Sierra Space has raised $1.4 billion in a round of Series A financing led by General Atlantic, Moore Strategic Ventures and Coatue, and the Sierra Nevada Corp. subsidiary will use the new capital to further develop the Dream Chaser reusable orbital spaceplane. Accounts and funds managed by AE Industrial Partners and BlackRock Private Equity Partners...
Vimo, doing business as GetInsured, has purchased Change and Innovation Agency as both companies aim to help agencies transform health and human services delivery with the use of cloud-based technology. Both parties have a shared mission to bring software-as-a-service platforms to public health care programs, Vimo said Thursday. The company noted th...
Baird hosted its fourth annual Government & Defense Conference on Wednesday to bring together the members of the government contracting (GovCon) sector, the federal government and industry to discuss the key industry trends and market outlook from the elite leaders across the federal landscape. The conference was held as an in-person conference ...
General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has received a two-year, $103.2 million contract to manufacture MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft systems for the U.S. Army. Under the firm-fixed-priced contract, the company will also provide satellite airborne data terminals to the military branch and maintain government-furnished equipment, th...
GovCon Wire Events hosted its Climate Resilience: Reducing Risk and Creating Opportunities Fireside Chat on Thursday, which gathered together leading climate experts in a timely discussion on how industry is partnering with city, state and federal governments and communities to implement robust climate resilience and adaptation plans as extreme wea...
Intuitive Machines has received a $77.5 million task order to help NASA send four payloads to the moon’s surface sometime in 2024 on an Artemis mission to study the lunar surface feature known as Reiner Gamma. NASA said Thursday that Intuitive Machines will be responsible for integrating, transporting and operating the hardware on a Nova-C...
Sam Gordy, a former IBM (NYSE: IBM) executive and a two-time Wash100 awardee, has been named chief operating officer and president of the federal division at artificial intelligence company BigBear.ai. In his new capacity, Gordy will be responsible for overseeing BigBear.ai’s day-to-day operations and driving its growth in the federal market, ...
John Song, managing director for Baird and 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, opened the long-awaited 2021 Government & Defense Conference on Wednesday with a look into the company’s success over the past year since the company’s last conference, its growth and influence in the sector, which includes some of the biggest deals and acquisitions acr...
Carey Smith, president and CEO of Parsons and three-time Wash100 Award winner, sat with Peter Arment, senior research analyst for Baird, during Wednesday’s 2021 Government & Defense Conference to provide a look into Parsons’ growth strategies, national security efforts and the influence that emerging technologies are having on business and t...
Mike Aldinger, a 22-year veteran of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has joined Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ (NYSE: HII) Technical Solutions division to serve as vice president of live, virtual, constructive training products. In his new position, Aldinger will focus on HII’s engagement and growth efforts related to its LVC offerings for ...
