OGSystems has announced a series of leadership changes as CEO and Co-founder Omar Balkissoon transitions to the role of board chairman of the Chantilly, Virginia-based defense and intelligence technology contractor. Garrett Pagon, OGSystems president and co-founder, will succeed Balkissoon as CEO of the company, OGSystems said Tuesday. Balkissoon will also …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 28, 2016 — Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has tapped OGSystems to provide data processing services for the U.S. Army‘s High-Resolution 3D Geospatial Information program, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. OGSystems said its work will serve to support Leidos’ efforts to help the Army Geospatial Center manage geospatial data under a $777 million task order. About Executive …

Executive Mosaic, Tysons Corner, VA April 4, 2016 — CEO Omar Balkissoon has been elected into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 list of the most influential leaders in GovCon for his vision in geospatial data analytics. The Wash100 is the premier group of private and public sector leaders selected by Executive Mosaic’s organizational and editorial leadership …

TYSONS CORNER, VA June 4, 2015 — GovCon Executive reported Wednesday on John Sanders joining OGSystems’ board of directors, bringing with him years of leadership experience and insights through his work with security technologies and risk-based security initiatives. Prior to OGSystems, Sanders was chief technology officer at the Transportation Security …

TYSONS CORNER, VA March 31, 2015 — Executive Mosaic — ExecutiveBiz recently caught up with OGSystems CEO Omar Balkissoon, who talked about the company’s recent acquisition and areas of focus in the coming years. “We all know that there is a constant flow of data, but the trick is in the processing …

OGSystems has bought aerial data collection technology developer Urban Robotics for an undisclosed amount as the companies aim to fuse their geospatial imaging platforms for defense and intelligence organizations. “The Urban Robotics acquisition complements OGS by matching our entrepreneurial and idea-driven culture and furthering our reputation for geospatial engineering innovation, …

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has selected six entities to conduct advanced geospatial analytics research efforts as part of the Boosting Innovative GEOINT Broad Agency Announcement program. Raytheon (NYSE: RTN), OGSystems and SRI International will leverage machine learning technologies for agricultural crop assessment, spectral dataset processing and infrastructure management, NGA  said Tuesday. The efforts …

Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has secured a potential five-year, $777 million task order through the General Services Administration‘s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services contract vehicle to provide support for the Army Geospatial Center’s geospatial information program. The company said Monday its team will gather, process, disseminate, store and maintain geospatial data for AGC’s High-Resolution, 3-D …

Feb. 16 – Feb. 19 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Over the past two weeks here, we have taken different looks at Executive Mosaic’s 2016 Wash100 list of the government contracting arena’s most influential voices and pulled out some similarities between …

TYSONS CORNER, VA September 15, 2015 — GovCon Executive reported Monday on the list of finalists to the 13th Annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards and former DynCorp CEO Paul Lombardi’s nomination to the Greater Washington Government Contractors Hall of Fame. Each year, the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and …