Google has agreed to buy cloud security company Wiz in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $32 billion. Google said Tuesday Wiz will be part of Google Cloud upon the acquisition’s completion, which is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Accelerating Trends in the AI Era The proposed transaction r...
Digital transformation company Redhorse has acquired The Mannakee Group for an undisclosed sum to expand its footprint as a provider of innovative platforms for the national security and federal defense communities. Redhorse President Noah Klemm welcomed the addition of Mannakee and CEO Brian Hak to the company. “This partnership strengthens o...
Ridgeline International has completed its acquisition of System High Corporation, a company offering global protection and security engineering services. The data privacy and secure infrastructure services provider said System High will function as a wholly owned subsidiary of Ridgeline. Both companies fall under the portfolio of Enlighten...
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson personally presented the 2025 Wash100 Award to MITRE President and CEO Mark Peters during a recent meeting. Established in 2014 by Garrettson, the Wash100 Award honors the most significant and impactful executives shaping the government contracting industry. These esteemed individuals who make the prestigious Wash...
GE Aerospace has secured a U.S. Air Force contract worth up to $5 billion to support foreign military sales of F110-GE-129 engines used on F-15 and F-16 fighter jets operated by allied countries worldwide. In a statement published Friday, Amy Gowder, president and CEO of defense and systems at GE Aerospace, said the contract highlights...
McAleese & Associates will host the 16th Annual Defense Programs Conference on March 18 at the Grand Ballroom of Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia. DPC25 The 2025 edition of McAleese’s Defense Programs Conference will bring together top Department of Defense leaders, policymakers and industry experts to discuss the top defens...
Chenega has appointed Anna Cometa, a litigator with extensive experience representing individuals and businesses in Alaska, as its new corporate counsel. The government contracting company announced Cometa’s new role in a LinkedIn post Wednesday. Chenega Names Corporate Counsel Cometa brings to the role over a decade of experience in lit...
The Defense Health Agency has issued a sources sought notice to identify small businesses that could submit proposals as part of its plan to conduct an on-ramp process for the potential 10-year, $10 billion OMNIBUS IV contract vehicle for military medical research and development support services. According to the notice published Monday, responses ...
Leslie Beavers is a highly consequential figure in the Department of Defense, with a great deal of decision power. Like all modern organizations, the Pentagon is increasingly powered and shaped by its technological systems and, as principal deputy chief information officer of the whole enterprise, Beavers plays an instrumental role in selecting focu...
According to noted national security expert Juan Zarate, financial institutions have been in dire need of updated management technologies to match the current threat landscape. All of the “illicit finance challenges,” as Zarate put it in exclusive comment to GovCon Wire, demand a more effective, efficient and flexible system. That’...
