Former DIA CIO Jack Gumtow Joins MetroStar as VP of Customer Solutions
Technology and digital services provider MetroStar has added former Defense Intelligence Agency Chief Information Officer Jack Gumtow as vice president of customer solutions. Gumtow has solved complex technical, cultural, risk and policy issues for DOD and the intelligence community. His career has spanned technical leadership roles with DIA and the Office of Naval Intelligence. “I
Top 25 DOD Execs to Watch in 2020: Defense Intelligence Agency’s Janice Glover-Jones
Since Janice Glover-Jones became chief of equality, diversity and inclusivity in 2019, she has worked to eliminate barriers at the Defense Intelligence Agency. She is the first to suggest conducting year-round, in-depth barrier analysis that will focus on uncovering, examining and removing the obstacles that hinder equal participation at all levels of the workforce. One
Engility Awarded DIA National Media Exploitation Center Deal
Engility Corp. has won a contract potentially worth $106 million and covering up to 10 years to support the Defense Intelligence Agency’s National Media Exploitation Center. Engility was purchased as a subsidiary of SAIC for $2.5 billion in January 2019 as part of the larger company’s strategy to expand its intelligence community portfolio. The single-award,
DOD, DIA Leaders Testify on Tradecraft
There is no evidence that leadership in the U.S. Central Command manipulated intelligence products to create a false narrative of success in the battle against Daesh, according to a recent Defense Department inspector general report. But the nearly two-year long investigation did reveal problems with poor leadership, improper communication and insufficient training in intelligence tradecraft
Drone Aviation Names Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn (Ret.) Vice Chairman of Board of Director, Also Joins Strategic Advisory Board
Drone Aviation Holding Corp. (DAC), a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats, announced May 4 that Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn (Ret.) has been named Vice Chairman of its Board of Directors. In this new role, Flynn will work with Drone Aviation’s growing list of Dept. of Defense, government agency and commercial customers to harness
Prime Position on $6B DIA E-SITE IDIQ Contract Awarded to Sotera
It was announced on January 5th by national security technology company, Sotera that it has won a prime position by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) on a 5 year, $6 billion multiple-award E-SITE IDIQ Contract. The Enhanced Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise (E-SITE) contract was established to provide acquisition framework for the delivery of
DIA Awards CACI a Prime Position on $6B E-SITE IDIQ Contract
It was announced by Arlington, Va.-based CACI International Inc. that it has been awarded a prime position on the Enhanced Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise (E-SITE) contract by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). This contract is a 5 year, multiple-award, IDIQ contract with a ceiling value of $6 billion. Through the E-SITE contract CACI
ManTech International Wins $278.5 M Defense Intelligence Agency Logistics Support Prime Contract
ManTech International Corporation won a prime contract with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). ManTech will offer IT modernization and logistics management for the DIA. The contract is worth approximately $278.5 million with a one year base period and four option years. “We look forward to continuing our support to the DIA through this new task
DHS Senior Advisor Craig Chambers Discusses How the Federal Government is Keeping Up with the Fast Pace of Innovation
As technology continues to evolve and change with an even faster clip, the federal government must find new ways to keep up with this pace of innovation. WashingtonExec spoke with Craig Chambers, the Senior Advisor of Commercialization for the Science & Technology Directorate of the Dept. of Homeland Security on his role at DHS, how the government
WashExec RollCall: This Week’s ‘As Read on LinkedIn’
WashingtonExec RollCall: JD Kathuria pulls from the broader WashingtonExec network to dish out the area’s who’s who and what’s what When it comes to striking deals, who you know trumps what you know in the government contracting community. And with three years of WashingtonExec’s outcome and result-oriented networking programs and events behind us, we’ve decided to expand our networking
Tish Long, Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), on Activity Based Intelligence, Big Data and STEM
It has been almost three years since Letitia (Tish) Long was appointed Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in August 2010. We caught up with Long to reflect on the changing role of NGA within the broader Intelligence Community (IC), asked her to share her best advice for young intel officers, and received her
INSA Announces Leon Panetta As Keynote Speaker At DIA 50th Anniversary Gala
United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta will keynote the 50th Anniversary Gala, in honor of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) on Saturday, October 1, 2011. The event will be hosted by the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA), a premier intelligence and national security organization that brings together public, private and academic sectors to
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