BlackBerry (NYSE: BB) has chosen its cybersecurity division president, John Giamatteo, to serve as CEO and member of the board of directors. The announcement made on Monday comes as the company drops its plans to launch a subsidiary initial public offering of its Internet of Things business. Giamatteo was appointed as president of BlackBerry’s...
Brian Patterson, a more than 34-year military leader and federal government industry executive, has joined Vienna, Virginia-based digital transformation and intelligent automation systems provider Aeyon as vice president of Army growth. In this capacity, he will leverage his experience building and executing strategic plans and knowledge of governme...
Paul Battaglia, vice president of public sector at Federated Wireless, said 5G has become a critical technology for warfighters, border patrol, law enforcement and other frontline government agencies because it enables cloud-based applications that back the adoption of large datasets, artificial intelligence, sensors and drones. In an article publis...
Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has received a $701.9 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to continue providing services in support of F-35 propulsion systems fielded by domestic and international military customers. The contractor will perform recurring sustainment, program management, propulsion integration, engineer...
LightRidge Solutions has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of technology leaders Skip Williams and Jim Congdon as chief technology officer and chief software officer, respectively. The portfolio company of private equity firm ATL Partners was established in March to design, develop and deliver small space and airborne sensors and pay...
Matthew Dost, formerly general counsel and director of contracts at Allied Associates International, has been named general counsel and vice president of compliance at Redhorse. Dost announced his new post Monday on LinkedIn and shared that he joined the Arlington, Virginia-based information technology company through its acquisition of A2I. R...
Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has secured a potential $870 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to sustain the global fleet of TF33 engines. The company said Wednesday it will provide maintenance, program management, field service, repairs and engineering and spare parts for nearly 1,000 engines in service with the ...
The State Department has approved a potential $2.53 billion foreign military sale of M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks and related equipment to the government of Romania. The potential FMS deal includes 54 M1A2 System Enhancement Program version 3 vehicles, 54 M1A1 structures, four M88A2 Hercules combat recovery vehicles, four M1110 joint assault bridge...
Xage Security and Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) will provide zero trust, distributed security and other cybersecurity platforms and services for the Department of Defense and federal agency customers under a strategic partnership. “Our work with SAIC reflects our focus on the adoption of zero trust in the public sector,” ...
By Matt Pinkston, Chief Growth Officer at Procurement Sciences For business development, capture and proposal executives in the government contracting industry, bidding intelligence software is pivotal and the choice of the right solution is critical. This decision impacts your organization’s ability to navigate the complex federal contracting...
