Private equity firm Bain Capital is about to finalize its acquisition of consulting firm Guidehouse for $5.3 billion including debt and an agreement is expected as early as Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported. Guidehouse caters to the departments of Defense, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs and other federal government agencies. It also p...
Deloitte Consulting has won a $218.9 million contract to help modernize financial and acquisition management systems at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA Technology Acquisition Center has obligated $21.6 million on the Financial Management Business Transformation contract with an ordering period of six years, according to a notice posted on...
At the Potomac Officers Club’s 2023 9th Annual Intel Summit, Central Intelligence Agency Deputy Director for Digital Innovation Jennifer Ewbank painted a less inflammatory picture of the United States and China’s geopolitical relationship than others in the federal government have been prone to in recent times. She acknowledged that ou...
Michael Baker International has acquired emergency and disaster management consultancy Tidal Basin for an undisclosed sum as both companies seek more business opportunities to support crisis response efforts by the federal government. Utica, New York-based Tidal Basin will operate as the acquirer’s sister company and both firms expect the new ...
Doug Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics, and technology, accepted his 2023 Wash100 Award from the award’s founder, Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson, at the Potomac Officers Club’s recent Army Summit. The summit gathered the service branch’s top officials and stewards for a riveting day of speeche...
As the digital world continues to expand, cybersecurity, data and new technologies are rising to the forefront and becoming essential to government and industry organizations alike. M9 Solutions President and Chief Revenue Officer Sean DuGuay sat down with Executive Mosaic to discuss how the defense landscape is changing, which emerging technol...
The federal government allocates substantial financial services amounting to millions and even billions of dollars to procure a diverse range of services encompassing defense, weaponry, healthcare, cybersecurity, space missions, and more. Federal agencies enter into contracts with private companies that offer these specialized services to accomplish...
By Mick Fox, Chief Operating Officer, TechnoMile If you’ve traveled by plane, you’ve perhaps paused to appreciate the role of our nation’s air traffic controllers. They are a group of dedicated individuals responsible for directing tens of thousands of aircraft safely through their assigned flight paths each day. If you’re an aviator — eit...
Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT) is set to close the acquisition of U.K.-based satellite communication services provider Inmarsat by the end of May after the European Commission issued unconditional clearance to the approximately $7.3 billion transaction. The commission said Thursday it concluded that the deal would not impact competition in the broadband in-f...
The Federal Communications Commission has given Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT) the go-ahead to continue its estimated $7.3 billion acquisition of Inmarsat. FCC issued “unconditional” clearance to the proposed combination and both satellite service providers aim to complete the deal later this month, according to a joint statement released Friday. The com...
