ExecutiveBiz News on Video 4/1/2022

Jen Easterly, director for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), has been named a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, the highest honor and most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon), for her leadership with CISA as the agency works to address the most critical cyber and ransomware threats and attacks against U.S. national security […]

Gregg Melanson, executive vice president and general manager of Illuminate, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the latest trends in technology such as artificial intelligence, 5G and cloud, and how the company is working with federal agencies to address the challenges of staying ahead of the speed of innovation in the federal landscape. In addition, Melanson also discussed how recent acquisitions […]

Cognosante has selected Consensus Cloud Solutions as a subcontractor to provide an enterprise cloud fax platform to the Department of Veterans Affairs in support of VA’s digital communications program. Consensus will deliver its eFax technology to support Cognosante’s efforts in modernizing VA’s faxing system to help the department speed up its ability to deliver care […]

Executive Mosaic has featured Lou Von Thaer, president and CEO of Battelle, in the 2022 Wash100 class in recognition of his leadership in scientific research and national laboratory support areas. Von Thaer has been selected seven times to Executive Mosaic’s annual list of leaders who continually drive innovation and growth in the government contracting sector. […]

A joint venture between Redhorse and ITegrity has landed a position on a governmentwide acquisition contract for the development of emerging technologies. SummIT Alliance will offer consulting experience, tested methodologies and technical tools through the U.S. government’s 8(a) STARS III contract, which allows for limited protestability of up to $10 million, Redhorse said Thursday. The […]

Slingshot Aerospace has received a potential 39-month, $25.2 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to provide a digital twin technology and a training platform. Space Systems Command and the service’s venture arm SpaceWERX will provide funding through the Strategic Financing program to help Slingshot Aerospace further develop its Digital Space Twin to support Space […]

Palantir Technologies has partnered with information technology retailer Carahsoft to deliver its software to U.S. government customers. More agencies and departments will now be able to procure Palantir’s services through Carahsoft’s NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V contract, the Denver, Colorado-based company said Friday. Commenting on the partnership, Jennifer Talley, head of USG channel and distribution […]

Raytheon Technologies‘ intelligence and space business has demonstrated its High Energy Laser Weapon System paired with a Norwegian anti-missile technology to deter unmanned aircraft systems. The company said Thursday HELWS received and used target cues from the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System’s Fire Distribution Center during a demonstration at White Sands Missile Range. The cues, […]

A Boeing-led industry team will look into future concepts of air surveillance, command and control under a risk reduction and feasibility study contract from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency. The ABILITI team was tasked to provide technical concepts that could support the development of a replacement for NATO’s retiring E-3 Airborne Warning And Control […]

Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin have completed the final ground test of an abort motor for NASA’s Orion lunar crew module at a facility in Promontory, Utah. The engine’s four exhaust nozzles nearly 400,000 pounds of thrust over two seconds, verifying its new insulation and formulation and passing qualification testing, Northrop said Thursday. Three 17-foot […]