Several technology companies and industry groups wrote a letter Tuesday to President Joe Biden urging him to ensure that the federal government prioritize the procurement of commercial software and tech platforms over custom-built systems in accordance with federal acquisition rules. Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR), Govini, Palantir Technologies (NY...
Insight Public Sector has won a potential five-year, $2.56 billion blanket purchase agreement from the U.S. Navy to provide software licenses and information technology products and services. The Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific in San Diego received two offers for the single-award BPA that was awarded through the Department of Defense’s E...
AirBoss of America‘s defense subsidiary has closed its acquisition of BlackBox Biometrics, a provider of wearable sensors designed to detect explosive blasts, through a potential $27 million deal that includes $7 million in upfront cash payment. AirBoss Defense Group, which first announced the transaction in March, will pay the remaining $20 m...
Steve Harris, a more than two-decade Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) veteran, has been tapped by Ellucian to serve as chief revenue officer, responsible for driving the Reston, Virginia-based higher education technology company’s revenue generation initiatives and leading development of go-to-market plans. Ellucian said Thursday Harris will als...
KPMG’s federal advisory practice has named 25-year FBI veteran Maria Voreh as a director and appointed Pamela Powers, Michael Westphal and Chad Poppell to managing director positions. All four public service veterans will aim to help KPMG’s government clients transform business processes, the professional services firm said. Voreh led th...
Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance has secured a potential $383.2 million contract from the Defense Health Agency to provide customer support to Medicare-eligible service members and their dependents under the Department of Defense’s health insurance program. WPS will help the Defense Health Agency process claims for TRICARE Medicare Eligi...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) generated $16.3 billion in net sales for the first quarter of its 2021 fiscal year, up 4 percent from the same period a year ago, along with earnings of $6.56 per share for the three-month financial period. Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed said Tuesday Q1 net earnings came in at $1.8 billion, compared with...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce that William Burns, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has received a 2021 Wash100 Award for driving national security strategies and defense, developing technology solutions and promoting workforce initiatives. This marks Burns’ first Wash100 Award. In Feb. 2021, the Senate Intelligence Comm...
McLean, Virginia-based information technology systems integrator B&A and the Natural Products Association have worked together to serve 250 meals and energy drinks for the U.S. Capitol Police as a gesture of appreciation for the federal law enforcement agency’s hardworking personnel. B&A said Thursday it turned to Italian deli Grazie G...
Mike Gold, former associate administrator for space policy and partnerships at NASA, has joined Redwire as executive vice president of civil space business development and external affairs. Redwire said Tuesday that Gold will build on his experience handling space innovation, regulatory issues and relationships between public and private sector...
