By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements are here, and the clock is ticking for organizations affected by them. Per the Department of Defense’s estimates, starting in Q1 2025, all new DOD contracts will require self-assessment at CMMC Level 1 or Level 2 before award. By Q3 2...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has booked a $587 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide electronic warfare test articles and prototypes. The Department of Defense said Monday the deal covers the design, production and delivery of electronic warfare test articles and fleet prototypes, including 11 pod simulators, eight operational pro...
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) has completed its purchase of Belcan in a cash-and-stock deal worth approximately $1.3 billion as part of a push to broaden its engineering research and development capabilities and expand its aerospace and defense market footprint. Cognizant said the transaction, which was first announced in June, also builds on its presenc...
The Air Force Research Laboratory has started soliciting proposals for a potential $499 million contract to research, develop, test, prototype, demonstrate and transition technologies that support the development of vision protection materials and materials for electromagnetic spectrum resilience. According to a solicitation published Tuesday, AFRL&...
Sensible Solutions and Technologies Inc. aims to grow its footprint within the Intelligence Community landscape through its recent acquisition of Data Sync Technologies, a provider of knowledge management and data analysis support. Top IC leaders will take center stage at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Intel Summit on Sept. 19. Register here...
Scott Agnew was appointed president of FirstNet at AT&T (NYSE: T), a Dallas, Texas-based telecommunications company where he has served for over two decades now, GovCon Wire has learned. Agnew will succeed Jim Bugel, who is retiring from AT&T on Sept. 1 after more than 31 years with the company. Bugel assumed the FirstNet president...
Mattermost has named Leigh Dow, a marketing and growth executive, as chief marketing officer. The collaboration platform provider said Monday Dow will oversee Mattermost’s global marketing strategy, drive growth efforts, expand brand presence and advance the development of public-private partnerships and public policy to facilitate the delivery of...
B&A has announced a strategic partnership with DFW Capital Partners to push operational growth throughout the company. By enlisting DFW’s history of providing business development and strategic planning resources, B&A will aim to enhance its technical service offerings and pursue new market opportunities, the McLean, Virginia-base...
Just before the September 11, 2001 attacks, Bradford Powell joined U.S. Air Force ROTC at the University of Iowa because he wanted to actively serve the country after graduation, rather than sit idly behind a desk. As fate would have it though, post-9/11, he became an acquisition officer and ended up doing a fair amount...
A Teledyne Technologies (NYSE: TDY) subsidiary has secured a $114 million task order from the U.S. Army to enhance missile defense systems. The company said the award to Teledyne Brown Engineering was made by the Army Space and Missile Defense Command under the Design, Development, Demonstration and Integration Domain 1 contract. Teledyne Brown Engi...
