris Technologies to support the Department of Defense’s efforts to enable Combined Joint All-Domain Command & Control. The strategic cooperation will allow Booz Allen to accelerate the development of its Distributed Battle Management Node Tactical Operations Center-Light prototype, which is based on the company’s Modular Detachment Kit. The MDK […]
Tom Councell currently serves as chief growth officer of Procentrix. He began his career in the U.S. Air Force, and prior to joining his current organization, Councell held leadership roles at CACI, ManTech and other technology companies. In a recent interview with the Potomac Officers Club, Councell reflected on his career background, discussed his core values […]
A federal health veteran with a track record of driving business growth has taken over as the lead of a DMI public sector unit. On Tuesday, DMI announced Orstell Barnett as the new vice president of growth of its federal health sector. Barnett most recently worked at DLH as its director of strategic growth, leading […]
American Systems, a Chantilly, Virginia-based government services contractor, has promoted Babak Nouri to vice president of corporate development from his former position as account management director. Nouri replaces John Steckel, a 4×24 member, who was appointed as the company’s president and CEO in September 2023. Nouri’s role as VP of corporate development includes heading the […]
Robert Conrad, the vice president of U.S. business development for Kepler Communications U.S., said the company is developing an optical space data relay that would bring internet connectivity and high-bandwidth, low-latency data transport to space. In an interview with Breaking Defense, Conrad, a 4×24 member, said The Kepler Network is compatible with the Space Development […]
Executives from Verizon recently shared details of advanced technologies the company is developing to support its public sector customers. Verizon has been engaged in developing solutions to address several government needs, including addressing cyberthreats and ways agencies can take advantage of 5G and futureG. Speaking at the recent EDGE24@CES, Michael Adams, associate vice president for […]
The U.S. Air Force is stepping up its cyber defense development efforts with a contract awarded to a small business. On Wednesday, SpyCloud announced that it received a Small Business Innovation Research Phase 1 contract to develop innovative identity intelligence solutions for the Department of the Air Force. The contract is part of a collaboration […]
Galorath, a Long Beach, California-based software and hardware consultancy company, has appointed three new members to its leadership team to support its global expansion and entry into new market segments. The new appointees include Matt McDonald, former Enterprise Knowledge chief growth officer, who was named as Galorath Services president and Galorath vice president. Also appointed […]
Artificial intelligence experts are refocusing their efforts on security, protecting the emerging technology’s three weak spots: algorithms, hardware and training data. The AI supply chain is reliant on data, including critical and classified information. Due to data’s vital role, it is often the target of malicious activity, usually tampering with inputs added to the AI […]
