Shareholders at Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) have approved the proposed acquisition offer by Boston-based private equity firm Advent International and both parties expect the transaction to conclude in late April or early May, pending receipt of outstanding regulatory clearances and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. Maxar said W...
Michael Davis, a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel, has joined Gaithersburg, Maryland-based information technology services provider DecisionPoint as senior vice president of professional services, according to a LinkedIn post published Wednesday. The nearly two-decade USMC veteran will oversee profit and loss functions for the Gaithersbu...
The acceleration of technology development in the modern era has presented a myriad of new challenges that have transformed fundamental elements of the Department of Homeland Security’s mission. A panel of experts at GovCon Wire’s Defending the Homeland: Science & Technology Forum said Tuesday that DHS has embraced its own evolutio...
Healthcare delivery is increasingly determined and shaped by technology and digital platforms. The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in an era of virtual appointments, among other practices, many of which will likely remain indefinitely. But from a wider vantage, the larger trend toward digitalization means that government health agencies and private provid...
The United States is in a transformative era rich with technological innovation and opportunity, but we have to do more to anticipate the threats these emerging technologies may unlock, according to Dr. Dimitri Kusnezov, undersecretary for science and technology at the Department of Homeland Security. In his opening keynote address during ...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) raked in $15.1 billion in net sales for the first quarter of 2023, $6.23 billion of which was generated by its aeronautics business. The company on Tuesday released its quarterly financial performance showing net earnings of $1.7 billion, same as the prior-year period figures, and a revenue growth of 0.67 percent...
Thales‘ digital identity and security business and Infineon Technologies‘ Americas subsidiary have secured a potential 10-year contract to help the Government Publishing Office embed electronic security features in U.S. passports. The contractors will equip blank e-passport covers with computer chip technology and software to support the...
Jason Hopkins, a nearly two-decade space sector veteran, has been appointed to a vice president role at Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) subsidiary offering lunar infrastructure services. He will oversee strategy and business development functions at Crescent Space, according to a LinkedIn post published Sunday. Lockheed launched Crescent in Marc...
Crunch time is upon us for the 2023 Wash100 Award popular vote contest: the final two weeks of this celebratory yet highly competitive race. Every January, Executive Mosaic announces a list of the 100 individuals we feel have made an impressive contribution to the government contracting and federal ecosystem, additionally weighing who we think ...
In recent years, the U.S. government has seen a notable increase in contracting work – a shift that has caused the Defense Contract Audit Agency’s workload to grow rapidly. To keep up with the accelerated pace of today’s federal contracting activities, the DCAA has begun to reevaluate its methods and embrace change to transform into an...
