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The Department of Defense has confirmed that Federal Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios, a two-time Wash100 awardee, will serve as the agency's acting undersecretary for research and engineering.  He will oversee the Missile Defense Agency, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Defense Innovation Unit, Space Development Agency and the DOD laboratory enterprise, Reuters reported Monday.  In a statement, DOD […]

Envistacom and NOVELSAT have collaborated to enhance the former’s proprietary Transport Virtualization Ecosystem. As part of the partnership, NOVELSAT will integrate high-performance satellite access waveforms to the TVE in an effort to advance the Envistacom ecosystem’s ability to incorporate virtualized applications such as advanced communications waveforms, encryption and data analytics into common off-the-shelf hardware. Specifically, […]

Mark Lewis, the Department of Defense's director of defense research and engineering for modernization, will serve as the Pentagon's acting undersecretary of defense for research and engineering. The appointment followed the June 23 announcements by Undersecretary Mike Griffin and his deputy, Lisa Porter, that they would step down from their roles to join the private sector, Defense […]

Axiologic Solutions has appointed national security and cyber defense veteran Louis Chabot as its new chief technology officer. In his new role, Chabot will be at the helm of Axiologic Solutions’ technology research, selection, development and tailoring initiatives. He will be responsible for ensuring the integration of new technologies in customer solutions in line with […]

Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach has joined the Pacific Air Forces as the command's 36th commander during a change of command ceremony held at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. He is now responsible for overseeing about 46K airmen who principally serve in Japan, South Korea, Hawaii, Alaska and Guam, the Air Force announced Thursday. "He is laser-focused […]

Cognosante announced that it has appointed public health sector veteran Bridget Gauer as the company's senior vice president of strategy. Gauer brings into the role over 25 years of acquisition and leadership expertise from working in several federal agencies, Cognosante said Monday. "She will be an excellent addition to our leadership team as she supports […]

Lt. Gen. Glen VanHerck has been nominated to serve as the next commander of the Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, according to the Department of Defense. VanHerck, who is currently the director of the Joint Staff, will receive his fourth star and replace Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy, who has been leading NORTHCOM since May […]

Space infrastructure and Earth intelligence company Maxar Technologies has appointed seasoned venture capitalist Gilman Louie to its board of directors.  Louie will serve as director with a term that will expire on the company's 2021 annual meeting of stockholders when he will stand for election by the stockholders, Maxar announced. “We are exceptionally pleased to welcome Gilman […]

Thomas Harker has been appointed as acting comptroller for the Department of Defense following the departure of Elaine McCusker, another temporary comptroller, on June 26, a DoD spokesman said.  He will be tasked with handling the DoD’s finances in conjunction with fulfilling his role as the assistant Navy secretary for financial management and comptroller until […]

The General Services Administration has announced that Anil Cheriyan, the agency's Federal Acquisition Service deputy commissioner and Technology Transformation Services director, will leave his posts on July 17. Cheriyan joined the agency in January 2019 and will return to the private sector to pursue a new career opportunity, GSA announced Tuesday. “We are very grateful […]