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...
Donna Roy, former chief operating officer of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has joined Guidehouse to serve as strategic adviser for the company’s national security segment. Jim Chaparro, a Guidehouse partner, announced Roy’s appointment in a LinkedIn post. Roy was appointed to the COO role at the bureau in July 2020 after her prior ro...
The National Science Foundation and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy have asked the public to comment on a plan to implement a research infrastructure that would provide artificial intelligence researchers access to computing resources, educational tools, high-quality data and user support. The National Artificial Intelligence...
New York-based private equity firm ATL Partners has purchased Geost, an Arizona-based maker of sensors that can detect and protect satellites from other spacecraft and space debris, for an undisclosed sum, Defense One reported Wednesday. ATL plans to further build up Geost through acquisitions and investments and intends to boost the company’s bud...
NASA will hold a full and open competition for the fourth iteration of a contract that provides for services and supplies in support of the space agency’s Sounding Rockets Program, a flight initiative for conducting rapid scientific experiments in space. The proposed NASA Sounding Rocket Operations Contract IV will cover program management and...
Hughes Network Systems plans to offer satellite communications platforms to the U.S. Air Force through the company’s prime position on a $950 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the development of an all-domain military information sharing system. Germantown, Maryland-based Hughes said Tuesday it was one of the compani...
Frank Berry, formerly commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Health, will join EY US in September to serve as executive director of markets and business development within the company’s government and public sector group. The 35-year public service veteran will support the development of new offerings and relevant thought leadersh...
Phantom Space has acquired Micro Aerospace Solutions for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to build up its mass manufacturing capabilities for satellites, propulsion systems, launch vehicles and other space transportation technologies. Melbourne, Florida-based MAS has been developing microsatellites, propulsion systems, thruster design, computer...
Rees Johnson, a security technology veteran, has joined Forcepoint as chief product officer to help accelerate the company’s strategy of delivering secure access service edge platforms meant to help government agencies and commercial clients protect data. He brings over two decades of experience in software as a service migration strategy, network...
