Parsons (NYSE: PSN) subsidiary Sealing Technologies has appointed industry executives Brandon Whalen and Hugh Clapp as CEO and chief operating officer, respectively. Whalen most recently served as SealingTech’s mission director of security enhanced information sharing and Clapp was mission director of defensive cyber operations at the Parsons subs...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index extended its winning streak to four weeks despite significant drops to start August. On Friday, the index declined 0.89% to $5,218.19 but still gained 0.70% for the week following Wednesday’s hefty 1.35% gain. Moreover, GCI outperformed Wall Street’s top three indexes for the week. The blue-chip Do...
CyberCore Technologies, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of HP’s (NYSE: HPQ) federal arm, has appointed Randy Anderson, a more than three-decade defense industry executive, as senior vice president of programs. The company said Thursday Anderson will lead program execution and drive on-contract growth initiatives across CyberCore’s business portfo...
Robert “Kelly” Ortberg was appointed president and CEO of Boeing (NYSE: BA), effective Aug. 8. The industry veteran will bring more than 35 years of aerospace experience and succeed Dave Calhoun, who is retiring from the company, Boeing said Tuesday. Ortberg, who was chairman, president and CEO of the former Rockwell Collins company, was...
Wade Ellery, field chief technology officer and senior technical evangelist at Radiant Logic, said government agencies that intend to implement an identity and access management infrastructure need to have a 360-degree view of identity data. In an article published on Carahsoft.com, Ellery described a zero trust security model as a journey that begi...
Parsons (NYSE: PSN) has agreed to buy BlackSignal Technologies for approximately $200 million to broaden its cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and electronic warfare capabilities and its client base across the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. Chantilly, Virginia-based Parsons said Tuesday it expects the transaction to be comple...
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...
