ExecutiveBiz News on Video 1/20/2022

John Boyle, group president of Defense and Civilian Solutions with Cherokee Federal, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview detailing the company’s rapid growth in the government contracting (GovCon) sector and leadership style. In addition, Boyle also discussed Cherokee Federal’s recent acquisition of Preting Consulting and the company’s push into the intelligence […]

Executive Mosaic, a leading media and events company in the government contracting sector, announced the recipients of its 2022 Wash100 Award and is now accepting votes to determine the top 10 leaders among the selected individuals who drove innovation in the federal landscape and demonstrated the potential to impact the government and GovCon industry. Visit […]

Lumen Technologies has secured a potential 11-year, $1.2 billion task order from the Department of Agriculture to provide a wide area data transport service. The Louisiana-based company said Thursday the task order will put in place secure remote access, contact service and cloud connectivity services intended to help USDA employees oversee initiatives focused on farming, food […]

General Dynamics‘ missions systems business has secured a $75 million contract from the U.S. Army to support the technology that provides the service branch with mobile tactical communications network capabilities. The contractor will work on the Army Tactical Network Transport On-the-Move systems and equipment until Jan. 22, 2023, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. The […]

Iridium Communications has supported the U.S. Army Reserve’s Monuments Officers program in its effort to identify, protect and preserve cultural heritage sites in Honduras by providing satellite connectivity and push-to-talk technology. A team of Monument Officer archaeologists deployed in Honduras used Iridium PTT handsets to communicate with the Virginia Museum of Natural History‘s Cultural Heritage […]

BAE Systems has received a $60 million contract from the U.S Army for a new radiation-hardened microelectronics design library meant to expand the domestic technology supply chain of the aerospace and defense industry. The company said Wednesday its FAST Labs research and development organization will work with Intel‘s commercial foundry on the development of various […]

Washington, D.C.-based data encryption company Virtru has secured $60 million in a financing round that it will use to ramp up new product delivery. With the new capital, Virtru will also add sales and marketing personnel, pursue a customer success program and embark on research and development projects, the company said Thursday. Iconiq Growth and […]

Gregory Bowman, chief innovation officer and vice president of corporate development at Siemens Government Technologies, was named to the board council of Hope For The Warriors, a nonprofit that works to support veterans, service members and military families through clinical health and wellness, sports and recreation as well as transition initiatives. The organization said Wednesday […]

Eclipse Global Connectivity, ST Engineering iDirect and Smiths Interconnect have collaborated to provide government and military aircraft with satellite communications capability to support airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The Ka-band satcom capability combines iDirect’s Evolution Defense platform and 9800 AE+ airborne modem with Smiths Interconnect’s KaStream 5000 MK II parabolic antenna and can support […]

United Launch Alliance is preparing to launch an Atlas V rocket with two U.S. Space Force satellites designed to support orbital situational awareness and national safety. The USSF-8 mission’s GSSAP-5 and GSSAP-6 satellites will fly to space and then operate from a near-geosynchronous orbit to inform orbital predictions under the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program, […]