ExecutiveBiz – Covers emerging companies in Washington's government contracting sector. 5/21/2021

ExecutiveBiz recently had the chance to speak with Robert Silverman, executive vice president with Booz Allen Hamilton and 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, to discuss Booz Allen’s work in the digital battlespace, the company’s M&A activity and strategy, the challenges of mixing company cultures in acquisition and the latest opportunities for Booz Allen to drive growth in […]

Joe Logue, CEO of Two Six Technologies, said the newly formed company is considering acquisitions with a focus on businesses that offer products and some services, Inside Defense reported Thursday. “We’re trying to stick to cyber, information operations, electronic systems, mobility, 5G is a big one for us,” Logue said. “We are just looking at […]

Shaun Bierweiler, senior vice president and general manager of public sector at Riverbed Technology, said the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the federal government to accelerate information technology modernization and for agencies to sustain digital transformation and support evolving work environments, they need a “holistic, forensic-level visibility into network operations.” “[Agencies also need] protections that are proactive […]

Robotic Research has received a Defense Logistics Agency award for the production of an autonomous guided vehicle meant to move carts in and out of the agency’s storage facilities. The Maryland-based self-driving technology manufacturer said Thursday the award could potentially lead to follow-on contracts for development of a maximum of 100 unmanned vehicles that can […]

Aaron Burciaga, vice president of artificial intelligence at ECS, said the government requires more understandable artificial intelligence as it increasingly adopts the use of machine learning to drive data-centric operations. Several agencies including the Department of Defense’s Joint AI Center have commenced a number of efforts that speed up the government’s AI and ML implementation, […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries has commenced testing of an unmanned surface vessel designed to traverse the waters autonomously. HII said Thursday the Proteus USV demonstrated autonomous performance through its SM300 system made by Sea Machines Robotics. During the May 14 demonstration, Proteus used GPS, radar technology, a 360-degree camera and other sensors to navigate waters off […]

Aerojet Rocketdyne has reached the 1,000-unit delivery milestone for its propulsion system that powers Lockheed Martin‘s updated version of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile. The PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement weapon is powered by a two-pulse solid engine and designed to protect military assets from incoming threats using hit-to-kill technology, Aerojet Rocketdyne said Thursday. Production of […]

CACI International has received two Edison Awards in recognition of the technological innovation of a secure mobile communications offering for government use and an electro-optical/infrared sensor for real-time aerial mapping and surveillance. The company said Thursday its SteelBox app, which won a Bronze Edison Award, is designed to enable government agencies to conduct encrypted phone […]

SpaceX has been selected to launch a Firefly Aerospace-built lunar lander in 2023 using the Falcon 9 rocket for NASA’s mission to land science and technology payloads on the moon’s surface. Firefly said Thursday it will use the Blue Ghost spacecraft to deploy 10 technologies for NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, as part of […]

Science Applications International Corp. has earned an Elite Partner designation that recognizes SAIC’s delivery of ServiceNow information technology products and services to federal, state and local governments and commercial customers. Over five ServiceNow offerings are provided to SAIC clients to help them enhance IT, employee experience and customer service workflows, the Reston, Virginia-based technology integrator […]