Wes Anderson, vice president of defense at Microsoft, was presented with his 2023 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to Microsoft offices. The annual Wash100 list recognizes only the best and brightest executives working in the GovCon ecosystem. Now in its tenth year, the distinguished honor is...
The United States is in a transformative era rich with technological innovation and opportunity, but we have to do more to anticipate the threats these emerging technologies may unlock, according to Dr. Dimitri Kusnezov, undersecretary for science and technology at the Department of Homeland Security. In his opening keynote address during ...
Aretum, the newly established mid-tier platform company of Renovus Capital Partners, has acquired Arlington, Virginia-based federal contractor Miracle Systems. Miracle and Renovus portfolio company Panum Telecom will operate under Aretum, which is focused on delivering technology platforms, management consulting and mission support services to the D...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) raked in $15.1 billion in net sales for the first quarter of 2023, $6.23 billion of which was generated by its aeronautics business. The company on Tuesday released its quarterly financial performance showing net earnings of $1.7 billion, same as the prior-year period figures, and a revenue growth of 0.67 percent...
Elbit Systems (Nasdaq: ESLT) has secured a pair of contracts worth $202 million combined to deliver intelligence and electronic warfare aircraft and autonomous artillery systems to unnamed foreign customers. The company said Tuesday it will equip a commercial aircraft platform with an EW suite, designed to help the operator defend against communicat...
Josh Forman, formerly a senior vice president at Core4ce, has been appointed vice president of business development at Slingshot Aerospace, according to a LinkedIn post. He will oversee the space simulation and analytics company’s BD initiatives in the Department of Defense market. Forman served in the U.S. Navy as an intelligence specialist e...
Michael Brasseur, a 26-year U.S. Navy veteran and a maritime robotics specialist, has joined the U.S. subsidiary of Swedish defense contractor Saab as vice president and chief strategy officer. The retired captain will be responsible for helping Saab Inc. address its strategic goals and customer requirements through collaboration with the government...
Paul Harrington, formerly a partner at McKinsey & Company, has been appointed to the chief growth officer role at Empower AI. He brings to the position more than three decades of technology and government services market experience, the enterprise artificial intelligence services provider said Friday. Jeff Bohling, CEO of Empower AI, noted Harri...
Thales‘ digital identity and security business and Infineon Technologies‘ Americas subsidiary have secured a potential 10-year contract to help the Government Publishing Office embed electronic security features in U.S. passports. The contractors will equip blank e-passport covers with computer chip technology and software to support the...
Parsons (NYSE: PSN) has completed its $43 million acquisition of utility security software provider IPKeys Power Partners in a push to advance the delivery of grid modernization and cyber resiliency offerings for the critical infrastructure sector. Parsons said Friday the purchase aligns with the company’s strategy of acquiring businesses with...
