Kash Shaikh, former president, CEO and board of directors member at Virtana, has assumed similar roles at Securonix. As company president and CEO, Shaikh will draw from his more than three decades of experience in overseeing organizational modernization and developing technology for worldwide entities to advance Securonix’...
Bryan Rosensteel, most recently principal solutions architect at Ping Identity, said government agencies should adopt a modern identity, credential and access management system to achieve continuous authorization of users’ permissions, which he believes is at the core of zero trust. “With authorization, agencies can determine whether known u...
Astrion, a portfolio company of Brightstar Capital Partners, has agreed to acquire Axient for an undisclosed sum to expand its capabilities and presence in the defense and federal civilian market. Astrion said Wednesday it expects the acquisition to conclude in the third quarter of 2024, subject to government and regulatory clearances and other cust...
Akira Technologies has appointed Craig Fitzpatrick, a technology industry executive, as chief innovation officer. In a LinkedIn post published Wednesday, the Washington, D.C.-based company said Fitzpatrick will oversee research and development, customer-centric prototype development efforts and emerging technology partnerships. The U.S. Air Force ve...
By Kim Koster, VP of Industry Marketing at Unanet Maintaining healthy cash flow is a critical element for any business, but it’s particularly vital for government contractors due to the nature of our industry. Government contracts often involve lengthy payment cycles and stringent compliance requirements. That means your GovCon will want to ...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index was in the red in three of five trading sessions but still ended with a solid 1.43% week-on-week gain. The index, which tracks the stock performances of 30 major government contractors, recorded its largest single-day gain (2.04%) and highest close ($5,105.25) on Tuesday. It was Wall Street’s worst week since Apri...
Matt Topper, president of UberEther, said government agencies seeking to protect sensitive data from unauthorized access, data breaches and other cyberthreats should implement identity and access management systems, which he said act as a “gatekeeper.” “By rigorously controlling and monitoring access, IAM solutions mitigate the risks po...
Chugach Government Solutions has appointed Dirk van der Vaart, a more than 25-year defense and security industry executive, as president and Michael Iacobucci, a more than 15-year government contracting industry veteran, as senior vice president and chief growth officer. The company said Wednesday van der Vaart will also serve as executive VP of Chu...
Amy Gilliland, president of General Dynamics Information Technology, accepted her 2024 Wash100 Award during a recent meeting with Executive Mosaic CEO and Wash100 Founder Jim Garrettson. Each year, Wash100 identifies and celebrates the most accomplished leaders in the government contracting field. Winners are selected using an intensi...
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has added Blue Origin and Stoke Space Technologies to the vendor pool of launch providers as part of the second on-ramping process to the fourth iteration of the Orbital Services Program. SSC said Wednesday OSP-4 is a potential $986 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with an or...
