Potomac Officers Club, the D.C. region’s foremost GovCon events and media organization, will host its highly anticipated 2025 Homeland Security Summit this Wednesday, Nov. 12 — and tickets are almost gone. With the addition of Dr. Madhu Gottumukkala, acting director and deputy director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency,...
BWX Technologies has named Toby Smith as senior vice president and general counsel, succeeding Ronald Whitford, who will remain in an advisory capacity until early 2026. The company said Thursday that Smith will lead its legal, regulatory and compliance functions. Who Is Toby Smith? Smith brings to the role over two decades of experience in...
Northrop Grumman’s board of directors has elected John Greene as corporate vice president and chief financial officer, effective Jan. 7, 2026. Greene will succeed Ken Crews, who will leave the company on Feb. 20 to focus on other pursuits, Northrop said Thursday. Crews will remain as CFO until Greene officially assumes the role, pro...
SpaceX has agreed to acquire EchoStar’s full portfolio of unpaired AWS-3 spectrum licenses for approximately $2.6 billion in SpaceX stock. EchoStar said Thursday the transaction is expected to close following regulatory approvals and satisfaction of customary closing conditions. What the Spectrum Deal Means for SpaceX & EchoStar? Accordi...
Parsons reported $1.62 billion in third quarter fiscal 2025 revenue, down 10 percent year-over-year and 14 percent on an organic basis. Excluding its confidential contract, the defense and infrastructure engineering company achieved double-digit revenue growth of 14 percent and an organic revenue increase of 9 percent, driven by growth in its c...
By Chuck Brooks, president of Brooks Consulting International In today’s hyper-connected world, the systems and assets we take for granted—our power plants, water and wastewater systems, telecommunications networks, transportation systems, hospitals, financial institutions, food supply chains and the manufacturing base—are deeply interwove...
Mike Spagna has been promoted to president of HighPoint Digital. The Indianapolis-based IT and customer experience services provider said Spagna assumes the role with more than 20 years of experience in the federal contracting sector. He first joined HighPoint Digital in 2021 and most recently served as the company’s executive v...
Google has secured clearance from the Department of Justice to pursue its acquisition of cloud security company Wiz for approximately $32 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. DOJ recently indicated in a public document that it will end its investigation early, meaning it does not plan to challenge the merger. Wiz CEO on Clearing...
Bugcrowd has acquired Mayhem Security, a provider of artificial intelligence-enabled offensive security tools and services. Following the transaction’s completion, Bugcrowd said it will integrate Mayhem’s automation capabilities with its global hacker community to create an AI-powered, human-in-the-loop security testing platform. Financi...
Firefly Aerospace has finalized its $855 million acquisition of national security technology company SciTec, combining cash and stock as payment to SciTec’s owners. The deal, first announced in October, is part of Firefly’s efforts to expand its space and defense capabilities, including launch, ground and in-orbit mission services, for n...
