OpenAI hones public sector focus with new leadership hires
In addition to hiring former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, the frontier AI firm brought on several new executives in October, including alums from Oracle and Amazon Web Services. Fresh off a year in which more than 1 million federal employees gained access to its ChatGPT platform, OpenAI added several senior executives to its government team in […]
Lockheed pays $29.5M to settle DEI claims sparked by former VP
The settlement grew out of a whistleblower’s claim that Lockheed Martin’s human resources team ordered him to take 18 white employees off a bonus list. Lockheed Martin has become the fourth – and largest – government contractor to settle allegations with the Justice Department that it operated a diversity, equity and inclusion program that discriminated against […]
Aptim hires V2X’s former leader as chief executive
Chuck Prow oversaw the creation of V2X via the 2022 merger of Vertex and Vectrus. Aptim has hired a new chief executive in Chuck Prow, a three-decade industry veteran and formerly CEO of V2X, a company he led from its inception via a merger of two other companies. Prow will join Aptim on Monday to lead the […]
Delphinus, Shorepoint and Tenica close on acquisitions
Private capital is behind all three transactions that cut across the market’s maritime, cybersecurity and intelligence community domains. Delphinus Engineering Four months on from its receipt of external investment, this provider of naval-focused maintenance and modernization services has moved on an acquisition to add more logistics and sustainment work. Delphinus is adding approximately 200 employees with […]
What the midterm results mean for federal tech policy
A newly blue Congress is expected to conduct oversight on myriad tech, cyber and surveillance issues, ranging from FITARA, to workforce cuts, to data centers and more. Major Democratic wins in the House and Senate on Tuesday are expected to shape how lawmakers will approach leading technology issues in the coming Congress. Below, Nextgov/FCW and Route […]
