NASA has issued a presolicitation notice on its plan to adopt a single services contracting approach for long-term hardware production and operations of the Space Launch System. The space agency said Wednesday it intends to award the single Exploration Production and Operations Contract to Deep Space Transport, a joint venture between Boeing (NYSE: ...
The space divisions of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) have received 10-month contracts to study spacecraft designs for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary Extended Observations program with NASA. NASA awarded $5 million to each contractor to conduct concept development and technology...
Sierra Nevada Corp.‘s space subsidiary has created a group that will advise the business on matters related to national security threats and technology trends. James “Hondo” Geurts, former acting undersecretary and acquisition chief of the U.S. Navy and a previous Wash100 awardee, will lead the national security advisory group at Sierra Space ...
Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT) has enlisted the help of an adviser as the communications equipment provider considers selling a unit that offers encryption tools to the government sector, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The encryption business’ estimated annual EBITDA stands at $120 million and the portfolio could sell for $1.8 billion from potential ...
Ken Peterman, a four-decade defense industry veteran, succeeded Fred Kornberg as chairman of the board of directors at Melville, New York-based Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL). Peterman was appointed to the chairman post after serving as an independent director for the past two months, the communications equipment provider said Monda...
Bill Rowan, a sales executive with more than a decade of experience with VMware (NYSE: VMW), has joined Splunk (Nasdaq: SPLK) to serve as vice president of public sector. In a LinkedIn announcement, Rowan said he will focus on driving delivery of data driven offerings to Splunk’s government customers in support of their missions and...
Seth Nylund, a more than 20-year federal sales leader and technology industry veteran, has joined the executive leadership team of Presidio’s federal arm as senior vice president of sales and business development, capture and proposal. He will report to Thad Anderson, general manager of Presidio Federal, as he oversees the company’s strategy and...
Veritas Capital has invested an undisclosed amount in Epiq Solutions, a provider of software-defined radio and turnkey radio frequency platforms to government and enterprise customers, through the private equity firm’s $1.8 billion Vantage Fund. Epiq co-founders John Orlando, Aaron Madsen and Michael Shogren will maintain a substantial ownersh...
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall highlighted the need for the U.S. to work with allies and commercial partners to ensure security and stability worldwide amid evolving threats, the service reported Wednesday. “When we say one team, one fight — industry and our international partners are part of that team,” Kendall, a three-time Wa...
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