Financial services firm Baird, which has deep involvement in the government contracting community through advisements on major mergers and acquisitions deals, has announced the schedule and speaker slate for the 2024 edition of its annual Defense & Government Conference. According to details shared with GovCon Wire, the always-vital gathering ...
Fairbanks Morse Defense, an Arcline Investment Management portfolio company, has agreed to acquire Rolls-Royce’s naval propulsors and handling business to expand its capabilities and offerings for customers in the U.S. marine defense sector. FMD said Thursday it will integrate into its portfolio a range of propellers and waterjets for naval applic...
Data, cloud and artificial intelligence company Snowflake has acquired Night Shift Development, a data analytics firm that serves the U.S. public sector. Snowflake’s Chris Degnan, chief revenue officer, and Matthew Rose, industry principal of the global public sector, said in a blog post Thursday that the acquisition will expand its presence in th...
Once a lawyer but not always one — legal expertise is just one arrow in the quiver of the Department of Homeland Security’s Steven Cash. This prominent federal official has gained experience across the public and private sectors, playing major roles over the last two decades in the Department of Energy, DHS and the CIA. He...
The newly combined entity of Eutelsat America Corp. and OneWeb Technologies named senior leaders to its leadership team to help advance growth initiatives as it works to expand its geostationary and low Earth orbit satellite communications systems for government and commercial clients. “With this team, we are well-positioned to deliver innovat...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has appointed Tina Jonas, an aerospace and defense industry veteran, to its board of directors. The company said Wednesday Jonas will also serve on the board’s audit and finance committee and her appointment is effective Sept. 25. Leidos CEO Tom Bell said Jonas brings to the board her aerospace and defense leadership...
Quantum computing is just over the horizon for the federal government, and agencies are gearing up for a future in which post-quantum cryptography, or PQC, defines information security. Moving these efforts forward is the Office of Management and Budget, which in July published a report detailing the steps federal organizations must take to imp...
Constellis has promoted Andy Hartsog, most recently vice president of special projects for national security programs, to the position of executive VP of mission support services. Business Realignment The company said Tuesday the mission support services and global support services are the newly formed business divisions after Constellis moved to re...
Brian Stimpfl, CEO of S-Docs, said adopting document automation and e-signature capabilities as part of digital transformation efforts could enable government agencies to streamline their operations and enhance customer satisfaction. In an article published on Carahsoft.com, Stimpfl wrote that the adoption of e-signatures could help agencies improve...
Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) has secured up to $3 billion in CHIPS and Science Act funding to work with the Department of Defense to broaden the production of secure semiconductors for the U.S. government and ensure the security of the domestic chip supply chain as part of the Secure Enclave program. The company said Monday Secure...
