Chris Pehrson, chief growth officer of Parry Labs, recently spoke with GovCon Wire regarding his motivation for joining the company as well as what he hopes to accomplish and focus on the mission of its customers and growth efforts for Parry Labs in the federal landscape. In addition, Chris Pehrson also discussed the work that Parry Labs...
In today’s era of rapid space democratization, the biggest challenge the United States faces is being able to leverage industry partnerships at a quick enough rate to outpace its strategic competitors, according to federal space leaders. Historically, the U.S. has enjoyed a healthy lead over other countries in space; in the Apollo era, the country...
George Franz, managing director and cybersecurity lead for defense at Accenture Federal Services (AFS), recently spoke with GovCon Wire regarding how the integration of the Novetta acquisition from 2021 has benefited its portfolio and driven value for the company’s customers. In addition, George Franz touched on ensuring the long term success fo...
U.S. space agencies are prioritizing “integration by design” with mission partners, industry, academia and allied forces to tackle threats and deter adversaries in the largest and most highly contested domain today. Gen. James Dickinson, commander of the U.S. Space Command said the “partnered element” of the command’s approach to mission o...
In a recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Rob Lalumondier, vice president of federal business at Sophos, to discuss his strategic goals for 2022 and the five core values that reflect the company’s government-industry partnerships. He also talked about artificial intelligence, 5G, cloud and other technology trends and h...
The U.S. Marine Corps released a new update of its Force Design 2030 earlier this month that shifts the service’s main focus more toward sensing and reconnaissance, but not necessarily away from lethality. “The security environment is characterized by proliferation of sophisticated sensors and precision weapons coupled with growing st...
LookingGlass Cyber Solutions has agreed to acquire business intelligence and strategic advisory firm Next5 for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to pursue growth, expand its line of cybersecurity platforms and support its customers in navigating cyberthreats and meeting their missions. Bryan Ware, founder and CEO of Next5, will serve as CEO of L...
Space-based missile tracking has become a top priority for U.S. space agencies as global adversaries’ use of hypersonic and long-range missiles continues to skyrocket, posing a significant threat to national security. Countries like China, North Korea and others have been building and testing an increasing amount of intercontinental ballistic miss...
Paul Burnette, vice president and director of the Software Accelerator at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), said the federal government should collaborate with industry to develop and field “hardened, optimal code” and advance the adoption of the SecDevOps approach to protect software from potential cyberattacks. Burnette wrote that SecDevOps provide...
The United States’ near-peer adversaries have the same technologies that we do, but on a much larger scale. The only way to be survivable in the near-peer fight of the future is to “be able to be networked, agile and lethal,” according to Greg Wenzel, executive vice president and a leader in Booz Allen Hamilton’s global defense...
