Janice Starzyk and Kirk Pysher, both former executives at International Launch Services, have joined Virgin Orbit to serve as vice president for government operations and VP for mission assurance, quality and safety, respectively....
President Joe Biden has issued a new memo that seeks to revitalize the workforce at national security and foreign policy agencies through the adoption of six core principles: modernization, transparency, integrity, diversity, service and accountability. The memo highlights the need for agencies to maintain their technological edge by addressing gaps...
Astra has agreed to merge with special purpose acquisition company Holicity (Nasdaq: HOL) in a deal that would transform the Alameda, California-based small satellite launch services provider into a publicly traded company....
Peraton has reorganized its operations into four business sectors, created three new executive positions and added five new members to the company's executive leadership team. The realignment comes after Peraton's private equity owner Veritas Capital acquired the information technology and mission support business from Northrop Grumman (NY...
Private equity firm PMC Capital Partners has acquired Houston-based UniversalPegasus International, an engineering design and project management services provider to the energy sector, from Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) for an undisclosed sum. UniversalPegasus became part of HII in June 2014....
President Joe Biden said his administration is introducing an “urgent initiative” to improve the country’s cybersecurity, The Hill reported Thursday....
Atlanta-based engineering company Scientific Research Corp. will provide operational support for the U.S. Air Force’s command-and-control and combat intelligence functions under a potential five-year, $95 million contract....
Stephen Browning, a 23-year U.S. Army Corps of Engineers veteran, has been named senior vice president of federal markets at Pittsburgh-based infrastructure engineering and consulting services provider Michael Baker International....
The U.S. and Russia have extended the Nuclear Arms Treaty, limiting the stockpiles of nuclear weapons. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State and an inductee into Executive Mosaic's Wash100 for 2021, said the U.S. would use the five years of the New START treaty’s renewal to pursue limits on all of Russia’s nuclear weapons....
Michael Ferrara, formerly a vice president and strategic business unit lead at Paradyme Management, has joined Dovel Technologies' Ace Info Solutions subsidiary as vice president of homeland solutions....
