Ben Bloom, founder and previous CEO of Atom Computing, will return to the chief executive role at the Berkeley, California-based quantum computing company. The company said in a July 2 news release that he will again take the helm of Atom Computing after Rob Hays stepped down from the CEO position to pursue other opportunities....
Dan Ford, a former Capgemini vice president with almost two decades of company experience, was appointed CEO of Capgemini Government Solutions. Capgemini said Wednesday Ford replaced Bill Webner, a 2024 Wash100 Award recipient who had been with Capgemini Government Solutions for nearly a decade before stepping down as its chief executive. The new CE...
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has added Blue Origin and Stoke Space Technologies to the vendor pool of launch providers as part of the second on-ramping process to the fourth iteration of the Orbital Services Program. SSC said Wednesday OSP-4 is a potential $986 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with an or...
The U.S. Army has awarded 12 companies spots on a potential seven-year, $940 million firm-fixed-price contract for operation and maintenance services. The Department of Defense said Wednesday 17 bids were received through an online solicitation spearheaded by the Engineering and Support Center of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which serves as the...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index did not have the best start in the third quarter of 2024. The index, which tracks the stock performances of 30 major government contractors, lost 1.31% week-on-week following significant losses on Monday and Friday. The $4,879.92 closing before the weekend reduced GCI’s year-to-date gain to 4.53%. Wall Street’s ...
Boston-based J2 Ventures has secured $150 million for its new fund and will use the capital to further invest in technology and health care startups with products that could support military and government agency customers. The venture capital firm said Thursday the oversubscribed Argonne Fund attracted capital from financial institutions, including...
GovCon industry veterans Ron Fehlen and Jeff Schrader announced in separate LinkedIn posts that they have assumed new vice president roles within Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) space business. Fehlen will serve as VP of mission architect for national security space at Lockheed Martin Space and Schrader will take on the role of VP of strategy...
The Department of the Air Force’s Office of the Chief Information Officer has released a new strategy that seeks to implement a zero trust approach as part of the DAF’s efforts to protect critical assets and strengthen its resilience against evolving cyberthreats. The DAF CIO announced the release of the Zero Trust Strategy in a...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a potential $226.8 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide Army Tactical Missile System missiles and launching assemblies. The Department of Defense said Tuesday Army Contracting Command is the contracting activity. One offer was received for the hybrid contract through an online solicitation. Work will...
Thoma Bravo has acquired Everbridge, a Massachusetts-based critical event management and national public warning software provider, for approximately $1.8 billion, or $35.00 in cash per share. Everbridge will cease trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange as part of the deal, which secured approval from the company’s stockholders in late April, Th...
