Kirsten Billhardt, global marketing director for edge and IoT solutions at Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL), said edge computing could help government agencies empower their employees to accelerate and carry out missions by providing them quick access to insights and intelligence. “By having access to intelligence right where data is being generated...
AeroVironment (Nasdaq: AVAV) has acquired the intelligent systems group of Progeny Systems through a $30 million cash transaction as part of efforts to drive autonomy and artificial intelligence technology development work and expand robotic systems engineering support for defense and commercial clients. AeroVironment said Wednesday it will merge IS...
A Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) subsidiary has secured a $39.3 million other transaction agreement to help the U.S. Army develop a 3D geospatial dataset for the second phase of a potential $94.7 million prototype project. Vricon aims to produce a virtual model of Earth’s terrain that will be accessible through the service branch’s netw...
Sealing Technologies, a Columbia, Maryland-based research, engineering and integration services provider, will transition the Operational Data Integrated Network deployment kit to the production phase under a potential five-year, $89 million other transaction agreement with the U.S. Navy. SealingTech said Tuesday it developed ODIN under an OTA with ...
Rachelle Henderson chief information officer (CIO) of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), recently discussed modernization efforts, priorities and challenges that support national security initiatives during Potomac Officers Club’s 2021 Border Protection Innovations and Technology Forum....
Cyxtera Technologies has agreed to join forces with Starboard Value Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: SVAC) in an approximately $3.4 billion merger transaction to create a publicly traded data center services provider in the government and commercial markets. The boards of directors at the two companies unanimously approved the deal and both parties expect...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to present Kevin Phillips, chairman, president and CEO of ManTech International, as an inductee into the 2021 Wash100 Award for driving company growth through acquisitions, securing major government contract awards and driving innovation in emerging technologies. This marks the fifth straight time that Kevin Phillip...
Italy-based aerospace and defense conglomerate Leonardo is considering listing its U.S. subsidiary on the New York Stock Exchange through an initial public offering to potentially raise $2.54 billion, Reuters reported Saturday. According to newspaper Il Messaggero, the possible listing of Arlington, Virginia-based Leonardo DRS is intended to support...
THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 MOST POPULAR STORIES View Weekly Contract Awards Holicity, Astra Enter Into Merger Agreement; Chris Kemp Quoted Astra has agreed to merge with Holicity in a deal that would also transform the small satellite launch services provider into a publicly traded company. Alameda, California-based Astra said the transaction implies ...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to recognize Amy Gilliland, president of General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), as a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, for her strong and notable leadership that helped the company secure IT modernization work with government customers. This represents Gilliland’s fourth consecutive Wash100 Award. In 2020, Gillilan...
