From dreams to despair: the human cost of political ignorance
Ruthless workforce reductions are destroying careers and critical initiatives; it’s time for compassionate leadership, writes management consultant Mike Lisagor. I have been moved to tears as treasured former technology business associates and their children have seen their dream jobs heartlessly disappear without recourse or severance. Unfortunately, these short-sighted workforce reductions are already negatively re-shaping the future […]
Tech, finance and operations leadership moves across the market
Plus a former federal chief information officer returns to the industry she worked in as a board of directors member. BWX Technologies Rik Geiersbach has joined this manufacturer of nuclear components and fuel as chief strategy officer, a role he brings three decades of defense market experience to. Geiersbach most recently worked as vice president of […]
New defense law helps NGA fend off contract protest
Agency uses 2023 authority to justify a sole-source award to Palantir to move its GARNET platform into production. A corrective action at the Government Accountability Office usually means a protester gets a second chance to compete for a contract. But in BAE Systems’ challenge to a National Geospatial Intelligence Agency award, the “correction” is simply a […]
Anthropic CEO sees 3 areas where policymakers can help with AI
Dario Amodei shared the risk mitigation areas government officials should focus on to balance AI innovation and safety in the U.S. Policymakers can make a positive impact on the U.S. artificial intelligence ecosystem by focusing on export controls, basic guardrails and job displacement support, according to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. Speaking at the Anthropic Futures Forum […]
WT 360: How AI drives Accenture Federal’s growth plans
Ron Ash, CEO of Accenture’s U.S. federal subsidiary, joins to describe how AI-driven initiatives are reshaping strategic partnerships and opening more opportunities for outcome-based contract work. In his first year as CEO, Ron Ash of Accenture Federal Services has been positioning the company for growth opportunities that focus on Trump administration priorities for artificial intelligence […]
