Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce that Kevin McAleenan, commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, was inducted into the 2019 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for his efforts to develop counterterrorism strategies and support border security effort with new initiatives.

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Zee Hussain, president of the public sector business at AT&T, became the latest industry executive to be inducted into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 elite list of impactful leaders within the government contracting ecosystem.  This year marks the 10th installment of GovCon’s most prestigious accolade, and Hussain’s selection to receive this award for the first time highlights […] More

Lumen Technologies will supply necessary network transport and communication services to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command under a potential 10-year, $1.5 billion contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers the provision of high-capacity, end-to-end services in support of the Defense Information Systems Network, the telecommunications and tech company said Tuesday. “We’re delivering the always-on […] More

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has extended its mission support contract with Seerist‘s federal business unit for another five years, building on the software company’s efforts to assist the agency during the COVID-19 pandemic. Seerist Federal was granted a $3.8 million renewal contract to continue supporting CBP’s various intelligence and operational missions and to […] More

David Hansen, former deputy executive director for passenger systems at Customs and Border Protection, has joined Cypress International as vice president for homeland defense and business systems, Hansen announced through a LinkedIn post on Monday. The executive is a Marine Corps Systems Command veteran with over 24 years of service and was most recently acting […] More

Scott Recinos, senior vice president of homeland security market at LMI, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding his strategic goals and potential new markets for the rest of 2022 as well as the company’s core values that drive its winning culture, and some of the unique challenges on the business side of innovation during the latest Executive Spotlight interview. […] More

Dependable Health Services has received funding from M33 Growth and, in connection, John Sanders, operational adviser at the investment firm, has joined the San Antonio-based staffing agency as CEO. Sanders brings to his new role experience in working with the Customs and Border Protection and other Department of Homeland Security offices as well as with […] More

Shine Technologies will use its neutron generator platform to study, create and test a prototype of a contraband detection tool under a potential 42-month, $16.8 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security. The company said Wednesday the development of the neutron-based technology is meant to support DHS’ detection and identification of illegal narcotics and […] More

Echodyne has received a five-year, $20 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from Customs and Border Protection for the procurement of its portable electronically scanned array radar systems. The IDIQ calls for the expanded deployment of EchoGuard radars across U.S. land and sea borders and ports of entry, and studies on additional radar applications in homeland security missions, […] More

Executive Mosaic is honored to announce that Rob Silvers, recently appointed director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), has been named a recipient of a 2021 Wash100 Award for leading the efforts to defend our national security through cyber defense, policy and improve our nation’s cyber capabilities to address our national security needs. 

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Anduril Industries plans a new round of financing that would value the defense technology startup at approximately $4 billion to $5 billion. The Irvine, California-based startup is likely to use the proceeds to further expand development work on drones and other military equipment.

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Crowley Solutions has expanded its government logistics support portfolio to include end-to-end delivery services for semiconductor technologies used in next-generation systems and hardware.

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