The Department of Defense (DoD) has selected Dave McKeown to serve as next chief information security officer (CISO), effective in late Nov. 2020, FedScoop reported Tuesday. He will succeed former CISO Jack Wilmer, who left the role in July 2020 to lead a private security company. Mark Hakun has served as acting CISO since Wilmer’s resignation....
Ken Sharp, a veteran finance leader, will assume the role of executive vice president and chief financial officer at DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) on Nov. 30....
During GovConWire’s FY21 Acquisition Forum, notable federal and industry leaders will discuss the Defense Budget Reform, annual financial audit schedule adherence, Defense Acquisition System and implementation of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework. To register for FY21 Acquisition Virtual Forum, as well as view other upcoming opportunities, visit ...
Kim Koster, vice president of GovCon Strategy at Unanet, co-author of the 2020 GAUGE Report and GovCon Expert, has published her latest article as a member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program on Thursday. In her most recent article, GovCon Expert Kim Koster shared her insight into the critical analytics capabilities that government contra...
Santa Clara, California-based Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW) has agreed to acquire attack surface management company Expanse for approximately $800M as part of efforts to expand its cybersecurity offerings....
NXT Communications has established a defense division focused on delivering antenna systems to provide special forces and other warfighters with satellite communications capability while on the move....
Christopher Copeland, managing director and chief technology officer (CTO) of Accenture Federal Services (AFS), and Kyle Michl, chief innovation officer (CINO) and the defense technology account lead with AFS, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding their new roles with the company, as well as where AFS will expand its offerings moving forward. ...
A new Federal Reserve report has reiterated the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the country's financial system and warned that investors’ risk appetite could decrease if economic recovery from the global health crisis lacks sustainability, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday....
Stephen Renna, chief banking officer of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, has said the agency is reviewing credit financing applications worth almost 2B from companies that aim to develop space-based technologies, SpaceNews reported Wednesday....
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has agreed to acquire small satellites provider Blue Canyon Technologies for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand its platforms in support of clients’ space missions. “What makes Blue Canyon Technologies the right fit for our business is its agile, innovative culture and expertise in small satellite ...
