NASA is inviting potential offerors to review and give feedback on a planned acquisition program for Earth observation data from commercial small satellites. The space agency wants to procure smallsat data products and services through a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth potentially $476 million over five years. ...
In recent years, the U.S. intelligence landscape has seen a clear shift away from counterterrorism and a pivot toward “hard target” adversaries like China, North Korea, Russia and Iran. Within the intelligence community, this shift has spurred a reevaluation of intelligence tradecraft, a more concentrated focus on technology and an increased rel...
5G technology is helping the U.S. government to modernize its communications and network capabilities, especially in military applications. But because so many government and military operations, weapons systems and communications rely on network connectivity today, 5G is no longer just an option, but a necessity, experts argue. “From my perspecti...
Peter Hall, a 39-year federal service veteran, announced Thursday in a LinkedIn post that he has moved on to pursue a career in the private sector as senior director of growth at Peraton. Prior to this appointment, Hall was the National Security Agency’s senior representative to the Department of Defense. He previously held a short-stint as...
ExecutiveBiz featured Greg Taylor, senior director of DOD Sales for Comcast Business, in its recent Executive Spotlight interview published Tuesday. He talked about the company’s work to support the Defense Information Systems Agency’s commercial ethernet gateway initiative. The Q&A also tackled Comcast’s recent wins, capabilities ...
ICF (Nasdaq: ICFI) has purchased Blanton & Associates, an environmental consulting services provider headquartered in Texas, for an undisclosed amount. Fairfax, Virginia-based ICF said Thursday it expects the acquisition to grow the company’s presence in a key market that stands to benefit from the new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Spendin...
As space continues its transformation from a peaceful domain to one defined by satellite proliferation, rising tensions and technological advancements, U.S. space leaders are learning how to navigate classification barriers and balance risk with reward while exploring how to best leverage commercial innovations in a constantly evolving environment. ...
A new McAleese & Associates report shows major defense prime contractors posted sector operating margins of approximately 11 percent in the second quarter of 2022, reflecting limited impact from the current 8.5 percent inflation. Jim McAleese, founder of McAleese & Associates and a three-time Wash100 winner, presented an analysis of the Q2 2...
Brian Wilbon and Patricia Hunter, both veterans of the health care technology industry, have been appointed to vice president ranks within CNSI‘s business development team. Wilbon will lead the newly formed Innovation and Market Research division while Hunter will oversee capture functions, CNSI said Wednesday. Brian Wilbon In his new capacity...
V2X (NYSE: VVX) reported $498 million in sales for the second quarter of 2022, up 6 percent from the prior-year period, and said the quarterly results for the period ended July 1 reflect contributions of Vectrus prior to the completion of its merger with The Vertex Company. In early July, Vectrus closed its all-stock merger...
