Opinion

An inside look at DOD's AI strategy

The Defense Department is on the precipice of implementing AI and machine learning technologies, which could usher in a game changer for delivering capabilities to your biggest customer.

Cohesity hires new federal lead

Enterprise storage company Cohesity hires three-decade market veteran Davis Johnson as vice president of its federal business.

SAIC appoints new CIO

Science Applications International Corp. names former Engility CIO Nathan Rogers to the same position in the wake of their combination.

Enlightenment-backed EverWatch names John Hillen CEO

EverWatch, the defense IT outfit backed by Enlightenment Capital, hires industry veteran John Hillen as CEO and a pair of other executives to its leadership team.

DOD going full steam ahead on commercial cloud

The Defense Department's cloud computing strategy has the JEDI infrastructure as the military's foundational approach for using a general purpose enterprise cloud. Market forces and tech advances mean this push will inherently be commercial.

IPKeys eyes critical infrastructure market through acquisition

Already in the defense sector, IPKeys is acquiring a company with hopes of growing cyber offerings for utilities and other critical infrastructure customers.

DOD's leads cloud strategy with JEDI

The JEDI cloud contract sits atop DOD's cloud hierarch as its first line of computing, according to DOD's new cloud strategy document.

LMI makes deal to grow defense, homeland security presence

Nonprofit consultant LMI makes an acquisition to add more of a footprint with defense and homeland security agencies.

What Leidos' golden anniversary says about today's market

Leidos is celebrating its 50th anniversary, a milestone for any company, and it reminds us of how the market has evolved and matured.

Deloitte adds former assistant Navy secretary Juan Garcia

Deloitte's public sector arm adds former Juan Garcia, a former assistant navy secretary for manpower, as a managing director.

VT Group hires Lydon

VT Group brings aboard nearly 25-year market veteran and former Sabre Systems executive Thomas Lydon.

Industry execs represented in 2019 Fed 100

FCW has named this year's class of Federal 100 winners, which includes 23 from the private sector who have gone beyond the call of duty to help the government's mission.

GSA releases draft RFP for $200M modernization BPA

The General Services Administration has released the draft solicitation for a $200 million IT modernization contract.

SOS International unveils new hires & promotions

SOS International hires a pair of veteran executives in the government market to its executive team and promotes two other leaders to new roles.

NetCentrics wins $268.4M DOD IT contract

NetCentrics takes in a new four-year, $268.4 million contract for IT and service delivery support services to the Defense Department’s Joint Service Provider organization.

Booz Allen expects quick bounce back despite shutdown hit

Booz Allen Hamilton saw a $20 million revenue hit during the recent government shutdown but expects solid growth for its fiscal 2019.

DOD's $8.2B email contract moves forward

The Defense Department advances its massive commercial cloud email and collaboration contract. And just like in JEDI, potential bidders hav ea high bar to clear.

Tyler Technologies' deal for MicroPact moves needle on federal presence

Once mainly state and local-focused, public sector software company Tyler Technologies scales up its federal footprint in acquiring MicroPact.

Can better data make AI smarter?

IBM has developed and released a new data set with a million images for training the artificial intelligence that drives facial recognition systems.

SAIC scores early takeaway win with Engility deal

Just a couple weeks after closing its $2.5 billion deal for Engility, SAIC takes away a $655 million contract in the space sector.