L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) will continue to help the U.S. Space Force modernize and sustain a key military platform for monitoring deep space objects after the service branch exercised a fourth contract option valued at $145 million. The award comes after an L3Harris-led industry team updated a command-and-control center, telescopes and a pha...
Cybersecurity firm Forcepoint is looking to divest its government security unit for over $2 billion and is working with Citigroup on the potential sale as the company looks to focus on building up its commercial business, Reuters reported Wednesday. Sources said no deal has been signed since discussions over the potential sale are still in...
A joint venture between KBR (NYSE: KBR) and Intuitive Machines has booked a five-year, $719 million contract to engineer systems for NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. Space & Technology Solutions will develop and test new space and scientific technologies under the third iteration of the Omnibus Multidiscipline Engineering Se...
Healthcare delivery is increasingly determined and shaped by technology and digital platforms. The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in an era of virtual appointments, among other practices, many of which will likely remain indefinitely. But from a wider vantage, the larger trend toward digitalization means that government health agencies and private provid...
Wes Anderson, vice president of defense at Microsoft, was presented with his 2023 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to Microsoft offices. The annual Wash100 list recognizes only the best and brightest executives working in the GovCon ecosystem. Now in its tenth year, the distinguished honor is...
The United States is in a transformative era rich with technological innovation and opportunity, but we have to do more to anticipate the threats these emerging technologies may unlock, according to Dr. Dimitri Kusnezov, undersecretary for science and technology at the Department of Homeland Security. In his opening keynote address during ...
Michael Brasseur, a 26-year U.S. Navy veteran and a maritime robotics specialist, has joined the U.S. subsidiary of Swedish defense contractor Saab as vice president and chief strategy officer. The retired captain will be responsible for helping Saab Inc. address its strategic goals and customer requirements through collaboration with the government...
Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) has secured the majority of regulatory clearances needed to advance its merger with Boston-based private equity firm Advent International and both parties now expect the transaction to be completed in late April or early May. In December, Advent agreed to buy Maxar in an all-cash transaction worth approximately $6.4 b...
Thales‘ digital identity and security business and Infineon Technologies‘ Americas subsidiary have secured a potential 10-year contract to help the Government Publishing Office embed electronic security features in U.S. passports. The contractors will equip blank e-passport covers with computer chip technology and software to support the...
An industry team comprising BWX Technologies (NYSE: BWXT), Amentum and Fluor (NYSE: FLR) has secured a 10-year, $45 billion contract to manage tank waste at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state. Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure, a limited liability company formed by the three companies, will oversee the former...
