TMF Contributes to NARA, USDA for Digital Modernization; Clare Martorana Quoted
The Technology Modernization Fund has agreed to financially assist the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and the Department of Agriculture with the agencies’ records system access and data protection, respectively. TMF will donate $9.1 million to NARA to evolve and update the system for veteran family benefit requests and records management and contribute $4.4 million […]
Parsons Agrees to Buy Xator for $400M; Carey Smith Quoted
Public sector-serving technology and engineering firm Parsons Corporation has signed a $400 million deal to acquire infrastructure protection and C4ISR services organization Xator Corporation. The business combination is aimed to grow Parsons’ reach to the U.S. special operations command and Intelligence Community sectors, as well as to federal civilian clientele and the global critical infrastructure market, the Centreville, […]
Red Hat VP & GM Clara Conti Presented 2022 Wash100 Award By Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson recently presented the first Wash100 Award, the most acclaimed and prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon), to Clara Conti, vice president and general manager of Red Hat Public Sector, during a visit to the company’s office. Clara Conti received a 2022 Wash100 Award for her leadership to drive IT modernization efforts for […]
LMI Wins $10B DHS Contract in All Four Market Segments; Doug Wagoner Quoted
The Defense Health Agency has awarded consulting firm LMI their OMNIBUS IV $10 billion contract in all four of its possible categories. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers research and development; research and development support services; regulatory processes; and translational science support and services, the Tysons Corner, Virginia-based company said Friday. “We are excited to take LMI’s extensive experience […]
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson Presents 3rd Wash100 Award to Dave Young, SVP of Strategic Sales for Lumen Technologies
Dave Young, senior vice president of strategic sales at Lumen Technologies, was presented his 2022 Wash100 Award during a recent visit to the company’s office by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. Executive Mosiac has bestowed the prestigious Wash100 Award for the last nine years to recognize the significant executives of consequence to our industry and the anticipated contributions […]
Raytheon Introduces Military Tech Division; Roy Azevedo Quoted
Raytheon Intelligence & Space announced today that the company has launched Department 22, a strategic business unit focused on rapidly developing next-generation military technologies aimed at widening the capability gap over the nation’s near-peer adversaries. “Department 22 embodies that same pioneering spirit of our founders. This team is designed to go fast, learn along the way, […]
CISA Warns of Software Product Vulnerabilities; Director Jen Easterly Quoted
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released an emergency directive asking federal civilian agencies to apply updates or remove certain VMware products from their networks to help mitigate potential vulnerabilities in such products. CISA issued the directive after it found that a series of four vulnerabilities in several VMware products were being exploited by […]
ECS Lands Recompete Contract for USMC M-SHARP Information Technology Services; John Heneghan Quoted
ECS has won a contract from the Marine Sierra Hotel Aviation Readiness Program to offer modernization services and technological support. Under the three-year, $19 million firm-fixed-price contract, the ECS team is tasked with performing operational agile software engineering, maintenance and sustainment, enhancements and routine updates, among other responsibilities, the Fairfax, Virginia-based company said Wednesday. “ECS is […]
US, Allied Cyber Agencies Issue Advisory on Routinely Exploited Weak Security Controls; Rob Joyce Quoted
The National Security Agency, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the FBI and international partners have released a joint advisory on weak security controls and poor cyber hygiene practices and security configurations that threat actors use to secure initial access to a victim’s computer system. Some of the techniques that malicious cyber actors use to gain […]
KBR’s Byron Bright Receives 3rd Consecutive Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
Byron Bright, president of the government solutions business at KBR, recently received his 2022 Wash100 Award, the highest honor in all of government contracting (GovCon), for his leadership in driving KBR’s military technology engineering, development, support and sustainment efforts in areas such as space, cyber and data analytics. Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson officially presented Byron Bright with his third […]
CACI Moves Closer to Low Earth Orbit Network with Optical Intersatellite Links; CEO John Mengucci Quoted
CACI International has achieved a significant goal in space connectivity, executing space to space optical communication links in low Earth orbit. The Reston, Virginia-based professional services and information technology company said Thursday they completed the mission alongside the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Space Development Agency under the auspices of the Mandrake II program. […]
ECS Donates to US Naval Academy’s Hopper Hall to Support Cybersecurity Studies; President John Heneghan Quoted
ECS announced on Tuesday that the company and partners have donated more than $4 million to the recently opened its Hopper Hall, the Naval Academy Center for Cybersecurity Studies. It will be the first academic building constructed on the USNA campus in forty years. “The Naval Academy is at the forefront of training next-gen cyber warriors. We […]
ManTech to Be Acquired for $4.2B by Carlyle; Chairman Kevin Phillips Quoted
ManTech, the leading provider of innovative technologies and solutions for mission-critical national security programs, announced on Monday that the company has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Carlyle in an all-cash transition worth approximately $4.2 billion. “Following a comprehensive review of strategic alternatives, our Board determined that this transaction is in the best […]
Carlyle to Acquire ManTech for $4.2B; Kevin Phillips Quoted
ManTech has initiated an all-cash deal to be purchased by investment firm Carlyle for approximately $4.2 billion in total enterprise value. The national security technology services provider said Monday that the acquisition, in which shareholders will receive $96.00 per share in cash, is estimated to close in the second half of the calendar year 2022. […]
Heidi Shyu Vows to Raise Funding for Defense Innovation Unit in FY24 Budget Proposal
Heidi Shyu, undersecretary for research and engineering at the Department of Defense and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, appeared before the House Armed Services Committee’s cyber, innovative technologies and information systems subcommittee Thursday and said she intends to increase funding for the Defense Innovation Unit in the fiscal year 2024 budget request, Breaking Defense reported […]