The U.S. Army is focusing on cloud migration, user experience and data as an enterprise asset as the service moves forward with its Digital Transformation Strategy, first published in October 2021. Raj Iyer, chief information officer for the Army and 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said that while the service has already transitioned three of its key E...
Sarcos Technology and Robotics (Nasdaq: STRC) has agreed to acquire RE2, a developer of mobile robotic systems and autonomy software, for approximately $100 million in cash and stock. The two companies aim to close the transaction in the second quarter of 2022 and offer a suite of technology products powered by artificial intelligence, machine learn...
Terran Orbital (NYSE: LLAP) began trading common stock and warrants on the New York Stock Exchange Monday as a result of the Boca Raton, Florida-based small satellite builder’s merger with special purpose acquisition company Tailwind Two. The newly public company said Monday its revenue backlog sits at more than $200 million and will work to...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and SpaceX have each received an order from NASA to conduct six additional resupply missions to the International Space Station. NASA said the two companies will transport cargo and scientific investigations to the orbiting laboratory until 2026 as part of the latest orders under the Commercial Resupply Services-2 contra...
The Department of the Air Force is working to expand its partnerships in alignment with five key priorities, according to DAF Chief Architect Preston Dunlap. DAF “sits at a wonderful nexus of being able to look at Space Force and Air Force programs – about $70 billion of airspace and cyber activities – with the fantastic...
The General Services Administration has issued requests for proposals for small business and women-owned small business pools of the Polaris governmentwide acquisition contract for information technology products and services. The Polaris GWAC small business and WOSB pools are multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts meant ...
Constellis’ Triple Canopy subsidiary will provide protective support services for the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, under a potential 10-year, $1.3 billion task order awarded through the State Department’s Worldwide Protective Services III contract. The award also covers the delivery of specialized security support and logistical services in Ba...
In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Andras Szakal, vice president and chief technology officer with The Open Group, to talk about company growth initiatives as well as key efforts to support industry ecosystem transformation. He also discussed zero trust architecture, artificial intelligence, machine learning, q...
Investment firm KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners have closed their acquisition of data center operator CyrusOne for approximately $15 billion. Dave Ferdman, co-founder, president and CEO of CyrusOne, said in a statement published Friday the deal’s completion marks a new chapter for CyrusOne as the company continues its global expansion effor...
Xerox (Nasdaq: XRX) will supply multifunction printing devices to U.S. military customers under a $194 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency. Possible users of the A3 and A4 equipment include the U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command and Fleet Marine Forces and the Coast Guard, the company said Friday. The contract also provides for singl...
