SOS International has received a U.S. Central Command contract for maintaining secure facilities at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, and Al Udeid Airbase in Doha, Qatar. The $17.5 million re-award provides for operations, maintenance, engineering, project design and management services in support of MacDill and Al Udeid over a five-year period, SOSi said […] More

Intelsat has unveiled a new connectivity offering designed to help programmers securely access both Amazon Web Services and the IntelsatOne Media Network. The satellite services company said Tuesday its new Cloud Connect Media service offers a private gateway between Intelsat’s global media distribution network and AWS. Intelsat expects its AWS partnership to provide customers a […] More

iPosi and Virginia Tech Applied Research Corp. will create a signal path-loss measuring system in support of increased 5G spectrum sharing under a Department of Defense contract. The team will work on a global navigation satellite system development effort aimed at mapping radio frequency transmission obstructions to help military and commercial entities avoid interference in […] More

The final month of voting for the top 30 rankings of the Wash100 Award has arrived and the last day for you to contribute – April 30 – is closing in fast. The order of the top 30 executives is still in motion, with several executives gaining a late-in-the-game surge in momentum. Don’t wait to have […] More

Clint Crosier, director of aerospace and satellite solutions at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and a retired U.S. Air Force/Space Force major general, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the challenges and opportunities to establish the U.S. Space Force, the first military service branch in 72 years, during the latest Executive Spotlight interview. Crosier also discussed how AWS Cloud is […] More

Tim Kosiba, a 33-year government service veteran, has been appointed to serve as CEO of bracket f, a government-focused subsidiary of cloud security company [redacted]. Kosiba will oversee services and training to help federal, state and local partners boost resiliency against cyber threats, [redacted] said Tuesday. His public sector career spans technical, cybersecurity and forensic […] More

Kevin Coggins, vice president for Positioning, Navigation & Timing at Booz Allen Hamilton, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview regarding the challenges facing U.S. military branches to equip our warfighters with the latest in data management, artificial intelligence and robotics. In addition, Coggins also discussed the advancement of satellite constellations […] More

The U.S. Navy has completed a series of underwater explosion shock tests for an autonomous minesweeping technology that is part of a countermeasures mission package of a littoral combat ship. Under the Unmanned Influence Sweep System program, Naval Surface Warfare Center and the prime contractor Textron performed the efforts to test the ability of the […] More

Red Cat Holdings‘ Teal Drones subsidiary has landed a spot on a five-year, $90 million blanket purchase agreement to provide the U.S. Customs and Border Protection with unmanned aircraft systems. Drones delivered under the multiple-award BPA will support reconnaissance and surveillance activities for field agents and commanders with no immediate access to traditional surveillance systems, […] More

Carahsoft Technology has entered into a partnership with Geosite to offer the latter’s geospatial intelligence software through its contract vehicles with the Department of Defense and federal and state governments. GEOINT tools are designed to enable users to visualize data from satellites, drones, internet of things devices and advanced analytics into just a single environment, […] More

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 8, 2021 — Envistacom was awarded spots on development/systems integration and research pools of the General Services Administration’s 10-year ASTRO contract vehicle that has a 10-year period and provides for manned, robotics, optionally manned and unmanned platforms, GovCon Wire reported Oct. 21. Alan Carson, president of Envistacom, said the company will […] More

On Tuesday, ExecutiveBiz Events hosted its Supply Chain Cybersecurity: Revelations and Innovations forum to provide esteemed cybersecurity leaders with a platform to investigate the causes, consequences and lessons learned from the 2020 SolarWinds cyber attack as well as share industry best practices for securing organizations against future threats as the global supply chain crisis continues to affect […] More