Starboard Value Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: SVAC) is negotiating a $3.4 billion deal, including debt, to merge with data center company Cyxtera Technologies, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. WSJ cited sources that say the merger deal could be finalized by Monday and BC Partners and Medina Capital – private equity firms that own Cyxtera R...
GeoOptics is set to begin providing commercial satellite data to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in March for numerical weather prediction efforts after the company received its first delivery order from the agency. The company said Friday it will work to deliver 1,300 radio occultations to NOAA in real time each day using its...
Suzanne White, deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), recently discussed how the Intelligence Community (IC) has spearheaded new efforts to integrate emerging technologies to remain up to speed with the advancing science and technology landscape. During her keynote address at GovConWire’s IC Acquisition and Innovation Forum, Whi...
THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 MOST POPULAR STORIES View Weekly Contract Awards Holicity, Astra Enter Into Merger Agreement; Chris Kemp Quoted Astra has agreed to merge with Holicity in a deal that would also transform the small satellite launch services provider into a publicly traded company. Alameda, California-based Astra said the transaction implies ...
Perspecta, the Chantilly, Virginia-based government technology services contractor, announced in January that it will be acquired by Veritas Capital for $7.1 billion in cash, or $29.35 per share. Veritas Capital, which holds approximately 14.5 percent of Perspecta’s outstanding shares, intends to combine Perspecta with Peraton, another governm...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to recognize Amy Gilliland, president of General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), as a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, for her strong and notable leadership that helped the company secure IT modernization work with government customers. This represents Gilliland’s fourth consecutive Wash100 Award. In 2020, Gillilan...
Stewart Wharton, who served as director of naval and cyber accounts at Technical and Project Engineering from 2011 to 2016, has rejoined the company as vice president of operations. He will be responsible for implementing programs and supervising employees who support federal customers, TAPE said Thursday. The retired U.S. Navy captain will also ser...
Herndon, Virginia-based geospatial intelligence provider BlackSky and Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: SFTW) have agreed to join forces in a business combination deal worth potentially $1.5 billion, or $10 per share. Both parties expect to close the merger transaction in July and intend for the combined entity to trade under the BKSY ticke...
Tysons, Virginia-based government technology contractor Applied Insight has acquired Bridges for an undisclosed sum in a move to add cybersecurity, data analytics and cross-domain platforms as a complement to the former’s cloud offerings. Applied Insight said Wednesday it made the acquisition to also grow its intellectual property portfolio an...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce Kathy Warden, chairman, president and CEO of Northrop Grumman, as a 2021 Wash100 awardee for leading the company in efforts to create value through portfolio management, as well as her continued focus on growth through executive hires and contract pursuits in the federal sector. “Kathy has delivered an unpre...
