Orbital ATK‘s cargo ship Cygnus is set to proceed with three in-orbit scientific missions after the spacecraft completed its mission to deliver around 7,900 pounds of supplies and experiments to the International Space Station. Cygnus, nicknamed S.S. Rick Husband, departed from the orbiting laboratory Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time after an 81-day stay there, Orbital ATK said Tuesday. The OA-6 mission represents the company’s fifth mission under […] More

A new report from Research and Markets predicts the global market for unmanned sea platforms to experience a compound annual growth rate of at least 6 percent over the next four years. Military expansion efforts of governments across the world and the increasing adoption of commercial off-the-shelf components are expected to the drive the market from 2016 through 2020, […] More

Johns Hopkins University, Tanner Research and Moog have received research contracts from the U.S. Air Force to study potential engines intended to power United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket, Space News reported Tuesday. Mike Gruss writes the move is part of a larger plan to replace the Russian-built RD-180 engine with a U.S.-made rocket engine […] More

Titan Alpha, a joint venture between Atlas Research and Prometheus Federal Services, has received a task order to help the Department of Veterans Affairs' innovation hub create cost-reduction pilot programs.

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Titan Alpha, a joint venture between Prometheus Federal Services and Atlas Research, has been awarded a 10-year, multiple-award Veterans Health Administration contract to support an integrated healthcare transformation effort, the company announced on Monday. 

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Kenneth Kizer, chief healthcare transformation officer and senior executive vice president at Atlas Research, has testified to the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs regarding healthcare services.

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Young Bang is the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the US Army’s Acquisition, Logistics & Technology division. A seasoned industry leader in both public and private sectors, Mr. Bang is chosen by Executive Mosaic as one of the Wash100 2024 winners.   Get to know more about Young Bang’s illustrious career experience and his journey […] More

Susan Kemp, a 27-year Booz Allen Hamilton veteran and former senior manager at Prometheus Federal Services, has joined Sierra7 as director of consulting and analytics. She will be responsible for expanding client relationships and providing continuous support for the Veterans Health Administration, the Falls Church, Viginia-based consulting company said Monday. The new director will also be in charge of […] More

Jason Ormsby, former quality, safety and improvement offering lead at Deloitte, has joined Aptive Resources as chief innovation officer tasked with overseeing various activities to deliver safe healthcare services.to providers and patients.

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Rudy Martinez, a former lead associate at Booz Allen Hamilton, has joined DRT Strategies as a director responsible for exploring potential business opportunities with the Department of Veterans Affairs, FedHealthIT reported Monday.

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Dave McClure, principal director and CIO advisory lead at Accenture Federal Services, has said the availability of more data, the increasing computing capacity and the software environment are some of the factors driving the pace of technology modernization in the government, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday. “And you combine all three of these together, and it creates an accelerated path for modernization that we just simply have never had before in government,” McClure said at a WBJ-hosted forum.

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Former DynCorp International CEO Paul Lombardi and Stan Soloway, the departing president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, have been inducted into the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards Hall of Fame. Other winning executives and companies at the 13th Annual Greater Washington GovCon Awards were named in a ceremony held Thursday. The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and Professional […] More