Intel has appointed semiconductor industry veteran Shawn Han as senior vice president and general manager of foundry services. Han will officially assume the role in May and will report to Naga Chandrasekaran, executive VP and GM of Intel foundry technology and manufacturing, the company said in a LinkedIn post on Friday. “As ...
Space-based intelligence firm NorthStar Earth & Space has agreed to merge with Viking Acquisition Corp. I, a special purpose acquisition company, to become a publicly traded company. As NorthStar moves to scale its capabilities through a public listing, government and industry leaders are converging to discuss the future of space security and in...
Leidos has secured a $456.3 million contract from the General Services Administration to support the Department of War’s Military OneSource program, replacing incumbent Cognosante. According to the award notice GSA posted on SAM.gov on Friday, the Leidos contract follows the termination of Cognosante’s prior award, which had a total pote...
The Department of Transportation has announced plans to establish a potential $1.9 billion multiple-award blanket purchase agreement to support a departmentwide effort to modernize its IT infrastructure. As DOT advances plans for its 1DOT Digital Services BPA, industry leaders will gather to discuss the future of federal IT modernization at the 2026...
RTX subsidiary Raytheon has received a $904.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to support the low-rate initial production of the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense System, or LTAMDS. Ongoing LTAMDS production efforts underscore the Army’s broader modernization push. Join military leaders and industry executives at the 2026 Army...
CACI International has secured a potential five-year, $231 million task order from the Naval Information Warfare Center, or NIWC, Atlantic to continue providing tactical satellite communications support for U.S. Special Operations Command, or USSOCOM. As CACI continues to support mission-critical satcom support for special operations forces, militar...
Amazon has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Globalstar to expand its Amazon Leo satellite connectivity services. Amazon said Thursday that the acquisition will enable the company to add direct-to-device services, offering voice, text and data services in areas with limited terrestrial cellular coverage. Additionally, the Seattle, Washington...
Xcelerate Solutions has appointed Jerry Howe to its board of directors, the defense and national security company said Thursday. Who Is Jerry Howe? With more than 35 years of experience, Howe is a veteran executive and lawyer specializing in aerospace, defense, homeland security, intelligence and government contracting. He spent nearly nin...
By Chuck Brooks, president of Brooks Consulting International and one of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Experts We are living in a new emerging tech era. Artificial intelligence, quantum computing, advanced materials, robotics, cutting-edge medical sciences, space-based innovations and new computer paradigms like neuromorphic and edge architectures are...
As cybersecurity requirements continue to evolve across the federal landscape, government contractors are facing an increasingly complex web of frameworks, certifications and compliance mandates. From CMMC to NIST standards and FedRAMP, understanding how these requirements intersect is becoming essential for security and business survival alike. Mic...
