Italy-based space logistics provider D-Orbit and Breeze Holdings Acquisition (Nasdaq: BREZ), a special purpose acquisition company, have agreed to drop their plans to merge due to changes in market conditions. In January, the two companies entered into a merger agreement that would result in D-Orbit becoming a publicly traded company with an enterpr...
The U.S. Army has notified contractors of its intent to extend by three years a multiple-award procurement vehicle for contingency operations training services to military and civilian personnel. A special notice posted Wednesday on SAM.gov says the Enterprise Training Services Contract would expire on June 18, 2023, under the extension plan. The se...
Jason Porter, president of AT&T’s public sector and FirstNet business, was recently presented his 2022 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to the company’s office. Executive Mosaic is pleased to recognize Jason Porter as a first-time winner of the most prized and prestigious award in all of government...
Brion Bailey, former chief commercial officer at supply chain management software provider Syft, has been appointed director of federal business development at Document Storage Systems. He will be responsible for helping drive DSS’ revenue performance, grow its partner ecosystem and identify new sales opportunities in the federal health arena,...
Rich Harkey, a two-decade veteran of the professional services industry, has assumed the role of chief financial officer at Columbia, Maryland-based government technology provider GCOM. He will oversee GCOM’s accounting and finance operations with the goal of helping position itself for growth, the company said Tuesday. Harkey most recently served...
Joan Amble, founder and president of a consulting firm, has been appointed to the board of directors at Vienna, Virginia-headquartered space data provider Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR). She holds extensive audit and governance experience and aims to help Spire’s leadership team implement best practices to navigate business growth, the company said Thu...
As today’s cyber threat landscape grows ever more dangerous, federal officials are looking to zero trust for answers to their toughest cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The zero trust model operates on a foundation of “trust nothing, verify everything,” and today, organizations are moving away from the castle-and-moat approach to security an...
Serco Group’s North American subsidiary has won a five-year, $152.3 million contract from Naval Air Systems Command to help manage the F-35 acquisition life cycle. Herndon, Virginia-based Serco Inc. will support program management functions associated with the multirole fighter aircraft program. NAVAIR received nine offers for the cost-plus-fi...
Dana Barnes, president of the government business at Dataminr, was presented with his 2022 Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in government contracting (GovCon), by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to the company’s office in Arlington, VA. Executive Mosaic is proud to recognize GovCon Expert Dana Barnes as a two...
Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) has attributed a marginal second quarter revenue increase in the company’s Earth intelligence business segment to higher sales of satellite imagery products. Revenue for the segment climbed by $1 million year-over-year to $284 million, primarily due to a cumulative $6 million hike in sales from U.S. government a...
