Jane Edwards

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is a staff writer at Executive Mosaic covering mergers and acquisitions, contract awards, contracting opportunities and executive moves in the government contracting space for GovCon Wire.

Richard Forsht. The 22nd Century Technologies federal services VP has been promoted to SVP and head of 22nd Century Networks.Executive Moves

22nd Century Technologies Promotes Richard Forsht to Federal Services SVP

IT services integrator 22nd Century Technologies has promoted Richard Forsht, an IT and telecommunications leader, to senior vice president of
Booz Allen Hamilton logo. Booz Allen has finalized its acquisition of Defy Security.M&A Activity

Booz Allen Closes Defy Security Acquisition

Booz Allen Hamilton has finalized its acquisition of Defy Security as part of a push to deliver technology-driven cybersecurity platforms
TechnoMile logo. TechnoMile named Donald Blersch and Isaiah "Ike" Rivers to its newly formed SIM advisory board.Executive Moves

TechnoMile Names Donald Blersch, Ike Rivers to Security Information Management Advisory Board

TechnoMile has appointed national security leaders Donald Blersch and Isaiah “Ike” Rivers to its newly formed security information management board
Jeff Rothblum. LILT’s head of government affairs and strategy discussed AI's role in transforming multilingual translation.Artificial Intelligence

LILT’s Jeff Rothblum on AI’s Role in Scaling Multilingual Translation for Government

Jeff Rothblum, head of government affairs and strategy at LILT, said artificial intelligence is critical to helping government agencies meet
Astrion logo. Astrion has appointed Tom Vice as CEO, Eric Brown as president of space operations and Conn Doherty as CGO.Executive Moves

Astrion Appoints Tom Vice as CEO, Names Eric Brown, Conn Doherty to Key Leadership Roles

Astrion has appointed Tom Vice, an aerospace and defense industry executive, as executive chair and CEO and tapped industry leaders
Pentagon. President Trump’s budget request for fiscal year 2027 includes $1.5 trillion in funding for the Department of War.DOD

President’s FY27 Budget Request Includes $1.5T for Pentagon

President Donald Trump’s budget request for fiscal year 2027 includes $1.5 trillion in defense spending, marking a $445 billion, or
Melissa Bischoping. Tanium’s senior director of security discussed agentic AI’s role in federal network resilience.Artificial Intelligence

Tanium’s Melissa Bischoping: Agentic AI Could Help Strengthen Federal Network Resilience

Melissa Bischoping, senior director of security and product design research at Tanium, said adopting agentic artificial intelligence and other autonomous
Paul Tierney. The technology sales executive has returned to Dataminr to serve as head of public sector.Executive Moves

Paul Tierney Returns to Dataminr as Head of Public Sector

Paul Tierney, a more than 25-year technology sales executive, has rejoined Dataminr as head of public sector. Tierney announced his
Saronic Technologies logo. Maritime autonomy firm Saronic raised $1.75 billion in a round of Series D funding.News

Maritime Autonomy Company Saronic Raises $1.75B in Series D Funding Round

Saronic Technologies has secured $1.75 billion in a round of Series D financing led by Kleiner Perkins to accelerate the
Summit 7 logo. Summit 7 added Kevin Boucher, Shane Shipley, Armando Ordonez and Amanda Patterson to its leadership team.Cybersecurity

Summit 7 Expands Leadership Team With 4 Executive Appointments

Cybersecurity and compliance firm Summit 7 has added four executives — Kevin Boucher, Shane Shipley, Armando Ordonez and Amanda Patterson