Obviant has secured a $99 million prototype award funded by the Defense Innovation Unit to modernize how the Department of War and other government organizations access and use defense acquisition, contracting and budgeting data. Under the contract, the technology company will provide DIU’s commercial team with an operating platform to consoli...
Safran Defense & Space Inc. has appointed Christopher Keeler, a space and defense industry leader, as president of its space solutions division. Safran DSI said Thursday Keeler will lead the company’s U.S. space business, including spacecraft propulsion systems, onboard communications, space domain awareness and ground systems. In th...
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...
