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...
The U.S. Cyber Command is planning to collaborate with different agencies like the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Cyber Information Security Agency to strengthen cybersecurity initiatives for the upcoming 2022 elections, Signal reported Wednesday. Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of the Cybercom who serves concurrently as the director of the Na...
Axonius has established a new subsidiary that will focus on delivering the needs of U.S. federal agencies looking to meet the requirements of the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program and other government initiatives centered on strengthening national cybersecurity. Axonius Federal Systems will offer agencies foundational asset management ca...
Scott Recinos, a more than 15-year LMI veteran, has been elevated to the position of vice president for the homeland security market at the Tysons, Virginia-based management consultancy. He will nurture client and partner relationships, identify customers’ emerging and current needs, come up with approaches to support the National Security Strateg...
Donna Roy, former chief operating officer of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has joined Guidehouse to serve as strategic adviser for the company’s national security segment. Jim Chaparro, a Guidehouse partner, announced Roy’s appointment in a LinkedIn post. Roy was appointed to the COO role at the bureau in July 2020 after her prior ro...
Anduril Industries has named former senior government and national security officials David Goldfein, Kevin McAleenan, Katharina McFarland, Constantine Saab and Scott Swift to the newly formed advisory board to help inform the defense technology company’s strategy and build up relationships with government partners. The company said Tuesday the me...
The State Department has approved Israel’s request to procure 18 CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters, manufactured by Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) Sikorsky subsidiary, through a potential $3.4 billion foreign military sales transaction with the U.S. government. The possible FMS deal will include T408-GE-400 engines from General Electric (NYSE...
Allison Patrick, who left Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) in 2016 after she served as vice president of federal civilian business development for three years, has returned to the Reston, Virginia-based company as VP of programs for the Department of Homeland Security. Patrick said in a LinkedIn post that she is excited to rejoi...
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson presented John Mengucci, president and CEO of CACI International, with his second consecutive Wash100 Award, the most prestigious and coveted award in all of government contracting (GovCon). John Mengucci joined CACI as its chief operating officer and president of U.S. operations in 2012 and served in those roles ...
The State Department has approved Australia’s request to buy 29 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, built by Boeing (NYSE: BA), along with associated equipment and support services under a potential $3.5 billion foreign military sales agreement with the U.S. government. The transaction also includes 29 Modernized Target Acquisition Designation S...
