Rocket Lab USA (Nasdaq: RKLB) has completed its $80 million cash acquisition of space solar power technology provider SolAero Holdings as part of its growth strategy to offer a comprehensive portfolio that includes satellite subsystems, spacecraft manufacturing, launch, flight software and ground operations support. The deal was first announced in D...
GovCon Wire Events on Thursday hosted the Department of Defense: Digital Modernization Forum where distinguished defense agency and private sector leaders talked about technology procurement efforts, infrastructural priorities, modernization strategies and cultural shifts affecting how Defense Department agencies, military service branches and ...
The top official in charge of the Department of Defense organization responsible for commercial technology deployments to the U.S. military will deliver a closing keynote address to the Potomac Officers Club’s 8th Annual Defense Research and Development Summit on Wednesday, Jan. 19. Michael Brown, a former Symantec CEO, assumed the director po...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a call for nominations to serve on the inaugural internet of things advisory board in accordance with the provisions of the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The IoTAB would provide advice to the IoT federal working group on...
Andrea Shields, formerly program manager at Alethix, has elevated to the role of vice president of delivery at the IntelliBridge subsidiary. She announced her promotion in a LinkedIn post. In her new position, Shields will oversee the development and implementation of the company’s strategic approach to managing operations, leading business develo...
Carahsoft Technology was awarded a five-year, $100 million blanket purchase agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services for Salesforce licenses in support of HHS organizations looking to streamline workflows and enhance operational efficiency through cloud-based implementations, FedHealthIT reported Wednesday. The contractor was the s...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Wire Events on Thursday hosted the Department of Defense: Digital Modernization Forum, which gathered leading government agency and private sector officials for an exclusive discussion surrounding the most imperative modernization initiatives and urgent infrastructural needs that are influencing defense agencies’ s...
John Dillon, a national security intelligence leader, has joined Herndon, Virginia-based technology services contractor NetCentrics as senior vice president of business development. He will bring to the role more than three decades of experience in intelligence, special operations, intelligence analysis and counterintelligence and help the company p...
The General Services Administration has introduced an updated online platform that offers key resources for existing and prospective contractors under the Multiple Award Schedule program. The redesigned Vendor Support Center is now searchable and features a new page called the MAS Project Center and three types of locators for the Procurement Contra...
Carlos Rivero, former chief data officer for the Commonwealth of Virginia, has been appointed vice president of data and analytics at Columbia, Maryland-based technology provider GCOM. He comes to the company with more than 25 years of technology experience as it looks to expand in the data and analytics services market, GCOM said Thursday. Rivero...
