Fortinet (Nasdaq: FTNT) has formed an advisory council to provide public sector organizations with insights in support of their cybersecurity efforts, and appointed Gary Locke, former secretary of the Department of Commerce, as its chairperson. The Public Sector Advisory Council will help local governments and other public institutions address cyber...
Amentum has named leaders who will lead the three businesses within the national security group that the company is forming as part of a restructuring move by CEO John Heller, a six-time Wash100 Award recipient who took the helm of the Germantown, Maryland-based defense contractor in late March, Defense Daily reported Monday. “Today, I am...
Rear Adm. Lorin Selby asserts that the U.S. Navy is positioned at a unique moment in history, a crucial turning point where technology is moving at a “breakneck pace” and many sectors, including the military, have arrived at a decisive fulcrum between the analog and the digital. “This is a win or lose decade. If we...
Matt Desch, who has led Iridium Communications as its CEO since 2006, received a recent visit from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson to the company’s office in McLean, VA. Garrettson officially presented Matt Desch with his 2022 Wash100 Award, the most prestigious and coveted award in all of government contracting (GovCon). “Matt’s busine...
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) saw its revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023 increase 6 percent to $2 billion and reported $1.29 in diluted earnings per share. The Reston, Virginia-based government technology services contractor said Monday it recorded approximately $2 billion in Q1 FY 2023 net bookings with a book...
The U.S. Navy is refocusing its priorities on cultivating and caring for a strong, capable workforce in the midst of a talent shortage crisis plaguing both government and industry. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said the service is working to identify and pursue new ways to meet the evolving and unique needs of today’s sailors, who...
Tom Jackson, president of Sarcos Defense, a subsidiary of Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corp., was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Thursday. He talked about the division’s focus and the plans for the next year of business. Jackson also tackled the acquisition of RE2 and the expected results of that move. Other Q&a...
Vishal Deshpande, a two-decade federal information technology market veteran, has joined Unissant as chief data analytics officer. He will oversee the development and implementation of the company’s technical vision, roadmap and strategy related to data and advanced analytics and help accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and machine ...
The U.S. Air Force is seeking information on potential industry sources with experience and capabilities to meet the requirements of the second iteration of the C-17 Aircraft Globemaster Operational Enhancements program. The proposed C-17 Aircraft GLOBE 2.0 contract will include research and development efforts, 3600 and 3010 funded studies and tria...
Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) has received European Commission clearance and other antitrust approvals required for the company’s proposed acquisition of Missouri-based health information technology maker Cerner (Nasdaq: CERN). Oracle agreed to acquire Cerner for approximately $28.3 billion through an all-cash tender offer in December and the Austin, Te...
