Sharon O’Malley Burg, a federal information technology industry veteran and business consultancy executive, has joined the board of advisers of Reston, Virginia-based IT systems integrator Intelligent Waves. O’Malley Burg brings three decades of industry experience to IW’s board and will support its growth and market expansion initiatives,...
Chris Buffoni, former senior vice president of enterprise business operations at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has joined Cherokee Nation Businesses’ government contracting arm as SVP for growth and performance. The nearly three-decade industry veteran will oversee growth strategies at Cherokee Federal in his new position, the company said Monday. At ...
Chuck Brooks, a highly esteemed leader to the cybersecurity and government contracting (GovCon) sectors as well as an influential member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program, has released his latest article with the program. Previously, GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks assessed the growing importance of chief data officers to the federal landscap...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) a $34.5 million other transaction authority agreement to develop a strategic weapons communications system prototype as part of increment two of the service’s Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal program. The award of a follow-on production contract could bring the total value of the ...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has opened a new facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where its teams will work to deliver missile defense capabilities and strategic deterrent systems to government and military customers. The company said Monday the new building has advanced engineering, research laboratories and software development factories, and ...
Virgin Orbit and blank check company NextGen Acquisition Corp. II (Nasdaq: NGCA) have agreed to merge that would result in the satellite launch services provider becoming a publicly traded company with an enterprise value of approximately $3.2 billion. The boards of directors of Virgin Orbit and NextGen have cleared the transaction and both parties ...
GovernmentCIO has wrapped up its acquisition of Salient CRGT as part of efforts to establish a combined company that will provide information technology platforms meant to meet the evolving priorities and needs of federal government clients. GovCIO CEO Jim Brabston will lead the combined entity, which will operate as GovCIO with over 2,200 employees...
Washington, D.C.-based Data Society has moved to grow its training academies for government and corporate professional staffers with the purchase of Restless Creation. The combined entity aims to help organizations reskill their employees using data science approaches, Data Society said Thursday. Restless Creation uses human-centered design to provi...
U.S. military branches are ramping up efforts to help the Department of Defense achieve objectives it has set for the Joint All-Domain Command and Control strategy. To enable data sharing across the different services within the agency, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved a strategy document for the Department of Defense’s Joint All-Dom...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug 20, 2021 — Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) announced an 18 percent revenue growth to $3.4 billion during the second quarter of its fiscal year 2021 and retained its $13.7 billion to $14.1 billion sales outlook for the year, ExecutiveBiz reported Aug. 4. Addressing investors during an earnings call, Roger Krone, chairman and...
