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Private equity firm Brightstar Capital Partners has agreed to acquire Oasis Systems with its portfolio company ERC to expand cybersecurity, engineering and technology-focused consulting offerings for aerospace and defense customers worldwide. Brightstar said Wednesday it expects the transaction to close in the second quarter of 2022 and the combined...
Some members of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center leadership team will lend their insights to a panel discussion on the role of digital twin technology in defense programs. The ExecutiveBiz-hosted Digital Twins Forum will feature AFLCMC officials Richard Billings, lead for A-10 product lifecycle M-management implementation; Lynn Eviston, d...
After recent cryptocurrency-related developments across the federal landscape, including the Federal Reserve’s white paper on central bank digital currencies and President Biden’s executive order on the responsible development of digital assets, the U.S. has “crossed the Rubicon of legitimacy” into the crypto economy. Juan Zarate, global c...
Twenty-one companies have won spots on a five-year, $450 million contract to provide design-build services to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Facility Repair and Renewal program. USACE received 80 bids for the firm-fixed-price contract via the internet, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. Contractors will compete to carry out projects at...
GovCon Wire recently spoke with Doug Barton, chief technology officer of the Leidos Health Group, to discuss the challenges in the company’s digital transformation efforts to address the significant mission gaps and future needs as well as drive innovation for greater capabilities. In addition, Barton also provided a first-hand look into how the...
Taimeka Hollis, formerly chief operating officer at Illuminate, has elevated to the role of president at the Herndon, Virginia-based analytics company. She brings to the role over 20 years of leadership experience in business development, strategy, engineering and operations, Illuminate said Tuesday. Prior to Illuminate, Hollis spent 17 years at Nor...
ClearShark, a federal information technology platforms provider, has agreed to buy FedBiz IT Solutions in a transaction that will expand its portfolio of government contracts, resources and expertise in contracts management and capture and compliance. ClearShark President Brian Strosser said in a statement released Tuesday that FedBiz IT’s contrac...
PCS-Mosaic Holdings has launched a new operating company to serve the national security and intelligence sectors following the acquisition of four businesses from ASRC Federal’s defense and intelligence group. The newly formed Athenix Cyber & SIGINT Solutions business comprises OSI, Agency Consulting Group, Kimmich Software Solutions and ExaTe...
The Defense Department’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control initiative is underway within federal agencies and military branches, following the release of the DOD’s JADC2 implementation plan in March 2022. One central component of JADC2 is modernizing the way mission partners and coalitions share information, especially as toda...
Chris Pehrson, formerly an executive at General Atomics, has been appointed chief growth officer of defense technology company Parry Labs. He will be responsible for driving growth initiatives through business capture, program growth and strategic planning efforts in his new position, Parry Labs said Monday. Parry Labs CEO John Parkes said Pehrson...
