Jeffrey Phelan, public sector chief technology officer at Rubrik, said agencies need to implement certain best practices to protect data and information technology infrastructure from ransomware attacks and other cyber threats. Phelan wrote that there are four steps agencies can do to secure data across on-premises and cloud environments and the fir...
Robert Smith, formerly a human resources executive at BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary, has joined Amentum as vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion. He brings more than three decades of government and industry experience to his position and will be responsible for reinforcing Amentum’s workplace culture, the company said Tuesday...
The U.S. Navy has awarded four five-year contracts worth $1.74 billion combined to procure maintenance, repair and modernization services for non-nuclear surface combatant and amphibious ships. The multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts covering lots 1 through 4 include scheduled docking and non-docking, continuous and eme...
Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY) has purchased radio frequency modules manufacturer Atlanta Micro as part of efforts to expand its presence in the radar, electronic warfare and weapons markets. Atlanta Micro is a Norcross, Georgia-based maker of high-performance RF modules, monolithic microwave integrated circuits and related components, Mercury Syste...
Cherokee Federal has bought Alexandria, Virginia-based intelligence community support provider Preting Consulting for an undisclosed sum as part of growth and diversification efforts. Ninety-five percent of Preting’s 150 employees are security clearance holders authorized to handle top secret or sensitive compartmented information and they pro...
Aerospace distribution company FDH Aero has purchased Unical Defense, a California-headquartered provider of aftermarket parts and logistics support to military customers. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed and FDH Aero said Monday the transaction marks its eighth completed acquisition since it became a portfolio company of Audax Private...
Loc Performance has secured a $73.3 million firm-fixed-price contract to deliver to the U.S. Army engineering change proposal kits for the military service branch’s Bradley Fighting Vehicles. The component manufacturer will work on the proposal kits at its facilities in Plymouth, Michigan, and is expected to complete contract requirements by M...
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has received a potential $1.11 billion contract to provide equipment and support services for MK 48 Mod 7 torpedoes of the U.S. Navy as well as Taiwan and Australia. SAIC will perform deliveries for the torpedo’s afterbody/tailcones and warshot fuel tank, the Department of Defense said Tues...
Brian Robison, vice president of solutions strategy and chief evangelist at BlackBerry (NYSE: BB), said agencies should redirect their security initiatives toward people, apps and data to keep up and meet the needs of a mobile workforce. Robison wrote that securing apps and data starts with user identification and transitioning to a continuous authe...
Bowhead Total Enterprise Solutions has secured a $249 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide a range of services in support of the Army Corps of Engineers. The Alaska Native information technology, communications and engineering small business will receive task orders calling for internal and external program management, administrative, netw...
