DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) has wrapped up its purchase of Chantilly, Virginia-based geospatial data services contractor The Radiant Group from investment firm Aston Capital for approximately $140 million cash. DigitalGlobe said Wednesday the acquisition allows the Westminster, Colorado-based satellite imagery provider to stren...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 16, 2016 ” Peter Chiarelli, a retired U.S. Army officer, has been presented the Dr. Jennifer and Dr. Jack London Medal for Distinguished Service by CACI International (NYSE: CACI) Executive Chairman Jack London for the general’s efforts to advance post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain i...
MCR Federal has appointed Dave Rhodes, former industry general manager for non-health civil agencies at CSRA (NYSE: CSRA), as vice president of civil programs. MCR said Tuesday that Rhodes will manage the company’s operational support to civilian agencies and lead its civil portfolio expansion efforts. œDave has a long hist...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index ended its four-day post-election gain streak with a 1-percent decline Tuesday as investors sold defense shares that had surged since Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential election victory Nov. 8. In contrast, U.S. stocks were lifted Tuesday on bounces in technology and energy shares as the l...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 15, 2016 ” DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) has launched its new Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) commercial imaging satellite onboard an Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The WorldView-4 satellite will work to increase the number of images in DigitalGlobe’s co...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 15, 2016 ” AT&T (NYSE: T) and NASA have partnered to study traffic management methods for unmanned aircraft systems in support of secure drone operations within the national airspace, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday it collaborated with the space agency and other firms to develop new wire...
Kevin Benedict, former vice president of business development at SES Government Solutions, has joined Atlanta-based remote field communications and information technology provider DataPath as senior VP of U.S. government sales. DataPath said Tuesday Benedict will oversee efforts to expand the company’s work with U.S. defens...
Randy Cole, former client services vice president within NeoSystems‘ managed accounting services division, has been appointed as senior vice president for consulting services and product sales at the strategic back office services firm. NeoSystems said Monday Cole also joined the company’s executive team. “Randy is a gove...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 14, 2016 ” Neil Green, president of Intel‘s (Nasdaq: INTC) federal business, has stated that high-performance computing has supported new research and government technology programs, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. He wrote in an FCW opinion piece published Tuesday that the development and availability o...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 14, 2016 ” The U.S. Navy has awarded Vencore a potential five-year, $135 million contract to provide cyberspace science, research, engineering and technology integration support for the Space and Naval Warfare Command Systems Center Pacific, GovConExecutive reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday it will ...
