Thylacine Biotherapeutics has won first place in the Medical Threat Reduction Challenge organized by Advanced Technology International and the Medical CBRN Defense Consortium. Beating over 300 submissions and 14 finalists, the company’s broad-spectrum antiviral platform impressed the judges with its potential to combat a wide range of viral threats, Thylacine said. Thylacine’s platform, developed at […]
Justin Fessler is the vice president of public sector at LogicMonitor. He launched his career in the government contracting with IBM and served in leadership roles at Salesforce before taking on his current role. In a recent interview with the Potomac Officers Club, Fessler reflected on his career journey. He also offered his insights on […]
Capgemini Government Solutions has appointed Dan Ford as CEO, effective immediately. He replaced Bill Webner, a 2024 Wash100 awardee who joined the Summit Technology Group as its public sector CEO in June. Before his appointment, Ford served as vice president and U.S. Federal Sectors head of the McLean, Virginia-based independent subsidiary of Paris-based global information […]
RTX has awarded CAES a $172.7 million contract to supply critical missile data-link assemblies for an international missile program, CAES announced. Mike Kahn, CAES president and CEO, highlighted the company’s proven expertise in radio frequency electronics and advanced electronic warfare capabilities. Kahn, a 4×24 member and a past Wash100 awardee, further emphasized the importance of […]
Federal agencies can achieve the full potential benefits of generative artificial intelligence and accelerate its use once their data are in the cloud accessible to processing power, said Dave Levy, Amazon Web Services’ vice president of worldwide public sector. The AWS executive, a 4×24 member and a 2024 Wash100 awardee, told FedScoop in an interview […]
Ken Urquhart, global vice president of 5G, edge and satellite at Zscaler and a 4×24 member, acknowledged how artificial intelligence can enhance cyber defense during a discussion at the recent Tech .eu Summit in London. However, he noted that current AI technologies, including neural networks and large language models, produce unreliable information due to statistical […]
Preamble, an artificial intelligence security startup, and Carahsoft have announced a partnership aimed at making Preamble’s AI solutions available to the public sector. Under the agreement, Preamble’s portfolio of generative AI security and compliance products will be available to government agencies through Carahsoft’s resellers and government contracts, Carahsoft said. Included in the suite of AI […]
Summit Technology Group, a Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania-based software solutions company, has appointed Bill Webner as CEO of STG Public Sector, a portfolio company of STG’s partner investor Enlightenment Capital. Before his STG appointment, Webner, a 4×24 member and a 2024 Wash100 award winner, served as Capgemini Government Solutions’ CEO. According to Webner’s LinkedIn profile, he served […]
ClearML has partnered with Carahsoft Technology to bring an end-to-end, open-source artificial intelligence platform to the public sector through the latter’s reseller partners and contract vehicles. According to Michael Adams, program executive for AI solutions at Carahsoft and a 4×24 member, ClearML’s software will enable government entities to operate more efficiently and effectively through rapid […]
American Systems has secured a prime contractor position on the FBI’s blanket purchase agreement for information technology supplies and support services. Under the potential eight-year, $8 billion contract, contractors will provide the FBI and other Department of Justice components with a wide range of IT products and services, American Systems said. Additionally, American Systems will […]
