Joe Paiva, a 4×24 member, has come out of retirement and joined digital services company Fearless as chief operating officer. Paiva has over three decades of leadership experience as executive vice president, COO and chief information officer at various organizations in the private and public sectors. In his new role, he will be responsible for […]
Virginia-based digital transformation services provider DMI is integrating Appvance’s artificial intelligence-based testing platform into its market offerings under a partnership agreement with the software company. Called AIQ, the platform was upgraded in December to include a new generative AI solution that Appvance designed to enhance functions such as defect detection, object recognition, bug-finding, and reporting. […]
BAE Systems recently conducted a hackathon aimed at leveraging artificial intelligence in the development of geospatial intelligence solutions with dual-use commercial applications. A part of the company’s Mission Advantage program, the hackathon focused on using AI for data analysis and integration to enhance the military’s decision-making process, ultimately giving them a battlefield advantage, BAE Systems […]
McLean, Virginia-based defense and national security contractor Xcelerate Solutions has appointed as president Vivek Malhotra, cofounder of defense service provider VMD, which completed a merger with Xcelerate in February. Xcelerate cited Malhotra’s over 20 years of experience, which he provided to VMD, where he served as president before the merger. Xcelerate CEO Mark Drever, a […]
V2X President and CEO Chuck Prow credited growth in the Middle East and Indo-Pacific regions for the company’s strong financial results in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024. V2X reported $1.01 billion in revenue, a 7 percent increase from the first quarter of fiscal 2023, as well as a backlog of $12.6 billion and […]
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program has granted Cohesity moderate authorization for a software-as-a-service offering that delivers simplified data management and data security. According to Dave Kushner, vice president of federal sales at Cohesity and a 4×24 member, federal agencies and other organizations requiring the FedRAMP authorization at the moderate level can now consider […]
Maxar Intelligence and Lockheed Martin have signed a long-term agreement to improve the F-35 Full Mission Simulator, a critical training tool for F-35 pilots. Through the agreement, the defense companies seek to streamline the integration of Maxar’s geospatial data into the simulator for a more realistic, immersive and accurate training simulations, Maxar Intelligence said. By […]
The U.S. Navy’s Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command has awarded KBR a multi-year contract, with a ceiling value of $2 billion, under the Global Contingency Services Multiple Award Contract III program to provide vital support services to installations worldwide. The eight-and-a-half-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract focuses on giving short-term support to Navy facilities during various contingencies, KBR […]
BlueHalo will integrate its autonomous mission systems powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning into Kraken’s vessels, including the K3 Scout unmanned surface vessel, the K4 Manta uncrewed surface-subsurface vehicle and the K5 Kraken gunship. According to BlueHalo CEO Jonathan Moneymaker, a 4×24 member and a past Wash100 awardee, the effort is part of its […]
SES is acquiring Intelsat for $3.1 billion, a transaction that would merge the two companies to establish a stronger multiorbit satellite operator offering expanded coverage and satellite solutions and improved resilience. Commenting on the acquisition, Intelsat CEO David Wajsgras, a 4×24 member and a past Wash100 awardee, said the consolidation “will create a more competitive, […]
