Special Aerospace Services, a provider of space and defense engineering and mission-critical communications systems, has acquired Alabama-based missile and hypersonic weapons company Concordia Technologies. The strategic acquisition is part of SAS’ efforts to position itself as a leader in the defense technology market, the Godspeed Capital Ma...
By Ron Lear, Vice President of Models and Frameworks at ISACA When I first read about Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency head Jen Easterly’s perspective on software quality, my primary thoughts were “yes!” and, simultaneously, “Oh, wait, it’s not quite that simple…” I thought for this GovCon Expert post, it would be w...
QinetiQ US has received a U.S. Army contract worth approximately $95 million to produce and deliver aerial target systems to the military branch in support of its training and testing activities. The company said Monday it will compete for task orders under the Aerial Target Systems 3 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract awarded by Army ...
NASA’s Johnson Space Center is soliciting proposals for the contract for Organizing Spaceflight Mission Operations and Systems, or COSMOS, program valued at up to $1.8 billion. According to a notice posted on SAM.gov, the space agency requires support services to ensure the availability, integrity, reliability and security of critical command ...
CGI Federal has appointed Brian Baney as vice president of Army and other defense agencies and Kevin Berens as VP of Marine Corps business unit. The executive moves were announced via each executive’s LinkedIn post. Brian Baney, Army and Other Defense Agencies VP Baney came to CGI Federal following an almost a decade stint at...
Zach Furness returned to MITRE to assume the role of chief information security officer, the executive announced via LinkedIn post Friday. Most recently, Furness served as deputy CISO and director of cyber risk management at Children’s National Hospital. He joined the pediatric hospital in December 2020 as director of cybersecurity governance ...
Northrop Grumman generated $10 billion in sales during the third quarter of 2024, up 2 percent from the same period last year, and posted $11.7 billion in Q3 net awards with a record backlog of $85 billion. In an earnings release published Thursday, the Falls Church, Virginia-based aerospace and defense contractor said year-to-date sales rose...
At Fearless, a Baltimore-based digital services integrator, the power behind the tech they create comes from the people who build it. Fearless was founded in 2009, but the company hit a growth streak in 2022 after a strategic pivot towards digital services. Joe Paiva, the company’s COO, came to Fearless in March 2024 alongside Jacob Hsu,...
Artificial intelligence is a top priority for the Department of Homeland Security, and while it has made strides in AI adoption, the agency still has a ways to go to master the technology. Get an inside look at DHS’ top AI priorities at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Homeland Security Summit on Nov. 13, where government...
Daniel Olmes has transitioned to the role of chief risk officer at Xcelerate Solutions, where he most recently worked as chief operating officer. Olmes will be responsible for driving strategic risk mitigation initiatives and streamlining merger and acquisition activities, Xcelerate Solutions said in a LinkedIn post published Thursday. The executive...
