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Intel, Nvidia Execs Call for Increased Gov’t Focus on AI
Executives from Intel and Nvidia have expressed concerns that the government is not doing enough to drive innovation in artificial intelligence, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
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CNSI Appoints Linda Mras as Vice President of Contracts; Todd Stottlemyer Quoted
Linda Mras has joined CNSI as vice president of contracts, CNSI announced on Tuesday. Mras will be responsible for spearheading the contracts team at CNSI, including developing and maintaining policies, procedures, and processes for a client-focused contracting function and ensuring contract compliance.
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Former NGA Director Robert Cardillo Joins Analytical Space Advisory Board
Analytical Space announced on Tuesday that Robert Cardillo, former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and four-time Wash100 Award recipient has been appointed the eighth member of its advisory board. Cardillo will advise and counsel ASI as it deploys its satellite data relay network to serve the needs of the U.S. warfighter and intelligence professionals, as well as commercial end users.
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Nazzic Keene: SAIC Deploys New Strategy for Infantry Squad Vehicle Effort
Nazzic Keene, CEO of Science Applications International Corp., has cited its collaboration with Polaris for the U.S. Army’s infantry squad vehicle initiative as evidence of the former’s implementation of new approaches, Inside Defense reported Friday.
ECS, Elastic to Collaborate on CDM Dashboard Update for CISA; George Wilson Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 9, 2019 — ECS and Elastic (NYSE: ESTC) have formed a partnership to develop a cyber threat detection and monitoring system for the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, GovCon Wire reported Aug. 30.
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Perspecta Receives $166M Contract from Senate to Provide IT Services; Mac Curtis Quoted
Perspecta announced on Thursday that it has received a potential six-year, $166M prime contract from the U.S. Senate for its Information Technology Support Contract IV (ITSC IV).
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Robert Cardillo, Keith Masback Join Federal Advisory Board for Orbital Insight; James Crawford Quoted
Orbital Insight announced on Wednesday that Robert Cardillo, former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and Keith Masback, former CEO of the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, have joined the company’s newly established Federal Advisory Board as the founding members.Â
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ManTech Holds Spot on $325M DHS Contract for Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance; Kevin Phillips Quoted
ManTech International has secured a position on a five-year, $325 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the Department of Homeland Security to provide systems engineering and technical assistance support to the DHS Science & Technology Directorate, the company said Tuesday.
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CGI Acquires Sunflower Systems; Tim Hurlebaus Quoted
CGI announced on Tuesday that it acquired Annams Systems Corp., doing business as Sunflower Systems, a provider of asset management software products and services. A definitive agreement was entered on Aug. 27th and the transaction was completed on Friday.
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Lockheed CEO Marillyn Hewson: Supporting Veteran Workforce Will Help Address Skills Gap
Marillyn Hewson, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin, has said that the company is honored to support the Veterans Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity Reform Act through its veteran workforce initiatives.
Tech Industry Vet Josh Salmanson Appointed Chief Architect, Business Dev’t VP at ECS; George Wilson Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 27, 2019 — ECS has appointed Josh Salmanson, a former technology executive at NCI, Parsons (NYSE: PSN) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), as chief architect and vice president of its business development and operations division, GovCon Wire reported Aug. 16.