GovCon Wire Events hosted its Cybersecurity in National Security Summit on Tuesday to discuss the major initiatives bolstering the DOD’s cybersecurity as well as the opportunities for private industry to support the federal government’s cybersecurity objectives. Following a keynote address from Puesh Kumar of the Department of Energy (DOE), GovC...
Criterion Systems has purchased Protas Solutions for an undisclosed sum to further expand its portfolio of information technology services for intelligence community clients. Reston, Virginia-based Protas is a government contractor focused on providing software engineering, data science and management consulting support services to IC customers, Cri...
GovCon Wire Events hosted its Cybersecurity in National Security Summit on Tuesday to provide a platform for the members of the federal government, industry and the government contracting (GovCon) community to discuss the major initiatives bolstering the DOD’s cybersecurity as well as the opportunities for private industry to support the federal g...
In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Glenn Hickok, president of Noblis‘ new subsidiary, about the establishment of Noblis MSD following its acquisition of McKean Defense Group, his initial growth strategy and future plans for the company and the launch of “Run with Noblis Solutions” and the chal...
Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD) has secured a $600 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to develop an engine system for spacecraft to be used in NASA’s lunar exploration program. The company will help NASA integrate the Orion Main Engine into the primary power and propulsion module of the exploratory vehicle to replace a re...
Arete Associates, a Northridge, California-based defense company, has secured a potential seven-year, $92.9 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity requirements contract from the U.S. Navy for engineering services in support of the initial increment of a coastal battlefield reconnaissance and analysis technology. Aside from AN/DVS-1 COBRA Bl...
Several leaders from the government and GovCon community will participate in GovCon Wire’s virtual event Wednesday at 1 p.m. Eastern time to discuss cybersecurity issues in the national security mission. Puesh Kumar, acting principal deputy assistant secretary at the Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergen...
Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo and Thales, will equip the helicopters developed by the Italian aerospace company with Hughes Network Systems-made satellite communication system to connect the aircraft with the JV’s ground station in Fucino, Italy. Hughes said Monday its HeloSat beyond-line-of-sight satcom capability will be insta...
A new McAleese & Associates report outlines key takeaways from the 2021 Air, Space & Cyber Conference where Department of the Air Force leaders called for operational and cultural transformation across the two military services operating under DAF. Jim McAleese, founder of McAleese & Associates and three-time Wash100 winner, reported tha...
Deborah Lee James, former secretary of the U.S. Air Force and a previous Wash100 Award winner, took her oath of office as the new chair of the Defense Business Board during a ceremony held Tuesday at the Pentagon. Kathleen Hicks, deputy secretary at the Department of Defense and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, swore in...
