Accenture Federal’s new CEO eyes AI-driven transformation during Trump 2.0
Ron Ash sees agencies as having opportunities ahead to modernize legacy systems and improve efficiency by harnessing the power of new tools like agentic artificial intelligence. Ron Ash is not tasked with a turnaround job or leading a wholesale change of Accenture’s U.S. federal subsidiary as its new chief executive. Ash is following the seven-year tenure of […]
Stoke Space collects $260M in Series C capital
The company started in 2020 and has approval from Space Force to bid for future launches of small payloads. Stoke Space, a five-year-old launch startup, has captured $260 million in Series C capital to finalize the development of its fully reusable medium-lift rocket, dubbed Nova. The company said Wednesday it will also use the new capital […]
BigBear appoints McAleenan as chief executive
Kevin McAleenan becomes the artificial intelligence integrator’s third CEO since its public listing in 2021. BigBear.ai’s board of directors has elected a new chief executive in Kevin McAleenan, who joined the artificial intelligence integrator in the fall as president following its combination with Pangiam. He also becomes a member of BigBear’s board of directors and succeeds […]
Biden signs executive order inspired by lessons from recent cyberattacks
The order gives CISA more eyes to hunt cyber threats on government networks and directs agencies and contractors to be more transparent about the security of their software stockpiles. President Joe Biden Biden on Thursday approved a capstone cybersecurity executive order that addressed lessons learned in cyberspace over the past four years, largely stemming from cyberattacks […]