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Greg Barbaccia. The federal CIO said he will leave government service at the end of August.Executive Moves

Greg Barbaccia to Step Down as Federal CIO in August

Greg Barbaccia has announced he will leave government on Aug. 31  Barbaccia has led governmentwide IT and digital service initiatives 
Air Force logo. The U.S. Air Force awarded Impulse Space and Relativity Federal spots on the NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 contract.Contract Awards

Impulse Space, Relativity Win Spots on Air Force’s $5.6B NSSL Launch IDIQ

Impulse Space and Relativity Federal joined the Space Force’s NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 launch provider roster Lane 1 supports
Teresa Carlson. The federal IT industry veteran has joined Anthropic to serve as global head of public sector.Artificial Intelligence

Teresa Carlson Joins Anthropic as Global Head of Public Sector

Anthropic has tapped Teresa Carlson to lead global public sector work Carlson highlighted AI’s role in government missions The 2026
Toby O'Brien. The new Everfox new chief financial officer joins the company from Intelsat, where he was also CFO.Executive Moves

Defense Industry Veteran Toby O’Brien Joins Everfox as CFO

Toby O’Brien has joined Everfox as chief financial officer O’Brien was CFO at Intelsat and served various leadership roles at
Greg Heckler. Heckler shared insights about NASA's initiatives to build space communications infrastructureNews

Greg Heckler on Building the Space Comms Infrastructure for NASA’s Moon Missions

Greg Heckler, deputy program manager for capability development for NASA’s SCaN program, spoke on a podcast about the O2O, the
AnhThu Nguyen. The eSimplicity CEO discussed the appointments of Ed Benjamin to COO and Nam Nguyen to president and CGO.Executive Moves

eSimplicity Promotes Ed Benjamin to COO, Names Nam Nguyen President

The leadership changes are intended to position eSimplicity for its next phase of growth Ed Benjamin will oversee day-to-day operations
Lockheed Martin logo. Lockheed has won a potential $1.4 billion Navy contract for Aegis ship integration and testing support.Contract Awards

Lockheed Wins Potential $1.4B Navy Aegis Integration Contract

The Navy has awarded Lockheed a cost-plus-award-fee contract for Aegis integration support Contract performance could continue through June 2036 if
Stephanie Hill. The Lockheed executive commented on the company's planned acquisition of Ultra Maritime.M&A Activity

Lockheed Martin to Expand Undersea Portfolio With Ultra Maritime Acquisition

Lockheed Martin will add Ultra Maritime’s sonar, sonobuoys, torpedo defense and autonomous maritime sensing capabilities Ultra Maritime’s portfolio will strengthen
Matt Desch. The Iridium CEO commented on the acquisition of Aireon.M&A Activity

Iridium Closes Aireon Acquisition

Iridium has expanded its aviation portfolio with Aireon The deal combines aviation surveillance and satellite capabilities The 2026 Air and
L3Harris logo. L3Harris was awarded a potential $499.6 million MDA Flight Test Airborne Sensors follow-on contract.Contract Awards

L3Harris Secures Potential $500M MDA Airborne Sensors Follow-On Contract

The IDIQ carries a 10-year ordering period through September 2036, with an initial task order of roughly $22.2 million The