EY US has purchased technology consulting firm Dignari as part of efforts to improve its capability to deliver advanced security offerings to public and private sectors and strengthen its homeland security operations. EY said Monday the acquisition reflects the company’s commitment to serving the U.S. government. “We believe that blending EY...
Booz Allen Hamilton reported $3.1 billion in second-quarter revenue for fiscal year 2025, up 18 percent from the prior-year period, and saw its Q2 operating income increase by 105.5 percent to $548.6 million. In an earnings release published Friday, the McLean, Virginia-based information technology and management consulting firm said it ended the qu...
By Ron Lear, Vice President of Models and Frameworks at ISACA When I first read about Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency head Jen Easterly’s perspective on software quality, my primary thoughts were “yes!” and, simultaneously, “Oh, wait, it’s not quite that simple…” I thought for this GovCon Expert post, it would be w...
HII’s Mission Technologies division will combine its six operational groups into all-domain operations, global security, warfare systems and uncrewed systems groups as part of efforts to optimize the division for long-term growth. The McLean, Virginia-based company said Friday the reorganization will take effect Monday, Oct. 28, and will be aligne...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has named IT executive Patrick Newbold as chief information officer, effective Nov. 4, Federal News Network reported Friday. Newbold will join CMS from NASA, where he serves as deputy CIO. The CIO position at CMS has been open since November when Rajiv Uppal stepped down to serve in...
CGI Federal has appointed Brian Baney as vice president of Army and other defense agencies and Kevin Berens as VP of Marine Corps business unit. The executive moves were announced via each executive’s LinkedIn post. Brian Baney, Army and Other Defense Agencies VP Baney came to CGI Federal following an almost a decade stint at...
Zach Furness returned to MITRE to assume the role of chief information security officer, the executive announced via LinkedIn post Friday. Most recently, Furness served as deputy CISO and director of cyber risk management at Children’s National Hospital. He joined the pediatric hospital in December 2020 as director of cybersecurity governance ...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index ticked 0.23% higher to $5,491.84 Friday, its only gain in five trading sessions. The index, which tracks the stock performances of 30 major government contractors, lost 2.24% week-on-week for its first losing week since the week ending Sept. 13. As of Oct. 25, 2024, the GovCon Index is up 17.64% year-to-date....
Northrop Grumman generated $10 billion in sales during the third quarter of 2024, up 2 percent from the same period last year, and posted $11.7 billion in Q3 net awards with a record backlog of $85 billion. In an earnings release published Thursday, the Falls Church, Virginia-based aerospace and defense contractor said year-to-date sales rose...
At Fearless, a Baltimore-based digital services integrator, the power behind the tech they create comes from the people who build it. Fearless was founded in 2009, but the company hit a growth streak in 2022 after a strategic pivot towards digital services. Joe Paiva, the company’s COO, came to Fearless in March 2024 alongside Jacob Hsu,...
