A team of BAE Systems and Sierra Nevada Corp. has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to design an open architecture technology intended for signals intelligence collection and analysis. Both companies aim to develop a prototype that will work to detect, identify and track radio frequency emissions as part of USAF’s Global High-altitud...
The U.S. Navy has awarded a five-year, $154.1 million contract to BAE Systems to integrate multiple systems into vehicles, command facilities, fixed base terminals, transit cases, mobile communications equipment and intelligence platforms. BAE’s technology solutions and services business will support command, control, communications, computer ...
VMWare Federal Strategist Keith Nakasone was featured in the most recent Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz on Tuesday. The discussions were focused on his move from the General Services Administration to VMware; company information technology offerings; cyber hygiene and compliance; the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Matur...
Shareholders at GS Acquisition Holdings (NYSE: GSAH) voted at a special meeting Tuesday to approve the company’s merger with Mirion Technologies, a provider of anti-radiation equipment to the defense sector. The two companies have set the transaction’s closure date for Wednesday, according to a joint statement. The combined entity will a...
Robert Starr, formerly an executive vice president and chief financial officer at Kaman (NYSE: KAMN), has joined Fairbanks Morse Defense as CFO. FMD CEO George Whittier said in a statement published Tuesday Starr’s experience working with military and commercial clients and ability to manage large companies’ finances will be critical as he share...
Rick Wagner, president of Microsoft Federal, has received his 2021 Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon) recognizing the contributions of the top executive in the sector, for his leadership and efforts to drive digital transformation as federal agencies continue to push their adoption of the latest emerg...
White Hat Capital Partners and Magnetar Capital have agreed to purchase convertible preferred stock from Comtech Telecommunications (Nasdaq: CMTL) under a strategic investment deal with an initial value of $100 million. Comtech said Monday it will use the money to establish broadband technology centers in Arizona and England, pursue new business opp...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has selected 11 companies to help the service branch address munition-related public health and environmental risks through a potential $1.14 billion contract. Contractors will compete to provide support services to the Military Munitions Response Program, the Department of Defense said Friday. USACE received 13 bids...
Tom Kellermann, head of cybersecurity strategy for VMware (NYSE: VMW), has joined the advisory board of identity detection and response company Attivo Networks. Kellerman has more than two decades of industry experience, having held cybersecurity roles at Carbon Black, Core Security, Trend Micro and World Bank Treasury, Attivo said Thursday. He prev...
On Thursday the Potomac Officers Club hosted its 7th Annual Intel Summit, a virtual seminar featuring notable government and private sector leaders and executives who gathered to explore the intelligence community’s obstacles, opportunities and future initiatives including AI/ML, data utility and foreign adversary threats. Following DIA Director...
