Beacon Global Strategies has appointed intelligence and defense industry veterans Andrew Boyd, Seth Jones and Elizabeth Sizeland as senior advisers and named Leyla Becker, formerly director of human resources at Tripoint Solutions, as chief human resources officer. Boyd, a former senior intelligence service officer in the CIA’s Directorate of ...
Well-versed in the defense and intelligence communities, Tom Lash spent almost two decades at SAIC in roles such as senior systems engineer, chief technology officer and vice president of operations. He then became a part of Leidos when it spun off from SAIC in 2013. At Leidos, he helped administer engineering integration for the storied...
In October, the Department of Defense announced its intent to publish its first National Defense Industrial Strategy to lay out its plans for investment in the defense industrial base. According to Laura-Taylor Kale, assistant secretary of defense for industrial base policy, the strategy will center five key areas: creating resilient ...
Roger Mason, president of Peraton‘s space and intelligence sector and a four-time Wash100 awardee, was named a member of the board of directors of Capella Space and will provide the San Francisco-based Earth observation satellite developer with leadership and insight to support its growth, according to a LinkedIn announcement. Aside from Mason...
Ursa Major raised $138 million at the close of its Series D and D-1 funding rounds. Explorer 1 Fund and Eclipse led the investor group that includes RTX‘s (NYSE: RTX) investment arm, BlackRock-managed funds and accounts, Exor Ventures, Mack & Co. and other institutional shareholders. With the fresh funds, the independent rocket propulsion ...
The healthcare sector is currently undergoing a revolution as it moves to implement new technologies and care strategies that have the potential to transform the ways these organizations operate. For the U.S. government, advancements in healthcare offer numerous opportunities to provide those who rely on public health offerings across the nation wit...
ManTech has secured a five-year, $261 million contract to provide mission information technology, intelligent systems engineering and cyber support services to the U.S. Air Force. The contract covers weapon systems engineering and integration, mission support center services, specialized software testing and support, electronic warfare software prog...
Jason Galindo, a more than two-decade U.S. Army veteran, has been promoted to vice president of the aviation systems business unit at Axient‘s defense systems segment. He will oversee Axient’s aviation contract portfolio that covers customers including the Army PEO Aviation and the Air Force Special Operations Force Fixed and Rotary Wing...
Cybersecurity firm BlueVoyant purchased Conquest Cyber, a company specializing in software-as-a-service, to expand its product and service portfolio. The consolidation of the two companies is expected to address a shortfall in products for comprehensive information technology risk assessment, validation and mitigation, BlueVoyant CEO James Rosenthal...
Funds affiliated with Madison Dearborn Partners have bought T2S Solutions, a provider of research and development, prototyping, engineering, integration and technology products in support of defense, intelligence and government programs. Tim Jahnigen, co-founder and chief growth officer of T2S, said in a statement published Wednesday, “With MD...
