Robert Moore of Carahsoft Technology said in a blog post published Feb. 23 that government and industry information technology leaders at a digital transformation roadshow in California discussed how state and local government agencies could improve customer experience and protect the privacy of constituents through cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.

Carahsoft will sponsor the Potomac Officers Club's 2024 Cyber Summit on June 6. Register here.

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Chenega’s security strategic business unit has acquired E&M International for an undisclosed sum as part of a push to broaden its capacity to deliver critical fire and emergency services and capabilities to existing and future customers. Albuquerque, New Mexico-based EMI is focused on providing fire alarm systems, mass notification, emergency communications and clean agent fire suppression technologies, Chenega said in a press release received by Executive Mosaic on Monday.

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Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index grew by 1.66% last week, closing with an average of $4,963.08. GovCon Index is an aggregate index that tracks real-time data from 30 major government contracting organizations. This information provides users with a look into the current financial status of each company as well as a glimpse into the wider trends defining today’s GovCon marketplace.

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Science Applications International Corp. has received a potential seven-year, $494 million recompete contract to provide safety and mission assurance support services at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico. The Safety and Mission Assurance Engineering Contract III covers safety, reliability, engineering and quality and software assurance support for NASA programs in deep space, including the Gateway lunar space station, Orion spacecraft and Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility, NASA said Friday.

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Immersive training services provider HTX Labs has added Craig Wills, former 19th Air Force commander, to its advisory board. In a statement Thursday, Chris Verret, president and chief technology officer at HTX Labs, said, “We’re excited to officially bring Craig onto our board as we expand our immersive training capability more broadly across the Air Force and the other services.”

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Kevin Kelly, chairman and CEO of defense services provider Arcfield, has been deemed as one of the 100 most outstanding leaders in the government contracting sector in 2024 by Executive Mosaic. As one of the 42 first-time inductees into the Wash100 league, he is credited for his role in the company's recent milestones including the acquisition of Strategic Technology Consulting and Orion Space Solutions.

Vote for Kelly as your favorite GovCon leader as part of the 2024 Wash100 popular vote competition! Voting closes on April 30, so visit Wash100.com to cast your ten votes today.

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According to Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch of Viasat, the commercial satellite communications industry views the inclusion of a $134 million line item for commercial satcom integration within the proposed fiscal year 2025 Pentagon budget as a positive development. "We're hopeful this means DoD is getting more serious about leveraging commercial capabilities," Viasat's senior vice president for government strategy and policy told SpaceNews in a recent interview.

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Orca Security’s agentless cloud security offering will be promoted to the public sector under a partnership agreement with Carahsoft Technology. Carahsoft said Thursday the Orca Cloud Security Platform delivers comprehensive insights into an organization's cloud risk and compliance within 24 hours and eliminates blind spots and performance issues associated with agent-based services.

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The U.S. Marine Corps demonstrated two uncrewed low-profile vessel prototypes, designed by Leidos, during Project Convergence Capstone 4, a joint and multinational military exercise hosted by the U.S. Army. Leidos said Friday the LPV prototypes were delivered to the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory in 2023 for testing and technical assessment and their participation in the exercise marks the next stage of experimentation for the autonomous-capable vessels.

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Peraton has opened a new office in San Antonio, Texas, as part of its efforts to expand its presence in the state's technology community and strengthen collaboration with federal agencies, academia and local industry partners. "Peraton is thrilled to be a member of the San Antonio tech community where we can bring our experience as a mission capability integrator and long-time mission partner to further support the U.S. Air Force and the Intelligence Community," Tom Afferton, president of the cyber mission sector at Peraton, said in a statement published Friday.

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General Atomics' aeronautical systems business will provide technical services for the U.S. Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle aircraft under a $561.5 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The Department of Defense said Thursday that General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will perform contract work through March 28, 2029.

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Matt Desch bagged his 10th Wash100 award in 2024. For a decade, he has propelled telecommunications, satellite, and technology industries and shaped the government contracting landscape into a future-forward domain for citizens, leaders, and the next generation.   Learn more about Matt Desch and his decade-long journey to becoming one of the foremost leaders in […] More