Kratos Defense and Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) has won a potential $579 million contract to help the U.S. Space Force sustain a unified command and control capability for military satellite communications. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers sustainment and post-production development services for the Command-and-Contro...
Chris Wysopal, co-founder and chief technology officer at Veracode, said government agencies should advance the adoption of software that is secure by design by educating developers and providing them with the tools they need to integrate security into every aspect of software development. In an article published on Carahsoft.com, Wysopal wrote abou...
James Parys, formerly a senior vice president at Parsons (NYSE: PSN), has been appointed VP of strategic capture command and control and intelligence at Ultra Intelligence & Communications, according to a recently published LinkedIn post. The former U.S. Navy operations specialist most recently served as SVP of mission solutions growth and VP of...
Private equity firm Bain Capital is about to finalize its acquisition of consulting firm Guidehouse for $5.3 billion including debt and an agreement is expected as early as Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported. Guidehouse caters to the departments of Defense, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs and other federal government agencies. It also p...
In the four and a half years since its inception, the Space Development Agency has challenged the status quo and provided the defense landscape with a glimpse of the Pentagon’s next era of innovation. As the Director of SDA, Dr. Derek Tournear has been a vocal champion of change, and he’s not afraid to be a...
Donald Speranzini, a defense and space industry veteran, has assumed the role of vice president and general manager of ground systems and services at Ball Corp.’s (NYSE: BALL) aerospace business, he announced in a LinkedIn post. In this capacity, he works with customers in the defense and intelligence community to deliver ground systems and comman...
Mark Thompson, formerly a senior vice president at Arcfield‘s global defense and security solutions, has been promoted to president and general manager of the company sector, according to a recently published LinkedIn post. He will provide oversight of Arcfield’s four business units and 370 employees that offer cybersecurity, mission sup...
Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy’s vice chief of naval operations since September 2022, was sworn in as chief of naval operations following her confirmation by the Senate. “I look forward to working with her to lead our Force into the future as we continue to strengthen our maritime dominance, build a culture of warfighting excellence,...
The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded seven companies spots on a potential five-year, $800 million contract to provide services in support of USAID’s regional and bilateral programs in Latin America and the Caribbean. USAID announced the awardees for the Central America Regional Support Services indefinite-delivery/indefinite-q...
Aeyon will help the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment integrate robotic process automation to facilitate data collection and management, automate business processes and analyze large volumes of procurement data across Department of Defense systems under a potential five-year, $108.9 million task order. The company sa...
