By Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting International Every administration that comes to office brings with it contemporary issues to address in order to meet national security responsibilities and keep the U.S. at the forefront of the global economy. In 2025, we are in the initial stages of a technological revolution driven by emerging...
NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace a launch service task order for the agency’s Investigation of Convective Updrafts, or INCUS, mission that seeks to study the formation of tropical storms. The space agency said Tuesday it made the selection as part of the potential $300 million Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare, or VADR, co...
General Atomics Integrated Intelligence Inc. is expanding its capability to deliver intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance tools with its acquisition of North Point Defense, or NPD. Bruce Benenati, president of NPD, said in a press release published Monday that the strategic acquisition will enable his company to expand its impact as a provid...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index claimed its first winning week in February despite closing -0.44% lower at $4,507.36 before the weekend. The index, which tracks the stock performances of 30 major government contractors, gained +0.27% week-on-week. However, the month-on-month and year-to-date losses are -7.92% and -6.83%, respectively. It was a...
Cybersecurity company ZeroFox has added John Zangardi, two-time Wash100 Award winner, as a new member of its board of directors. Zangardi announced his new role in a LinkedIn post Thursday. “ZeroFox is at the forefront of defending organizations against evolving cyber threats. Their solutions in executive protection, phishing and fraud p...
Patty Chang-Chien, a seasoned executive with over 25 years of technical, program and functional management experience, shared on LinkedIn Thursday that she has been appointed vice president and chief engineer of space, intelligence and weapon systems at Boeing Defense, Space and Security. Patty Chang-Chien’s Career Highlights Be...
Eight companies have won positions on a potential $450 million multiple-award contract to provide design, planning, development, integration and maintenance support for the Library of Congress’ IT systems and software applications. The federal cultural institution disclosed the winning vendors for the Agile System Development Support Services ...
IBM has finalized its acquisition of HashiCorp to broaden its capabilities designed to help organizations automate hybrid-cloud environments to drive innovation and strengthen security amid the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence tools. “Organizations globally are looking to deploy modern, hybrid cloud-ready apps, which require automated...
Praveen Kurian, a 15-year veteran of the defense contracting industry, has announced on LinkedIn that he has been appointed senior vice president of defense space at SAIC. Praveen Kurian’s Career Highlights The executive was most recently the VP of defense space for almost two years before he was elevated to his curren...
By Venkatapathi “PV” Puvvada, CEO of NetImpact Strategies Understanding the Cost of Technical Debt in Federal IT The United States has long struggled with managing its financial debt—borrowing beyond its means, deferring payments and accumulating obligations that eventually come due. The same holds true for technical debt, the si...
