Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions has named Stephen Sartwell as senior vice president for program and operations excellence. Mike Kahn, president and CEO and a Wash100 winner, said Sartwell is an operations leader with more than three decades of experience in deploying initiatives in the aerospace and defense sectors. “The insight and skills he has gained […]
Caliburn International has appointed Beth Jannery as its new senior vice president of marketing and communications. According to an announcement released Tuesday, Jannery will be in charge of Caliburn’s communications and branding strategy, as well as the integration and implementation of several public relations and marketing activities. Her efforts to elevate Caliburn’s global brand are […]
Justin Johnson, a senior staff member under Defense Secretary and 2020 Wash100 winner Mark Esper, will take on the duties of an assistant secretary of defense for space policy, The position in a new office is required under the National Defense Authorization Act passed by Congress in December 2019. The NDAA authorizes increases in active […]
The General Services Administration has welcomed the Library of Congress’ Copyright Office as the latest partner agency to its growing Centers of Excellence initiative. As part of the CoE partnership, GSA will facilitate the modernization of the Copyright Office’s arm for responding to public inquiries regarding copyright, the Office of Public Information and Education. Specifically, […]
After two decades of federal service and more than a year as chief technology officer at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Mark Munsell will retire on Nov. 9. Munsell took on the CTO position in February 2019 and spearheaded the design of the agency’s first technology strategy. He also helped establish the organization’s geospatial technology ecosystem […]
Inmarsat, a British satellite telecommunications company, announced that L3Harris Technologies has become its strategic partner in providing L-TAC and Global Xpress services to government customers. James Marley, Inmarsat's director for government land sector, said the mix of their satellite communication and military radio system technologies will serve as a powerful combination for their customers. “L3Harris […]
Dr. David A. Whelan has joined Cubic as senior vice president and chief scientist, in charge of building product line technical strategies and providing engineering services in support of the company’s growth plans. He is tasked to work with the organization’s other leaders to develop enhanced technical services and products for the customers in the […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has partnered with Google to explore how artificial intelligence and machine learning can enhance the use of satellite and environmental data. NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service signed a three-year other transaction authority with Google to pilot specific AI and machine learning projects. Their goal is to […]
The Army has tapped the Department of Defense for artificial intelligence solutions that can fix faults in its legacy financial management systems. According to DoD, the Army has multiple aging systems that are prone to communicating inconsistent data to other systems, creating problems that require human intervention. “One of our consistent issues within Army financial […]
The Department of Defense's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center and Defense Innovation Unit have partnered to use AI algorithms to create new medical diagnostic techniques and improve health data management. As part of a project called Predictive Health, JAIC and DIU developed an augmented reality microscope that detects cancer cell types through cloud-based digital images. “This […]
