Comtech Telecommunications (Nasdaq: CMTL) has acquired Canada-based satellite ground equipment provider UHP Networks in a deal that includes $24 million worth of shares as an upfront payment. As part of the agreement, Comtech will pay an additional $5 million in cash and/or stock contingent on fulfillment of certain conditions over the next 12 month...
David Ray, a former executive and more than 15-year veteran of Raytheon, has joined Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) as senior vice president in charge of space business, G2Xchange FedCiv reported Thursday. In his new capacity, Ray will be responsible for strategy development and profit and loss functions within SAIC’s spa...
The U.S. Navy has awarded 11 companies positions on a potential five-year, $249.7 million contract to provide technical services in support of the service branch’s cybersecurity operations, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems and ISR activities. The Department of Defense said Thursday the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific ...
Hensel Phelps Construction has received a potential $83.6 million task order from the U.S. Navy to convert various facilities on the Hawaiian island of Oahu into intermittent administrative spaces for the U.S. Pacific Fleet commander. The company will build office and conference rooms, renovate restrooms, repaint wall and ceiling structures as part ...
Lelah Manz, senior vice president for web performance at Akamai Technologies (Nasdaq: AKAM), said edge computing complements cloud-based centralization that could help government agencies manage security risks and mitigate inefficiencies. “Processing data locally at edge nodes can eliminate latency bottlenecks and open up opportunities to capitali...
The General Services Administration has released a request for information as it works on a new best-in-class, multiple-award contract meant to support federal agencies’ needs for services. The office of professional services and human capital categories within GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service started work on the BIC MAC indefinite-delivery/ind...
Bill Kalogeros, a 25-year sales veteran in the government market, has joined archTIS as director of federal and defense industry base. His appointment coincides with the launch of the Australian security technology provider’s sales and channel practice that will focus on insider threat protection and sensitive data protection offerings for the...
The White House has released a document providing guidance for federal agencies to align their actions as the administration develops a national security strategy. The Biden administration’s Interim National Security Strategic Guidance, released Wednesday, describes the current global security landscape and outlines the country’s national securi...
Dave Collins, formerly a program senior director at General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) information technology business, has elevated to a vice president position within the same unit, FedHealthIT reported Wednesday. Collins brings to the role his management and technical experience in areas such as data warehousing, Agile development, contact center...
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected the research teams that will work to meet the research objectives of a program that seeks to develop semantic technology platforms designed to automate the detection, characterization and attribution of falsified media assets. Kitware, SRI International, Purdue University and the University ...
