Systems Planning and Analysis, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has purchased space domain awareness platforms provider PRKK for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand its offerings in the space and intelligence sectors. Established in 2006, PRKK is focused on providing cross-domain analyses and studies for the U.S. Space ...
Peter Smith, former president and CEO of American Systems, has been elected chairman of the board of directors at the engineering and information technology contractor. Smith, who retired after more than four decades of company service, succeeds Bill Hoover, who has been chairman of the board since 2015, American Systems said Wednesday. “I wan...
Christopher Valentino, chief strategy officer of Peraton since 2021, has assumed a new role as chief innovation officer at the Reston, Virginia-based federal technology and services contractor, according to a LinkedIn post published Wednesday. His responsibilities include leading Peraton’s value creation initiatives, aligning its sector invest...
Anduril Industries has acquired Blue Force Technologies, a Morrisville, North Carolina-headquartered manufacturer of unmanned aircraft, in a deal to expand the former’s fleet of autonomous systems. Following the transaction whose financial terms were not disclosed, Anduril said Thursday it will utilize Blue Force Technologies’ digital en...
Redhorse Corporation CEO and two-time Wash100 Award winner John Zangardi has been reappointed as chair of Group 2 Leadership for Executive Mosaic’s 4×24 executive leadership program. 4×24 is a series of networking and dinner events that provide an important forum for senior industry executives to collaborate with and learn...
Mark DeMerse is a thought leader at Carahsoft on 5G and private wireless networks in the public sector. During his nearly 12 years with the company, the sales director has collaborated with Carahsoft’s ecosystem of cellular solution providers to help government organizations take advantage of the latest telecom technology. DeMerse recently partici...
A Cerberus Capital Management affiliate has invested an undisclosed amount in aerospace survivability technology provider Resonant Sciences to help drive the latter’s growth and product development strategies. Baird acted as the exclusive financial adviser to Resonant Sciences on its deal with Cerberus’ Supply Chain and Strategic Opportu...
The Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of Fiscal Service has awarded six companies positions on a potential five-year, $126.1 million multiple-award, blanket purchase agreement for cybersecurity support services. The awardees are Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), Deloitte & Touche, Guidehouse, Gunnison Consulting Group, ManTech and ShorePoint,...
Frankie Velez has been promoted from vice president to VP and general manager of cyber intelligence systems at Peraton, he announced in a LinkedIn post on Monday. Velez started his career in the U.S. Navy. After 15 years, he transitioned to the private sector as manager of systems engineering at Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC). He...
Tim Ray, a retired U.S. Air Force general, officially began his work as president and CEO of the Business Executives for National Security on Sept. 1. The 36-year USAF veteran succeeds Joe Votel, a retired Army general who led the nonprofit organization for the past three years and seven months. “BENS is fortunate to have...
