ExecutiveBiz News on Video 11/23/2021

Ed Sheehan, Jr., president and CEO of Concurrent Technologies Corporation, recently sat down with ExecutiveBiz for the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview to discuss the company’s recent Annual Report results as well as its IT modernization efforts and the push for innovative solutions and company growth. In addition, Sheehan, Jr. also discussed developing energy security solutions […]

BlueHalo, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has bought software and technology developer Asymmetrik in an effort to expand its cyber and signal intelligence franchise and offer open-source intelligence technologies to intelligence community customers. Asymmetrik brings experience in developing artificial intelligence/machine learning applications and other technologies for blockchain analytics, cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, federated search and […]

BigBear.ai has received a U.S. Army contract for the prototyping of a force management platform and a National Security Agency contract for strategic priority development and implementation support. Reggie Brothers, CEO of BigBear.ai and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, said in a statement published Monday the company will help both military and government customers in […]

Northrop Grumman has secured a contract from the U.S. Air Force to enable flight rerouting for the military service branch’s RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system. The company said Monday it will apply the Dynamic Mission Operations or DYNAMO software update designed to allow for in-flight rerouting. According to Northop, the function allows operators to […]

A new Enterprise Strategy Group survey has found that 80 percent of information technology and cybersecurity professionals said their organizations intend to raise spending on security hygiene and posture management efforts over the next 18 months. ESG surveyed 398 IT and cyber professionals from organizations in public and private sectors across North America and found […]

Ty Henrichsmeyer, a cybersecurity leader, has joined NetCentrics as director of technology and solutions. He brings to the company decades of cyber protection, incident response, operations and supply chain risk management experience and will oversee cybersecurity teams supporting government agencies, military and commercial clients, NetCentrics said Monday. NetCentrics CEO Kenny Cushing said Henrichsmeyer has experience […]

Blue Canyon Technologies, a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, has secured a $14.6 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop and demonstrate a small satellite bus for operations beyond geosynchronous Earth orbit. The contractor will build a satellite capable of operating and maneuvering for up to three years in orbits beyond GEO under the […]

The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate has released a presolicitation notice detailing 11 new research and development topics under its Small Business Innovation Research Program. Dusty Lang, SBIR director at DHS, said in a statement published Monday the program opens the door for small businesses to work with the federal agency in […]

A Raven Industries subsidiary was tasked by the Defense Innovation Unit to demonstrate the use of stratospheric balloons to enhance warfighter’s situational awareness at the tactical edge. Under the DIU contract, the Thunderhead Balloon Systems of Raven Aerostar will carry prototype communications nodes to try to connect units and integrated payloads for airborne data collection […]

The littoral combat ship to be named USS Marinette underwent christening in Marinette, Wisconsin as a Lockheed Martin-led team prepares for the LCS 25’s acceptance trials in 2022. The U.S. Navy christened the Freedom-variant ship at Fincantieri Marinette Marine’s shipyard more than a year after the vessel splashed into the water on Oct. 31, 2020, […]