Virtual Technologies Group has purchased information technology services provider Quotient to expand its suite of IT managed services for its client base and broaden its presence in the government contracting market. VTG said Thursday it made the acquisition using strategic capital from private investment firm Jacmel Partners. In addition to IT mana...
Peraton has won a position on the potential $1.4 billion Defense Enterprise HR Applications and Data Services blanket purchase agreement awarded by the Defense Manpower Data Center. The company said Wednesday the DEHRADS BPA covers support for DMDC in 25 task areas, including software development and sustainment, application rationalization and clou...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond Recently, we shed light on the intricacies of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 third-party assessments and their role in strengthening the cybersecurity framework for Department of Defense contractors. However, achieving initial compliance is just the beginning. The real challenge ...
Candice Ling, federal sector leader at Microsoft, received her 2024 Wash100 Award during a recent meeting with Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the recognition. Each year, Wash100 celebrates the triumphs of the most distinguished executives in the government contracting industry. Winners of a Wash100 Award are th...
In June, the Department of the Air Force launched an experimental generative AI chatbot similar to ChatGPT. The Non-classified Internet Protocol Router AI tool, dubbed NIPRGPT, can converse with Air Force personnel and assist them with certain tasks. “There are multiple modernization efforts going on right now across the federal governm...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a potential $2.27 billion contract from NASA to build a constellation of Geostationary Extended Observations weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NASA said Tuesday the cost-plus-award-fee contract includes the development of three GeoXO weather satellites with options fo...
SpiderOak, a Reston, Virginia-based zero trust cybersecurity platforms provider, has appointed Kip Gering, a veteran cybersecurity executive, as chief revenue officer. The company said Tuesday Gering will directly report to SpiderOak CEO Dave Pearah and lead business development, sales and marketing departments and execute the corporate plan to driv...
A joint venture led by Bechtel has secured a potential one-year, $442.2 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to continue providing test operations and sustainment support for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex in Tennessee. The Department of Defense said Monday Bechtel-led National Aerospace Solutions will provide technology...
The U.S. Coast Guard has selected eight small businesses for the second iteration of a potential $233.3 million multiple-award contract to provide installation and logistics management support services for command, control, communications, computers, cyber and intelligence systems. The agency announced the selected vendors through award notices publ...
Communications technology advancements are driving forward important innovations and improvements for 5G. But what’s in store for the next generation of 5G connectivity and communications in the defense sector? Panelists at the Potomac Officers Club’s 5G Forum shared their insights last month. Hear more industry-leading insights at Potomac ...
