Proposed legislation regarding the sharing of radio frequency spectrum space between government and industry could negatively impact U.S. national security, Navy Vice Adm. Jeffrey Trussler said in his keynote address Wednesday at GovCon Wire’s Military Services Intelligence: Plans and Priorities Forum. Trussler, who concurrently serves as deputy...
Jim Gwiazda, former vice president of the federal civilian and state, local and education business at MetTel, has joined data center services provider Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) as VP of the public sector vertical. In his new capacity, Gwiazda will lead the implementation of a go-to-market strategy for Equinix’s federal and SLED customers, accordi...
ExecutiveBiz featured Tim Deaver, vice president of strategic solutions at Mynaric, in its recent Executive Spotlight interview published Thursday. He shared the company’s focus areas and recent growth efforts including the establishment of a new facility to increase the production of communication terminals. Deaver also talked about challenge...
Philip Harlow, former president and CEO of Domo Tactical Communications, has been named president of Telesat‘s (Nasdaq: TSAT) U.S. subsidiary that offers satellite communications services to the U.S. government. The 25-year industry veteran will succeed Tom Eaton, who will retire at year end after 14 months as head of Telesat Government Soluti...
Cybersecurity services provider BlueVoyant has rebranded its 202 Group subsidiary to BlueVoyant Government Solutions in line with its efforts to further expand its footprint in the federal and defense landscape. The rebranded subsidiary will continue to operate as an independent business unit and offer an enhanced version of its supply chain defense...
Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT) has secured a potential five-year, $325 million contract to provide the U.S. Special Operations Command with related equipment and services in support of its command, control, communications and computer tactical communications systems. The company will deliver primary mission equipment, ancillary equipment, interoperable...
Carey Smith, chair, president and CEO of Parsons (NYSE: PSN), and Zachary Parker, president, CEO and board chair at DLH (Nasdaq: DLHC), will continue to serve for another year as chair and vice chair, respectively, of the Professional Services Council’s board of directors. John Heller, president and CEO of Amentum, will serve a one-year term...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has agreed to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD) for approximately $4.7 billion in cash, or $58 per share, in a transaction that will allow the aerospace and defense contractor to further advance innovation and continue to deliver missile defense systems, hypersonics and other capabilities to the Department of ...
The U.S. Navy has awarded eight companies positions on a potential 10-year, $4.1 billion follow-on contract to provide production units, software, laboratory equipment, spares and system components for surface, shore and submarine platforms in support of the service branch’s Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services program. CANES is th...
Aeyon will provide NASA with financial management consulting services in support of financial operation consolidation efforts at seven of its ten centers during a contracting period of up to eight years. Work is under a potential $516.9 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract NASA awarded to MM Technologies, a joint venture between ...
