Matt Grimm, chief operating officer of Anduril, said the defense technology company has approximately 400 employees and plans to increase its workforce to 700 to 800 by the end of 2021, Inside Defense reported Friday. Grimm said the company is looking for hardware and software engineers and employees with artificial intelligence skills.
Read More »Tech Leaders Cite Pandemic Response, Broadband Access as Key Policy Issues for Incoming Admin
Government affairs leaders at Washington-based technology companies discussed policy issues they expect the Biden administration to address once it takes office and one of those is the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how it applies to broadband internet access and workforce, GeekWire reported Tuesday.
Read More »Toni Townes-Whitley on Microsoft’s Efforts to Help Gov’t Customers Ensure Continuity of Operations
Toni Townes-Whitley, president of U.S. regulated industries at Microsoft, has described how the company helped agencies increasingly pursue digital transformation efforts as the COVID-19 pandemic tested the government's mission resiliency. She wrote in a blog entry posted Monday that the departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense implemented Microsoft offerings, such as Bing Maps Platform and Azure Government, to support continued operations.
Read More »Accenture’s Ryan Oakes: Agencies Need Post-Pandemic Approach to Automation, Service Accessibility
Ryan Oakes, senior managing director for strategy and consulting for Accenture’s global public service segment, has said that agencies should consider implementing permanent approaches to access management in a post-pandemic environment.
Read More »Mercury Systems’ William Conley on CTO Role, Tech Expertise Integration
William Conley, the chief technology officer of Mercury Systems, has said he aims to continue growing his office as it works to assess and identify vulnerabilities in the company’s businesses.
Read More »Executive Spotlight: John Vollmer, CEO of Amentum, Discusses DynCorp Acquisition
John Vollmer, chief executive officer with Amentum, and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the company’s recent announcement of its planned acquisition of DynCorp. He addressed how the purchase would expand the combined company’s offerings, the expansive culture and the new markets that will come into play after they complete integration.
Read More »Guidehouse Designated ‘Military Friendly Employer’; Scott McIntyre Quoted
Guidehouse has been recognized as a “Military Friendly Employer” by veteran-owned recruitment marketing company Viqtory for the second consecutive year.
Read More »CenturyLink Lands Spot on Military Times 2020 ‘Best for Vets’ Employer List
CenturyLink has been named to Military Times’ annual list of top 100 best employers for veterans in recognition of the company’s efforts to provide benefits, programs and support for former military personnel.
Read More »Accenture’s Ira Entis on Potential Obstacles to AI Investment Returns
Ira Entis, growth and strategy lead at Accenture’s federal arm, has said that while implementing artificial intelligence could heighten investment returns, a significant amount of productivity gains might vanish due to lack of staff training.
Read More »Follow-Up NDIA Survey Looks at Ongoing COVID-19 Impacts on Small Defense Contractors
A National Defense Industrial Association survey shows that clear information from the Department of Defense, access to capital and revenue expectations are the areas where small businesses in the defense sector continue to experience the highest level of continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Zscaler’s Patrick Perry on Three Steps Agencies Should Take as They Modernize for the Long Term
Patrick Perry, director of emerging technology for federal DOD/IC at Zscaler, wrote in a commentary published Tuesday on FCW that there are three measures agencies should consider as they advance their digital transformation efforts and one is sharing modernization guidelines and lessons learned.
Read More »L3Harris CEO William Brown on 2020 Revenue, Workforce Growth Projections
William Brown, CEO of L3Harris Technologies and former Wash100 awardee, has said the company is making progress in its technology development and expansion efforts despite experiencing disruptions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Florida Today reported Friday.
Read More »Booz Allen’s Lloyd Howell: Investments in AI, Other Tech Areas Need to Continue
Lloyd Howell, chief financial officer of Booz Allen Hamilton, told the Washington Business Journal in an interview published Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light the need to continue supporting investments in several technology areas such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and cloud.
Read More »HII CEO Mike Petters Talks Operational Changes Amid COVID-19
Mike Petters, CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries and former Wash100 Award recipient, has said that the company transitioned over 11K employees to telework settings due to the ongoing pandemic, Inside Defense reported Friday.
Read More »Accenture Federal Services’ McClure, Jackson, Layman on How Federal IT Leaders Approach Modernization
Dave McClure, Malcolm Jackson and Jason Layman of Accenture Federal Services wrote in a Nextgov article published Monday that there are three lessons from the company’s Future Systems research that show how federal information technology leaders approach IT modernization and the first is that these leaders invest in innovation infrastructure.
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