President Joe Biden has nominated Maj. Gen. Michael Schmidt to serve as director of the Joint Strike Fighter Program Office in Arlington, Virginia. The Department of Defense said Thursday that Schmidt will receive a promotion to the rank of lieutenant general along with his new assignment. He is currently serving as program executive officer for...
Jim Edwards, a retired U.S. Army colonel, has rejoined SOS International to serve as senior vice president of business development. He will aim to advance strategic growth initiatives by securing new business for SOSi and expanding client relationships across federal civilian, defense and intelligence markets, the company said Thursday. Edwards retu...
General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) information technology business has conducted a survey regarding efforts at federal civilian and defense agencies to implement zero trust cybersecurity policies in accordance with President Biden’s May 2021 executive order. The “Agency Guide to Zero Trust Maturity” study polled 300 government officials to gauge w...
Cardinal Health and Owens & Minor have received separate contract modifications potentially worth $3.38 billion combined from the Defense Logistics Agency to continue providing medical-surgical products to military and federal civilian customers. DLA exercised the second 30-month option period of indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts...
Jay Moorman, a two-decade technology industry veteran, has been appointed chief technology officer at Maryland-based software and systems development company Chesapeake Technology International. CTI said Wednesday Moorman, who most recently served as senior vice president and operating group lead at CACI International (NYSE: CACI), brings experience...
LookingGlass Cyber Solutions has agreed to acquire business intelligence and strategic advisory firm Next5 for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to pursue growth, expand its line of cybersecurity platforms and support its customers in navigating cyberthreats and meeting their missions. Bryan Ware, founder and CEO of Next5, will serve as CEO of L...
ExecutiveBiz featured Mark Drever, president and CEO of Xcelerate Solutions, in its recent Executive Spotlight interview published Tuesday. He shared the company’s focus on supporting defense, intelligence and national law enforcement sectors through strategic consulting, digital transformation and security services. Drever also talked about X...
Axiologic Solutions has acquired Data Intelligence Technologies to expand its services and client base in the national security and intelligence communities. The transaction marks Axiologic’s second acquisition in less than 18 months, the company said Wednesday. Tysons, Virginia-based Data Intelligence Technologies specializes in artificial intell...
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the National Security Agency, the FBI and international partners have issued a joint advisory offering several measures managed service providers and customers can take to protect themselves from malicious cyber actors. The advisory outlines baseline security measures and controls that should be ...
Kenneth “Kenny” Robinson, a more than 14-year veteran of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has been promoted to vice president and chief diversity officer. His promotion is effective May 31 and he will hold the additional title of president at Northrop’s philanthropic organization, the company said Tuesday. Robinson will succeed Sandra Evers-M...
