The Senate confirmed Mark Esper on Thursday to be the next U.S. Defense Secretary to end the Pentagon’s longest period without a Senate approved leader in office. The 2019 Wash100 Award winner was confirmed by a 90 to 8 vote in the Senate to officially succeed Jim Mattis in the …

A consortium of investors led by venture capital firm ClearSky has acquired engineering and analytics platforms provider Altamira Technologies for an undisclosed sum.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 11, 2019 — Altamira Technologies will help build a geospatial intelligence database to support the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s homeland security programs as part of a task order awarded via the Janus contract vehicle, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday work under the Homeland Infrastructure Foundation Level Data transportation …

Blaine Worthington, formerly vice president responsible for procurement and delivery lifecycle of contracts at Altamira Technologies, has been promoted to senior VP to oversee the execution and growth of the company’s defense portfolio. He will continue to serve as a member of the firm’s senior management team and perform growth …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 18, 2018 — Altamira Technologies has opened new office space in Fairborn, Ohio, to support its work with the Defense Department in a move that expands the company’s regional footprint to at least 30K square feet, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The Dayton Business Journal reported Thursday that Altamira’s operations …

Rod Fontecilla, formerly a vice president at Unisys (NYSE: UIS), has joined Altamira Technologies as chief technology officer. Fontecilla will directly report to Chairman and CEO Ted Davies and oversee the McLean, Virginia-based government information technology contractor’s innovation programs, communities of practice and technology assessment efforts, Altamira said Tuesday. Davies said …

Jonathan Moneymaker, former executive vice president and chief strategy officer of Altamira Technologies, has been promoted to president of the McLean, Virginia-based defense and intelligence information technology contractor. Altamira said Tuesday Moneymaker will lead the integrated strategy, operations and sales team to oversee and manage all customer delivery and growth functions. …

Altamira Technologies has received the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards’ “Contractor of the Year” distinction recognizing financial and operational accomplishments during 2017. Altamira won the award for companies with between $75 million and $300 million in revenue at the 15th Annual Greater Washington GovCon Awards ceremony hosted by the Professional Services Council and the …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 7, 2017 — Altamira Technologies has received recognition from the National Contract Management Association for its initiatives that work to encourage contract management employee efforts toward certification, GovCon Executive reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday the NCMA Certification Support Award serves to recognize its partnership and incentive program that offers …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 3, 2017 — Altamira Technologies has participated in a leadership conference hosted by The Women’s Center in April that served to facilitate discussions, networking and career development for female leaders in the public and private sectors, GovCon Executive reported Tuesday. The company said Monday speakers at the event …