Satellite imagery provider DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) has agreed to purchase Chantilly, Virginia-based geospatial information services contractor The Radiant Group for $140 million in an effort to diversify revenue and add new offerings and staff to support the U.S. intelligence and special operations community. DigitalGlobe said Tuesday i...
AECOM (NYSE: ACM) has purchased the remaining 50 percent equity interest in its Calgary, Alberta-based FT Services joint venture in a push to grow the oil and gas business, expand lifecycle service offerings and diversify end-market exposure. FT Services was formed through a partnership of AECOM™s Flint Energy Services ...
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has appointed Hal Smith, former associate deputy director at the National Security Agency, to managing director of the intelligence practice within the global consulting firm’s federal government subsidiary. Accenture said Monday Smith has held additional intelligence, security and technology role...
Jacklyn Wynn, an official at EMC™s security division RSA, has said government agencies should work to re-evaluate their cyber defense strategies through the integration of cyber policies and objectives with the way they implement their missions on a daily basis. Wynn, vice president of strategy and market development of global public sect...
October 3 – October 7, 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson The stalwart GovCon technology maker L-3 Communications extended its profile as an active player in the merger-and-acquisition scene this week and closed its first buys since a large business divest...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index held higher against narrow trading activity in U.S. financial markets Thursday on strong performances by CACI International (NYSE: CACI) and defense platform makers as Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) rallied to recoup one-half of losses from a steep fall Wednesday. ThursdayR...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 6, 2016 ” An Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) Cygnus spacecraft will launch Oct. 13 to transport 5, 100 pounds of supplies and research to the International Space Station as part of the company’s Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The space agency said in a blog p...
Alejandro Mayorkas, second-ranked official at the Department of Homeland Security, will join Washington-based law firm WilmerHale in November to support the deep civil and criminal litigation and internal investigations area. WilmerHale said Wednesday Mayorkas will offer more than two decades of experience in public service...
Christopher Day, former chief technology officer at Packet Forensics, has joined Invincea as chief information security officer of the Fairfax, Virginia-based malware detection and prevention software developer. The more than 20-year information security professional will be responsible for implementing Invincea’s cybe...
Robert Lake, former director of strategic planning at DHPC Technologies, has joined Sabre Systems as vice president of northeastern regional operations for the company. Sabre said Thursday Lake will report to President and Chief Operating Officer Glen Ives and oversee the management and development of the company’s Northeast bus...
