This October is Cybersecurity Awareness month, and the federal government is taking multiple actions to better inform, prepare and protect Americans in the face of rising cyber threats. In a Sep. 30 proclamation, President Biden encouraged not only government and industry organizations, but also American citizens to employ measures like enablin...
Tim Bleck, vice president of finance for the defense segment at Oshkosh (NYSE: OSK), has been selected to succeed Executive VP John Bryant as president of Oshkosh Defense. Bryant will retire on Nov. 1 after a 12-year career with the company and will help with the transition by serving in an advisory capacity through June...
Tom Druggan, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral, has been named the first chief strategy officer at consulting services provider Strategic Insight. Druggan has technology and defense acquisition experience that aligns with Strategic Insight’s vision for serving current and new customers, the company said Monday. His military career includes serv...
In a recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Amy Wood, chief financial officer at Intelligent Waves, to know about her department’s performance in the previous months and how it functions to support the company’s long-term strategy. The Q&A also tackled her approach as a government contracting CFO as well as the...
Private equity firm AE Industrial Partners has agreed to purchase a controlling stake in small satellite builder York Space Systems for an undisclosed sum. York Founder and CEO Dick Wallinger will continue to oversee the company and Chairman Charles “Chuck” Beames will continue to sit on the board, AEI said Tuesday. Wallinger and Beames ...
Robert Lightfoot, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Space, accepted his 2022 Wash100 Award, the most significant award of consequence in all of government contracting (GovCon), last Wednesday for his leadership and drive for innovation in space technology, including the advancement of space exploration and expanding Lockheed...
The continuous expansion of the global cyber environment has widened the United States’ attack surface and prompted the Federal Bureau of Investigation to reevaluate its role in the law enforcement of the digital world. Today, the FBI has embarked on a major cultural transformation and is implementing significant changes to meet new and emerging c...
The Vertex Company, which recently merged with Vectrus to form V2X (NYSE: VVX), has won a potential $280 million contract to help the U.S. Navy maintain training aircraft for service aviators and flight officers. The seven-year contract will include intermediate-level maintenance support for the T-6 Texan, T-44 Pegasus, T-45 Goshawk, TH-57 Sea Range...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has agreed to purchase Link 16, the tactical data link product line owned by Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT), in a deal worth approximately $1.96 billion. The definitive agreement is still subject to customary transaction adjustments and may be finalized in the first half of 2023, the companies said Monday. Link 16 is...
ASGN (NYSE: AGN), the parent organization of ECS Federal, has acquired technical risk management services provider Iron Vine Security in a push to grow ECS’ cybersecurity offerings in the government health market. Thirty-six Iron Vine employees will receive restricted stock unit awards covering about $7 million worth of acquirer shares by Jan....
