Michael Mestrovich, former chief information security officer of the CIA, has been named CISO at cloud data management software provider Rubrik. Mestrovich, who has more than two decades of information technology and security experience, will be responsible for overseeing Rubrik’s internal data security initiatives and policy, the company said Wed...
The federal government gives away hundreds of billions of dollars in contracts each year. In fact, government spending on contracts amounted to $682 billion in 2020, which is the highest one recorded in the last five years. However, spending data is hard to find, and it isn’t easy to get an accurate picture of where...
Raytheon Technologies‘ (NYSE: RTX) missiles and defense business will manufacture Tomahawk missiles under a $217.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy and deliver the weapon systems to the service branch, the Army and Marine Corps. The fixed-price-incentive, firm-fixed-price contract provides for the full-rate production of Block V Tactical To...
Rick Wagner, president of Microsoft Federal, was officially presented his 2022 Wash100 Award during a recent visit to the company’s office by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. For his fifth consecutive Wash100 Award win, Wagner was recognized by Executive Mosaic for his innovative leadership and drive for continuous organic growth for Micr...
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) has acquired Southern Research’s engineering division for $75 million in cash and $5 million worth of common shares to expand Kratos’ capabilities in hypersonic, space, ballistic missile and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance areas. The acquired business will operate as Kratos...
Over the last year, the U.S. government has cracked down on cybersecurity. Following the May 2021 issuance of the White House’s executive order on improving the country’s cybersecurity, federal agencies and their commercial service providers have been focused on complying with more stringent security standards while protecting themselves fr...
Dan Robinson, a three-decade government services industry veteran, has been appointed vice president of the intelligence solutions business unit at SOS International. In his new role, Robinson is responsible for leading a team tasked with providing cybersecurity and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform development services to U.S. ...
Brightstar Capital Partners has wrapped up the partnership of its portfolio company ERC with Oasis Systems in a move aimed to combine complementary service offerings for federal and defense agencies. The combination came a month after Brightstar agreed to buy and merge Oasis Systems with ERC. ERC-Oasis will provide support services in various areas ...
Liz Martin, Department of Defense director at Amazon Web Services, underscored the U.S Army’s use of the AWS Cloud to create a tactical cloud environment envisioned to help with their data processing and resource scaling. In a blog posted Tuesday, Martin shared how the XVIII Airborne Corps– an Army data centric force headquartered at For...
In today’s era of rapid space democratization, the biggest challenge the United States faces is being able to leverage industry partnerships at a quick enough rate to outpace its strategic competitors, according to federal space leaders. Historically, the U.S. has enjoyed a healthy lead over other countries in space; in the Apollo era, the country...
