Executive Mosaic has appointed Jen Sovada, president of public sector at SandboxAQ, as chairman of the Quantum Group for its 4×24 executive leadership program. The 4×24 program is a widely-attended series of networking and dinner events designed for groups of senior-level industry executives and government leaders to foster...
By Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting International Cyber awareness means strong risk management While it is true that anyone and everyone is vulnerable to cyber-attacks, there are available protections and defenses for helping mitigate those threats. It starts with having a risk management strategy and being proactive. Because of the emer...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) will provide technical, intelligence, management and financial support services to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence under a potential seven-year, $375 million contract. The single-award contract includes intelligence management, analytic, systems analysis, systems integration, cybersecurity, counterintelligence...
The U.S. Department of the Air Force is looking toward a revised strategy in how it goes about procuring technologies from industry partners and encouraging innovation in the commercial sector. In order to speed up the fielding and implementation of new tools, DAF leaders are turning to alternative sources for products and services. “We have...
IronGate Capital Advisors has closed its first discretionary fund that allows the firm to invest in venture capital partnerships and early-stage companies to support the development of dual-use technologies that could help strengthen U.S. national security and the commercial economy. The venture capital investment firm said Wednesday it secured $25 ...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) logged an 8 percent increase year-over-year in fiscal 2023 second-quarter net sales to $16.7 billion, net earnings of $1.7 billion or $6.63 per share and a record backlog of $158 billion. The Bethesda, Maryland-based aerospace and defense contractor said Tuesday it returned $1.5 billion to shareholders in the form of cash...
The General Services Administration has awarded contracts to eight U.S. carriers to provide discounted airfares to to federal travelers during the government’s 2024 fiscal year. GSA said the selected airlines will offer an estimated 53 percent discount on airfare rates for official government air travel starting Oct. 1 through the agency’...
Each year, the federal government allocates substantial funding toward defense and security contracts. Government agencies, such as the Department of Defense and the US Armed Forces, tap into the expertise of multiple companies dedicated to developing and providing cutting-edge solutions for defense and warfare initiatives across various domains, su...
Semiconductor chips underpin nearly every technology, weapon system and digital capability across the Department of Defense, making them increasingly important for a wide array of government and military missions. However, the United States’ production of these chips has fallen in recent decades, threatening our technological standing on the globa...
The State Department has released a solicitation for a five-year, $650 million contract vehicle to procure support services for its Global Antiterrorism Training Assistance program. GATA III is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract recompete of foreign law enforcement training services and has one-year base period along with four optio...
