TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 30, 2021 — Kratos Defense and Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) will now be able to offer cyber readiness assessment services to defense companies following the former’s designation as a certified third-party assessment organization under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, ExecutiveBiz reported Ju...
The U.S. Navy has awarded eight companies six-year contracts worth $72.6 million combined to provide lifecycle, modernization and in-service engineering support for the service’s Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) guided-missile destroyers. The Naval Sea Warfare Center Philadelphia Division launched a competitive procurement process and received eight o...
Thales Group has agreed to acquire a Moog business unit that manufactures radio beacons, antennas and other ground-based navigational aids intended for military and civilian use. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed and Thales said Tuesday it aims to offer a comprehensive navigation technology product and maintenance service through the ac...
Michael Jensen, a two-decade U.S. Air Force special tactics veteran, has been named as chief strategy officer of Shreveport, Louisiana-based aircraft manufacturer SkyRunner. The retired USAF lieutenant colonel will be responsible for overseeing strategic partnerships as part of SkyRunner’s global defense strategy and optimizing the warfighting...
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is working with other agencies to replace the periodic reinvestigation of federal employee and contractor security clearance holders with a continuous vetting process as part of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 framework. DCSA — which took over the responsibility for the management and operation of ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 29, 2021 — CAES will collaborate with microelectronics company SkyWater (Nasdaq: SKYT) on expanding the latter’s on-shore semiconductor supply chain through the advancement of the design and manufacturing of radiation-hardened microelectronic components, ExecutiveBiz reported June 15. CAE will contribute its expertise...
Letitia “Tish” Long, a nearly four-decade security and intelligence industry veteran and a two-time Wash100 Award winner, has joined the board of directors of T-Mobile US (Nasdaq: TMUS). She will also be part of the board’s nominating and corporate governance committee and serve as national security director to support the company’s commitme...
The State Department has approved the Philippines’ request to buy 14 Boeing-made (NYSE: BA) Harpoon Block II missiles from the U.S. under a potential $120 million foreign military sales agreement. The Philippines asked to procure 12 AGM-84L-1 air-launched missiles, two ATM-84L-1 exercise missiles, containers, parts and training equipment as th...
The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded Comcast’s (Nasdaq: CMCSA) government services business a potential 10-year, $71.6 million contract to replace legacy multiplexing-based circuits and connect mission partners to the Department of Defense Information Network as part of work in Region 5 of the Commercial Ethernet Gateway program. The...
Patrick Markus, a more than two-decade government contracting industry veteran, has been appointed general manager of BlueHalo’s cyber and intelligence business sector. In his new capacity, Markus will lead strategic efforts intended to drive the sector’s growth, BlueHalo said Thursday. He previously served as a vice president at Dovel Techn...
