Hungary will procure air defense systems from the U.S. under an estimated $1B deal that involves foreign military and direct commercial sales as the European country aims to modernize its Soviet-era arsenal. The FMS portion of the agreement is for 60 Raytheon Technologies-built (NYSE: RTX) Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile-Extended Range systems and support services worth $230M.

Joseph Tofalo, former vice president for program integration and assessment at Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII), has taken on a new role at the company as VP for assessments and advanced technology.

Altamira Technologies secured $65M in task orders in June and July to support the Department of Defense and the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. The task orders cover data science, all-source analysis, insider threat analysis and mission engineering support for the NGA and DoD components and most of these awards have a one-year base term and four option years, Altamira said Tuesday.

Russell Brodsky, director of government sales at Nuance (Nasdaq: NUAN), said adopting biometric-based authentication systems and engagement technologies could help agencies offer a seamless and secure experience for citizens.

John Zangardi, former chief information officer at the Department of Homeland Security and current president of Redhorse Corp., has joined the board of directors of cloud technology provider Qualys, the company announced Tuesday.

Perspecta Names Mac Curtis as Chairman of Board of Directors; Mike Lawrie Quoted Mac Curtis, president and CEO of Perspecta as well as a six-time Wash100 Award recipient, has been appointed the company’s chairman August 5, 2020, Perspecta announced on Wednesday. “On behalf of Perspecta and the board, I want to thank Mike Lawrie for …

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has issued a draft solicitation for a potential 10-year, $400M contract to provide identity, credential and access management support services for the Intelligence Community and the Department of Defense, Bloomberg Government reported Wednesday.

Deepak Kundal, chief data officer with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), will give a Fireside Chat at Potomac Officers Club’s The Power of Data Virtual Forum on Wednesday, June 10th. 

CACI International (NYSE: CACI) has received a potential 10-year, $1.5B contract to provide information technology assistance to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and its partners as part of efforts to fortify NGA's cybersecurity posture.

John Zangardi, formerly senior vice president of business initiatives and strategic partnerships at Leidos' (NYSE: LDOS) civil group, has been named president of technology services provider Redhorse.