The Federal Communications Commission has given Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT) the go-ahead to continue its estimated $7.3 billion acquisition of Inmarsat. FCC issued “unconditional” clearance to the proposed combination and both satellite service providers aim to complete the deal later this month, according to a joint statement released Friday. The com...
Keeping government information technology systems apace with the rapid developments of the private sector is a constant challenge. New tools and technologies are being introduced at a head-spinning rate and many of them have the potential to make the government processes more efficient, affordable and even fundamentally change the nature of the offe...
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson presented the 2023 Wash100 Award plaque to Mark Caylor, president of the mission systems business sector at Northrop Grumman, during a recent office visit. Caylor’s first Wash100 citation honors his leadership in the development of mission-critical software and hardware products for defense and intellig...
Craig Brower, a three-decade intelligence and defense sector veteran, has returned to BAE Systems as senior vice president of U.S. sales for the company’s Bohemia Interactive Simulations subsidiary. The appointment comes one year after BAE acquired BISim for approximately $200 million. “BISim specializes in training and simulation software f...
Jeff Miller, former group chief financial officer and vice president of finance for government services at Day & Zimmermann, has started a new position as CFO of Ansible Government Solutions. He joins the service-disabled veteran-owned small business after a more-than-14-year career with engineering and construction firm D&Z. In a LinkedIn p...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) a potential $80.8 million contract to build and conduct experiments to test satellite communications systems designed to operate with space-based internet constellations operating in geostationary, medium and low-Earth orbits. Contract work will occur in Salt Lake City under the Defens...
Darla Moon, former chief financial officer at Systems Planning and Analysis, has been appointed to the same position at Renovus Capital Partners’ newly formed government services platform Aretum Holdings. The 25-year industry veteran will oversee financial operations at Aretum and its subsidiaries, the company said Friday. Moon led SPA through...
Nazzic Keene, CEO and a member of the board of directors at Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC), plans to retire after a decadelong career at SAIC. Toni Townes-Whitley, a 35-year technology veteran, will succeed Keene in the chief executive role and on SAIC’s board, effective Oct. 2, but will join the company as CEO-elect...
SpiderOak has received investments from the venture capital arms of Accenture (NYSE: ACN), Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) and Stellar Ventures and will use the capital to speed up the deployment of zero-trust, cybersecurity platforms for government and commercial clients operating in the space sector. SpiderOak said Thursday the investment will h...
Department of Defense leaders are facing a tsunami of data and wrestling with the question of how exactly to best use and harness it. As the data influx continues to swell, government and industry executives are working to identify areas for improvement within their organizations. “We’re in a world where the sensors far outnumber our...
