Luxembourg-based satellite communications company SES has agreed to buy Intelsat for approximately $3.1 billion to create a multiorbit operator that offers an expanded suite of satellite-based capabilities, greater coverage, spectrum portfolio and a ground network to serve customers worldwide. The boards of directors of SES and Intelsat have unanimo...
The Department of Defense’s deadline for full zero trust implementation is 2027, and to accomplish this goal, the organization plans to infuse automation into the process of reviewing zero trust plans from its agencies. There are currently 39 zero trust plans in the works, and updates are due each October. According to Randy Resnick, director of...
Deloitte has acquired Gryphon Scientific for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to broaden its biosafety, biosecurity, public health and emergency preparedness and response capabilities. Through the transaction, Deloitte said Monday it will absorb Gryphon’s scientists, programmers, data analysts, public health specialists and planning and p...
Kelli Use-Hull, former vice president of business development at Slingshot Aerospace, has joined Clarity Innovations to serve as senior VP of growth at the Columbia, Maryland-based provider of advanced data and cyber analytics services and software. The company said Monday Use-Hull brings to the newly-created senior leadership role 15 years of exper...
They say government contracting isn’t a popularity contest, but for three months every year, Executive Mosaic makes it one — for fun! The premier GovCon events and media company’s esteemed Wash100 Award is much more than just a collection of personal favorites, as it annually celebrates beacons of leadership, vision and innovation from acros...
Sierra Nevada Corp. has won a potential $13.1 billion contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop and produce a new aircraft to replace the service branch’s fleet of E-4B National Airborne Operations Center planes, also known as Nightwatch. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center conducted a competitive acquisition process and received two offe...
The Potomac Officers Club, the most esteemed events organization in the government contracting industry, has an exciting calendar of events planned for May 2024. These engagements will cover a broad range of relevant GovCon topics, from 5G to joint warfighting and even major trends characterizing this continuously evolving landscape. POC events...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index and Wall Street ended the week strong due to a broad market rally. The index, which tracks the stock performances of 30 major government contractors, edged 0.21% higher Friday to $4,871.91, suitable for a 1.94% week-on-week gain. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 2.02% for a weekly gain of 4.2%. Alphabet (Nasdaq: G...
The Department of Homeland Security has established the Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board responsible for providing advice about AI technology’s safe and secure development and deployment in U.S. critical infrastructure. The board consists of more than 20 technology and critical infrastructure executives, including Wash100 awar...
Hughes Network Systems has unveiled a new manufacturing center in Germantown, Maryland, to house the production of satellite modems and terminals and the testing of private 5G technologies. The EchoStar company said Friday the Hughes Manufacturing Facility is located in the Pinkney Innovation Complex for Science and Technology on the Montgomery Coll...
