Shane Sims, an experienced defense and aerospace acquisition professional, was appointed vice president of business development for national operations at Parsons (NYSE: PSN), according to his LinkedIn post. He previously served as Army account executive on the defense and intelligence team at the Chantilly, Virginia-based information technology pro...
By Amy Hilbert, executive vice president of government solutions at Casepoint A compromised password can lead to identity theft, a phishing attack can disrupt a major corporation’s operations and a ransomware attack can paralyze an entire industry for days. The importance of cybersecurity and the consequences of a data breach are widely understood...
The White House Office of Management and Budget and the Office of the National Cyber Director have released a memorandum outlining the current administration’s cybersecurity investment priorities that federal agencies should focus on as they formulate their budget submissions for fiscal year 2026. The investment priorities are categorized into...
As director of emerging cybersecurity solutions for Carahsoft, Steve Jacyna keeps his finger on the pulse of the biggest cyber threats to government organizations, as well as the latest cyber innovations that protect against them. His dual goals are to help cyber vendors understand agencies’ unique needs and to assist agencies in identifying the t...
By Kevin Plexico, Senior Vice President of Information Solutions at Deltek Government contracting isn’t getting any less challenging in 2024. With a more competitive environment at the U.S. federal, state and local levels, as well as in Canada, combined with uncertainty about budgets and questions about the upcoming election, there are more questi...
Jack Fletcher was appointed vice president of business development for Navy and maritime programs at Leonardo DRS (Nasdaq: DRS), according to his LinkedIn announcement on Tuesday. Fletcher joined the Arlington, Virginia-based defense contractor from DRS RADA Technologies, another Leonardo subsidiary, where he most recently served as director of busi...
CAES has secured a $172 million multi-year deal from RTX (NYSE: RTX) to assist the latter with the next three lots of follow-on production for missile data-link assembly. The award supports a major international missile program, CAES said Monday. Based in Arlington, Virginia, CAES is a subsystem provider offering advanced electronic capabilities ...
Ben Bloom, founder and previous CEO of Atom Computing, will return to the chief executive role at the Berkeley, California-based quantum computing company. The company said in a July 2 news release that he will again take the helm of Atom Computing after Rob Hays stepped down from the CEO position to pursue other opportunities....
ESCO Technologies (NYSE: ESE) has agreed to purchase Ultra Maritime’s signature management and power business for approximately $550 million as part of efforts to expand its electronics and engineering capabilities in support of customers in the U.S. and U.K. naval defense markets. ESCO said Monday the business will operate as part of its aerospac...
The U.S. Air Force is exploring a wide range of new technologies and strategies to revolutionize the way it operates on the modern battlefield. To drive progress in its many ongoing initiatives – such as reoptimizing for great power competition, developing novel systems for the Next Generation Air Dominance program and advancing Air Force Secretar...
