Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) has announced that it plans to acquire VeriSign for around $1.3 billion. Symantec will acquire VeriSign’s authentication and identity business. That includes the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificate Services, the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Services, the VeriSign Trust Services and the VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP) Authentication Service. “With the anonymity of […] More

This week, Symantec agreed to a pair of purchases, with both PGP Corp. and GaurdianEdge Tech.  These moves, totaling almost $370 million, will help Symantec establish a greater presence in the data encryption market. Also, NGC teamed up with RUAG to work on F-5 Tigers and Iron Bow will work with TANDBERG on a new […] More

Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire PGP Corporation and GuardianEdge Technologies, Inc. Symantec will pay around $300 million in cash for PGP Corporation and an additional $70 million in cash for GuardianEdge. “The agreements are subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and are expected to […] More

Dale McHenry is vice president of business development and oversees all sales and marketing, capture management and proposal operations. McHenry“™s career began in 1972 at the University of Maryland“™s Administrative Computer Center as a software systems engineer. His studies in applications software led toward executive management positions, including his assignment as the director of systems […] More

By now you’ve had your fill of top 10 lists for 2010. But this is one list you don’t want to miss. What will 2010 hold for Government Contracting? What shape will collaboration take between industry and government in addressing the tough issues of the day? ExecutiveBiz brought that question to top industry leaders. Here’s […] More

Contracts are awarded all the time in government contracting. But one recent win stands out. Recently, Capstone Corporation, an Alexandria, Va.-based firm with over 520 employees, was awarded a large IDIQ vehicle with the U.S. Navy“™s Commander Navy Installations Command (CNIC). Of the five companies that received the awards, Capstone was the only business with […] More

In just a few short weeks, 2010 begins “” the dawn of a new decade. The question now is: Who’ll be leading change in and around government contracting? We’ve got a few suggestions. For the second consecutive year, ExecutiveBiz brings you its annual list of Top 20 People to Watch. From government leaders to CEOs, policy […] More

Business development’s job is sales. Sounds simple enough, at least on paper. In reality, today’s government contractors are facing their share of uphill battles. Among them is an ad hoc definition of inherently governmental; shifting procurement guidelines and policies; as well as the need to maintain relevance amid a whole host of looming national priorities, […] More

In a recent interview with ExecutiveBiz, Anthony Verna of Paradigm Solutions discussed some of the implications of the emerging trend of competitive in-sourcing in the government contracting market. Verna says, “…if the government gets a little more traction with sustaining and scaling the acquisition workforce, there will be less large contracts, and those that do […] More

Network analyst Jian-Wei Wang of Dalian University of Technology in China, used public information to demonstrate how to cause a power spike that could cause serious power failures throughout a power grid network in California. An article, published in New Scientist, brought Wang’s study (which has been publicly available since March) to the attention of […] More

Competition in government contracting has never been so fierce, and businesses are feeling it. Gone are the days when top-tier companies would pass by a $2 million contract or task order. Paradigm Solutions, an IT and business solutions provider, knows all about those odds. “When we step into a competition, we often have to take […] More

We reported in June that new administration“™s defense budget includes major cuts to big spending programs.  But overall, will the DoD“™s bottom line really shrink?  Counterinsurgency expert David Kilcullen, senior advisor to Afghanistan theatre commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal, sees “about two more years of heavy fighting“ ahead of us in Afghanistan, and the Washington Post […] More