Second Front Systems, a provider of public-benefit software, has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of TJ Rowe, formerly executive vice president of growth, as chief revenue officer and Matt Conner, independent board director, as chief information security officer. Rowe will manage 2F’s global business development efforts,...
The ability to quickly exchange information is a determining factor of success on today’s battlefield, and achieving seamless connectivity requires a strong arsenal of network technologies. Advancing these capabilities has become a core part of the Department of Defense’s modernization strategy in recent years, and its FutureG Office is leading ...
Space Systems Command’s Space Test Program has begun soliciting proposals for a potential 10-year multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to acquire commercial spacecraft capable of carrying military payloads to space. STP has released the final request for proposals for the Space Test Experiments Platform 2.0 program t...
Conti Federal Services has secured a $135.5 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct a maintenance hangar at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. The Department of Defense said Thursday the Orlando, Florida-based contractor, which won against three other bidders, is expected to complete the project by...
Maxar Technologies’ intelligence business has named Lisa Henke, a veteran technology executive, as chief of technology and innovation for the U.S. government. Henke announced her promotion at Maxar Intelligence in a LinkedIn post published Thursday. She most recently served as USG account executive for Army and Space Force programs, according to h...
Nokia has closed its acquisition of Fenix Group in a transaction that expands its portfolio of tactical communications platforms for defense customers. Mike Loomis, president of Nokia Federal Solutions, said in a statement published Wednesday the completion of the acquisition marks a key step in advancing the company’s U.S. strategy and growin...
Prior to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, 5G technologies at the U.S. Department of Defense were incubated in its Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Research and Engineering, or OUSD(R&E). Symbolically, however, with the passing of the aforementioned annual budget three years ago, 5G projects were transferred to...
Patrick de Castelbajac, a more than 25-year aerospace industry veteran, will take on the role of chief strategy officer at GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) on June 24. He will directly report to GE Aerospace Chairman and CEO Lawrence Culp and oversee the company’s enterprise strategic planning to advance long-term growth, the company said Tuesday. “With...
Projections from the U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office indicate that service branches and government agencies could award approximately $1.7 billion in commercial satcom contracts over the next 12 months, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. CSCO outlined 10 contract opportunities for fiscal year 2024-2025 in its forecast to i...
Ashlee Dominguez, formerly a vice president at Valiant Integrated Services, has been appointed VP of growth at HII‘s (NYSE: HII) mission technologies division, according to her LinkedIn post published Thursday. She will help identify and pursue defense and federal contract opportunities in the command, control, communications, computers, cyber...
