Mike Madsen, deputy director and director of strategic engagement at the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), has received his first Wash100 Award, the most significant award in government contracting (GovCon), for his leadership, innovation and success to drive commercial technology and partnerships to advance IT capabilities for both sectors. Visi...
Dr. Stacey Dixon, deputy director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), has received her second consecutive Wash100 Award, the highest honor that the government contracting (GovCon) sector has to offer, for her leadership and drive for innovation in GEOINT capabilities and platforms as well as digital transformation of emerging techn...
Tiffani Bova, global customer growth and innovation evangelist at Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), said government agencies looking to simplify interactions with citizens should use technology to advance digital engagement. “Agencies should leverage technology to transform user experiences and meet citizen needs, especially in emergencies such as the coron...
OpenGate Capital has entered into a $200 million acquisition deal for two TransDigm Group (NYSE: TDG) business units that offer visualization and simulation visual display systems. The Los Angeles-based private equity firm intends to purchase ScioTeq and Treality, which jointly earned $135 million in revenues for the 2020 fiscal year ended Sept. 30,...
General Atomics, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) have received separate contracts from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to design air-launched unmanned aerial vehicles that can deploy multiple weapons. All three companies will conduct preliminary design work for the first phase of DARPA's LongShot progr...
John Zangardi, president of technology services provider Redhorse Corp., has joined the advisory board of cybersecurity software company LookingGlass Cyber Solutions. "I look forward to helping the company deliver solutions that will solve significant national security challenges,” Zangardi said....
CACI International (NYSE: CACI) has received a potential $376.4 million contract to help the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency improve and sustain Structured Observation Management storage and production capabilities and integrate such capabilities with computer vision processing. A contract award notice published Wednesday says CACI wil...
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has released a draft request for proposals for a potential five-year, $947M follow-on contract to the Emerald program used to procure lifecycle acquisition management, strategic business and financial management support services. A presolicitation notice posted Tuesday says the Clover multiple-aw...
Alan Lawrence, vice president of federal at Dell Technologies‘ (NYSE: DELL) Boomi business, said government agencies should shift their focus from maintaining legacy information technology systems and applications to advancing IT modernization to improve data security, employee and customer engagement and mission outcomes. “Data has become a...
Keith Munn, a 23-year veteran of Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, has been named as the unit’s chief financial officer and vice president for business development effective Feb. 15. He will succeed Tom Stiehle, who will transition to new roles as executive vice president and CFO of the company, an...
