How democracies need to enhance cybersecurity protections against authoritarian adversaries with fewer legal barriers is concerning to a leading cybersecurity expert. Paulo Costa, George Mason University professor and chair of the Cyber Security Engineering Department, told GovCon Wire on Monday that democracies are disadvantaged in cybersecurity c...
Julian Setian, president and CEO of SOS International, has been presented with the 2025 Wash100 Award during a personal visit by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. Setian earned his fourth Wash100 honor for leading SOSi in its continuous support of U.S. government and military missions globally. “I’m pleased to welcome Julian back...
Technology investment firm Silver Lake has agreed to acquire a 51 percent stake in Intel’s Altera business, which makes pure-play field programmable gate array, or FPGA, products. In addition to the transaction, Intel said Monday that tech executive Raghib Hussain will assume the role of Altera’s CEO on May 5. Focusi...
Wayne Sallurday, senior director of federal services sales at Dell Technologies, said 5G plays a key role in advancing the federal government’s IT modernization efforts and delivering enhanced defense capabilities to warfighters. In an article published on Carahsoft.com, Sallurday wrote that 5G could help improve data-driven decision-making an...
John Sahlin, a senior technology executive, announced on LinkedIn Friday that he has been appointed vice president of cyber pursuit at General Dynamics Information Technology. The seasoned executive is tasked with driving GDIT’s growth in the field of cybersecurity and developing strategies for its expansion in the defense sector. He...
Cypress International has appointed Jennifer Swanson, former U.S. Army official, as vice president for digital and next-gen solutions, effective June 2. The announcement of Swanson’s appointment at Cypress coincides with her addition to the board of directors of Rafael Systems Global Sustainment. Helping Address Capability Gaps in Defense Tech...
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson personally presented the 2025 Wash100 Award to Empower AI CEO Jeff Bohling during a recent meeting. Founded by Garrettson, the Wash100 Award has been celebrating the most significant and impactful executives shaping the government contracting industry since 2014. Winners of this prestigious award demonstrate visio...
Technology company Vibrint has named Jim Robb, most recently chief strategy officer and general manager of services, chief operating officer. Strengthening Collaboration Between Services & Products Divisions The Annapolis Junction, Maryland-based company said Thursday Robb will manage the daily operations of the services and products divisions, ...
NASA has begun soliciting feedback on a draft request for proposals for the second iteration of a potential five-year contract to provide scientific research services for a Goddard Space Flight Center subdivision focused on hydrosphere, biosphere and geophysics. According to a presolicitation notice published Tuesday, comments on the draft RFP are d...
Kurt Bender, a seasoned executive experienced in digital transformation and service delivery, revealed on LinkedIn Tuesday that he has been promoted to vice president of global applications, IT quality & continuous improvement at BWX Technologies. In his new role, Bender will spearhead BWXT’s enterprise applications strategy and ...
