Connolly’s successor, James Walkinshaw, looks to carry on his IT and workforce legacy
“A shutdown gives the Trump administration no new legal authority to fire federal workers or to conduct reductions in force,” Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., told Nextgov/FCW in response to the White House telling agencies to implement mass layoffs in the event of a funding lapse. Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., was sworn into office earlier this month […]
The government shutdown playbook: cash flow, communication and recovery
The Professional Services Council is urging companies to secure their cash flow and identify agency contacts as they get ready for an all too familiar funding crisis. It is easy to lose count of how many times the government has shut down or come close to it over the past three decades because, well, it has […]
Navy awards $244M contract for space-to-ground transmission research
Assurance Technology will develop systems to transmit energy across the radio frequency spectrum to objects in space under the FROST program. Assurance Technology has captured a $244 million Navy contract for research on space to ground communications. The Focused Radio Frequency Optimized Signal Transference contract will be used for engineering, analytical and technical services needed to development […]
Barbara Humpton’s next role and more leadership moves across the market
Also included in this listing: an enterprise software giant’s new public sector team leader, three chief financial officer appointments and a pair of chief technology officer hires. USA Rare Earth Barbara Humpton, chief executive of Siemens’ U.S. subsidiary since 2018, will join USA Rare Earth as CEO on Wednesday to lead the next phase of its […]
Rule of two survives FAR overhaul as socioeconomic programs take a back seat
The Federal Acquisition Regulation rewrite keeps in place mandatory requirements for general small business set-asides, while socioeconomic small business programs become discretionary. Despite widespread fears that the Trump administration would eliminate the ‘rule of two,” the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul has done the opposite – keeping the mandatory small business set-aside requirement in place while subtly deemphasizing […]
WT 360: Booz Allen’s roadmap for collaborating with startups after an investment
Booz Allen Hamilton’s move to triple its venture capital commitment is the focal point of this episode featuring Matt Calderone and Brian MacCarthy, respectively chief financial officer for the corporation and VC organization leader. Booz Allen Hamilton has invested in 17 startups since the launch of its venture capital fund in 2022, which initially had […]