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DLH Corp.’s board of directors has promoted a new chief executive from within the technology services company’s own ranks in Kathryn JohnBull, who has worked in the chief financial officer role since 2012. The transition is effective immediately and she succeeds Zack Parker, who has led DLH as CEO since 2010 and has retired from the position.

AEVEX Corp. Murali Krishnan has joined the defense technology company as chief growth officer, two months after its $320 million initial public offering. The two-decade industry veteran will oversee functions related to global business development, customer engagement, key partnerships and expansion initiatives. Krishnan most recently worked as a sector vice president within the space systems segment at Northrop Grumman, where he spent five years.

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Amazon Web Services on Tuesday announced a new cloud offering designed to run contractor-owned classified workloads, a first for the defense industrial base and select research institutions that historically have had to build and maintain costly on-premesis infrastructure to support classified programs.

Earlier this month, the White House issued Executive Order 14409, “Executive Order: Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security” to lay out expectations that agencies at least begin a framework for fulfilling the requirements within 30 days. That timeline points to the beginning of July.

The Transportation Security Administration has opened the window for industry to start working on and turning in proposals for a potential 10-year, $12.9 billion contract vehicle focused on airport security screening technology and workforce support. TSA stood up the Gold+ effort as a public-private partnership to take a new approach to enabling security tech and operational methodologies for moving travelers through airports.

A subsidiary of Parsons Corp. has been awarded a five-year, $245 million contract to help the Naval Research Laboratory operate a ground station that provides pre-to-post launch support for spacecraft. The Blossom Point Tracking Facility in Maryland houses command, control, communications, network engineering and other functions to help manage new and on-orbit assets. NRL also conducts compatibility testing, data processing and asset decommissioning efforts at Blossom Point.

The Department of Health and Human Services wants to launch a series of artificial intelligence pilots as it moves toward an enterprise-wide AI strategy. A new solicitation released Friday describes the effort as a short-term, firm-fixed price vehicle that would give groups of HHS users unlimited access to advanced AI models, tools and features.

Rep. James Walkinshaw has big plans for the federal government’s sprawling tech stack, including scrutinizing the contracting practices of the current administration.

The federal government’s Revolutionary FAR Overhaul represents one of the most significant efforts to reshape federal acquisition in decades. Supporters see an opportunity to streamline procurement, reduce regulatory complexity and lower barriers to doing business with the federal government. Critics worry that important requirements could get lost in the process.