Carahsoft Technology will provide public sector customers access to Puppet’s infrastructure automation platform and related tools through its existing contracts with federal, state and local governments and reseller partners. Puppet Enterprise is designed to help federal agencies speed up the deployment of new applications while maintaining infras...
Amentum has agreed to acquire PAE (Nasdaq: PAE) in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.9 billion as part of efforts to establish a technology services provider serving U.S. federal agencies and allied governments. PAE’s board of directors approved the transaction that is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 18, 2021 — Dave Levy, vice president of Amazon Web Services’ government, nonprofit and healthcare business, noted the cloud infrastructure innovation milestones the company has achieved since its AWS GovCloud (US) platform was launched in 2011, ExecutiveBiz reported Sept. 29. “One of our earliest customers was NASAâ...
Rocket Lab USA (Nasdaq: RKLB) has acquired Advanced Solutions Inc., a Colorado-based space software company, as part of efforts to further build up its space systems business. Long Beach, California-based Rocket Lab said Tuesday it paid $40 million for ASI and will potentially make an additional payment of $5.5 million performance earnout based on r...
Voyager Space has acquired Valley Tech Systems in a strategy to add propulsion and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technology offerings to the space exploration company’s portfolio. Denver-based Voyager said Monday it aims to apply products from the acquired company to support space missions at the Department of Defense an...
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, NASA and the Department of Homeland Security are among the federal agencies that have pursued initiatives to manage a blended workforce during the pandemic. With its 250,000-strong workforce, the DHS is no different from other institutions experiencing the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, DHS Chie...
Shaye Brotherton, senior principal of management advisory services at LMI, will lead a panel discussion at an Oct. 7 virtual forum to be hosted by the Potomac Officers Club. Brotherton joined the Tysons, Virginia-based nonprofit consulting firm in 2015 after a five-year career at Addx Corp. Earlier in her career, she worked at the U.S....
Jackie Fendrock, a cybersecurity executive at Accenture‘s (NYSE: ACN) federal services business, has been appointed to serve as the head of the subsidiary’s office in Huntsville, Alabama, in addition to her current role as the managing director of cybersecurity for the safety and citizen services portfolio. Accenture Federal Services said Fe...
The Department of Homeland Security’s chief human capital officer will keynote an Oct. 7 virtual forum hosted by the Potomac Officers Club to give her perspective on the potential implications of a hybrid workforce model for government agencies. Angela Bailey was appointed to the DHS CHCO position in January 2016 after her two-year tenure as...
While the world continues to navigate the “new normal” brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, another inevitable environmental concern that can cause droughts, among other challenges, is emerging. But scientists say mitigation measures can still help reduce its severity and damages. Notwithstanding the future levels of greenhouse gas em...
