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Jim Taiclet: Lockheed to Explore Other M&A Opportunities if Aerojet Deal Fails to Advance
Jim Taiclet, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin and a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, said the company could explore other merger and acquisition opportunities if the Aerojet Rocketdyne deal fails to materialize, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. In late January, the Federal Trade Commission filed a suit to block Lockheed’s planned $4.4 billion acquisition of […] More
February 11, 2022, 11:45 am
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Carahsoft to Bring RegScale’s Compliance Automation Offering to Public Sector
Carahsoft Technology will provide public sector clients access to RegScale’s continuous compliance automation platform through its existing contracts with federal, state and local governments and reseller partners. RegScale’s platform works to digitize regulatory requirements, facilitates creation of compliance artifacts and automates compliance data collection, reporting and compilation using an application programming interface-centric approach, Carahsoft said […] More
February 10, 2022, 12:10 pm
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DHS Includes 17 R&D Topics in Long Range BAA
The Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate has listed 17 research and development topics in its annual Long Range Broad Agency Announcement and invites scientific and technical community stakeholders to suggest novel concepts that could help DHS address operational priorities. The 17 topics in the LRBAA are classified into six R&D priority areas: […] More
February 10, 2022, 12:08 pm
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Dawn Meyerriecks Named Mitre Senior Visiting Fellow
Dawn Meyerriecks, former deputy director of the CIA’s directorate of science and technology, has joined Mitre as a senior visiting fellow to provide advice and help the nonprofit company address national security issues. “[Meyerriecks’] work and breadth of knowledge in harnessing technology for national security will enhance work across the company and contribute to our […] More
February 9, 2022, 11:59 am
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OT Cybersecurity Company Shift5 Announces $50M in Series B Funding
Shift5, an operational technology cybersecurity company, has secured $50 million in a round of Series B financing led by New York-based venture capital firm Insight Partners. The company said Tuesday it will use the capital to further invest in talent recruitment and product development efforts to help meet the demand for cyber-physical protection across national […] More
February 9, 2022, 11:58 am
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Mitre President, CEO Jason Providakes Named to 2022 Wash100 for Leading COVID-19 Response Initiatives
Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Jason Providakes, president and CEO of Mitre, as an inductee into the 2022 class of the Wash100 Award, Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most significant contributors in the government contracting sector. This recognition marks the third Wash100 Award for Providakes and underscores his efforts to lead Mitre amid […] More
February 9, 2022, 11:53 am
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AWS’ Cedric George on How Edge Computing Helps DOD Advance Speed to Mission
Cedric George, director for DOD strategic business development at Amazon Web Services, told FedScoop in an interview published Monday that edge computing enables the Department of Defense to provide warfighters access to systems at the tactical edge across ground, air or maritime domain. He cited the U.S. Air Force’s On-Ramp 4 technical demonstration in 2021 […] More
February 8, 2022, 11:53 am
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State Department OKs $100M Patriot Missile System Engineering Support Sale to Taiwan
The State Department has approved Taiwan’s request to buy engineering support services to enhance, maintain and sustain the Patriot air defense system under a potential $100 million foreign military sales agreement. The FMS deal seeks to support Taiwan’s participation in the Patriot International Engineering Services Program and Field Surveillance Program over a five-year period, the […] More
February 8, 2022, 11:52 am
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Space Optical Comms Experiment Issues Prompt SDA, General Atomics to Consider Next Moves
The Space Development Agency and General Atomics are considering options to move forward after they failed to establish contact with the Laser Interconnect and Networking Communications System satellites that launched in June 2021, SpaceNews reported Sunday. Two LINCS satellites launched as part of SpaceX’s Transporter-2 rideshare mission on June 30 to demonstrate space-based optical communications. […] More
February 7, 2022, 12:02 pm
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Caitlin Waldie Promoted to Assured Consulting Solutions CFO
Caitlin Waldie, formerly director of finance at Assured Consulting Solutions, has been elevated to the role of chief financial officer of the company. Waldie managed ACS’ fiscal planning and financial operations and oversaw the implementation of the company’s financial strategy as head of finance, ACS said Thursday. Prior to ACS, she was director of development […] More
February 4, 2022, 11:44 am
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L3Harris to Continue Support for US Military’s Space Object Tracking System; Ed Zoiss Quoted
L3Harris Technologies will continue to upgrade a system used to track space launches, debris and other space objects to help counter anti-satellite threats under a potential $50 million contract extension with the U.S. Space Force. The company said Thursday it will integrate government equipment and manage the deployment of applications for the Advanced Tracking and […] More
February 4, 2022, 11:42 am
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ICEYE Closes $136M Series D Funding Round for SAR Satellite Constellation
ICEYE, a synthetic aperture radar satellite operator, has raised $136 million in a round of Series D financing and will use the capital to further develop its SAR satellite constellation and build up its analytics services. Seraphim Space led the funding round, which brings ICEYE’s total financing to $304 million and saw the participation of […] More
February 4, 2022, 11:41 am