Citadel Defense has entered into an agreement with an undisclosed U.S. government customer to provide the company’s Titan counter-drone platform to help defend assets such as military installations, ships and vehicles.
Read More »US Ignite, Verizon Pilot Use of 5G Network on Marine Corps Base
Verizon and the nonprofit US Ignite organization have started testing a 5G wireless network at a U.S. Marine Corps installation in San Diego as part of a $4 million technology pilot program backed by Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific and the Office of Naval Research.
Read More »Former BlueWater Federal SVP Pete Brady Joins TekSynap as Chief Growth Officer
Pete Brady, a U.S. Army Veteran and former senior vice president at BlueWater Federal Solutions, has been named chief growth officer at Reston, Virginia-based information management technology company TekSynap.
Read More »GitLab, Anchore Integrate Software Development, Container Security Platforms
Anchore has integrated its container security and compliance technology with GitLab, a web-based platform for software development, through a partnership aimed at helping developers simplify DevSecOps workflows.
Read More »General Dynamics to Deliver Submarine Fire Control Systems Under Navy Contract Modification
General Dynamics' mission systems business has received a $43.2 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to develop, manufacture and install fire control systems aboard Columbia and Dreadnought-class submarines.
Read More »Salesforce Seeks to Help Agencies Streamline Vaccine Administration With New Cloud Offering
Salesforce has launched a new cloud platform designed to help government agencies, health care institutions and other organizations manage and implement their vaccine programs. Vaccine Cloud could help public health agencies, health care providers and nonprofit organizations schedule vaccination appointments, manage staff training, logistics and inventory, facilitate recipient registration and streamline vaccine outcome monitoring.
Read More »Endpoint Security Company Absolute Software Selected for FedRAMP Prioritization
Absolute Software, a provider of endpoint security, has been prioritized to undergo evaluation under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for a provisional authority to operate.
Read More »Navy Announces Requirement for New Vertical Lift Capability
The U.S. Navy has asked industry for insights to help inform an analysis effort seeking to identify potential vertical lift alternatives as it prepares to replace its existing fleet of Sikorsky-built MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopters and Northrop Grumman-made MQ-8B/C Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicles, FlightGlobal reported Friday.
Read More »Filius Receives $71M USAF Contract for Air Control System Logistics Support
Filius has secured a $70.6 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for contractor logistics services in support of work related to the AN/TYQ-23A Tactical Air Operations Module weapon system.
Read More »AE Industrial Partners Buys UAV Factory in Expanded UAV, ISR Tech Market Push
AE Industrial Partners has acquired UAV Factory, a provider of tactical unmanned aerial vehicle and intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance technology. With the purchase, UAV Factory will serve as an unmanned technology platform for AEI. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "UAV Factory's engineering and technical capabilities, combined with its proven and growing set of technology solutions, are truly differentiated in the market," said Jeffrey Hart, principal at AEI.
Read More »Novetta Appoints Todd Massengill as Emerging Tech VP; Tiffanny Gates Quoted
Novetta has named Todd Massengill as vice president of emerging technologies within the company’s Information Exploitation Division to lead strategic and operational initiatives. “We’re excited to have a veteran with Todd’s experience running the Emerging Technologies team,” said Tiffanny Gates, Novetta president and CEO and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient.
Read More »AECOM Names Andrew Liu as SVP, Growth Director for Transportation Business in US West Region
AECOM has appointed Andrew Liu as senior vice president and director of growth for the company’s U.S. West region transportation business, where he will work to lead growth for the segment. “We are pleased to have Andrew return to AECOM and help lead our transportation strategy and growth,” said Travis Boone, regional chief executive for AECOM’s U.S. West region.
Read More »T-Rex Names Exec Sponsors of Diversity, Inclusion Program; Valerie Utsey Quoted
T-Rex Solutions has appointed Valerie Utsey, company vice president and chief people officer, to serve as one of the executive sponsors of the enterprisewide effort to advance diversity, equity and inclusion through accountability measures, cultural awareness and strategic planning.
Read More »Oracle Provides Gov’t Customers With Expanded Access to Cloud Marketplace
Oracle has expanded its cloud marketplace to help customers in the U.S. government sector implement the company’s cloud tools and related software to support workload migration and other operational activities.
Read More »AT&T Expands FirstNet Public Safety Comms Tech Suite; Jason Porter Quoted
AT&T has introduced four communications technology offerings that are built to work with the national FirstNet broadband system and help increase first responders' situational awareness. “First responders are the heart of FirstNet, and it is their input that is shaping the new tools and technologies on their network, today and for decades to come," said Jason Porter, senior vice president of AT&T's FirstNet program.
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