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is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.
Falls Church, Virginia-based XOR Security has received a $31.4 million task order to help the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office secure the agency’s information technology operations. USPTO awarded the task order after a full and open competition under the Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Service category of a General Services Administration-managed contract vehicle, the company said Tuesday. […] More
Zoom Video Communications has created an online marketplace to provide government customers access to multiple applications designed to help them collaborate on missions and manage workloads. The Zoom for Government App Marketplace includes many tools certified under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program and an integration library for agency users, according to a blog […] More
Tim Conway, who has led NTT Data‘s public sector business over the past 12 years, and his successor Chris Merdon took part in a joint Executive Spotlight interview to share their respective views on the government information technology market as well as initiatives at the company to grow its work with agencies. Conway shared with […] More
George Franz, a managing director and defense cybersecurity lead at Accenture Federal Services, said in a recent Executive Spotlight interview the business applies an outcome-based innovation approach to help the Department of Defense address digital transformation goals. “There’s great synergy between AFS and DoD as we support all aspects of campaigning from developing strategies and […] More
Defense technology company QinetiQ Group is eyeing the U.S. and Australia as priority markets under the company’s acquisition strategy, Bloomberg reported Thursday. QinetiQ CEO Steve Wadey forecasts the two countries will cover approximately 70 percent of new business for the British contractor in the next five years, the report said. The U.K.-headquartered firm announced in […] More
The U.S. Air Force has ordered missile warning sensors worth $31.2 million from Northrop Grumman to address parts obsolescence in a large military aircraft system. USAF is obligating $10.3 million at the time of award and expects the company to finish deliveries of the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure sensors by Nov. 30, 2025, the Department […] More
South Korea’s defense acquisition program agency has signed a $133 million contract with Textron’s Bell subsidiary to procure as many as 40 helicopters for military pilot training use, Yonhap News reported Monday. The Fort Worth, Texas-based aircraft builder said Tuesday it will aim to deliver Bell 505 trainers to the South Korean army and navy […] More
Hypori will help the U.S. Army implement a cloud-based device security management tool for evaluation in a bring-your-own-device program. The Army intends to assess whether the Hypori Halo platform can meet BYOD requirements for Army personnel, including National Guard and Reserve members, through the phase 3 pre-production pilot initiative, the company said Wednesday. Jared Shepard, […] More
The Defense Innovation Unit has selected Ultra Safe Nuclear and Avalanche Energy to test nuclear technology prototypes the companies developed for spacecraft propulsion and power applications. DIU said Wednesday the other transaction contract awardees will aim to demonstrate system capability to support small spacecraft operations on a potential cislunar mission for the Department of Defense. […] More
Barry Duplantis, vice president and general manager of the North American public sector business at Mattermost, shared his views on how the company’s open source platform can facilitate communication and collaboration at government agencies. “The platform offers a unified suite of tools such as Playbooks, Channels, and Boards to manage workflows and information sharing across […] More
Mitch Murphy, a former master chief petty officer and cryptologic language analyst at the U.S. Navy, has been named director of business development at Herndon, Virginia-based information technology provider NetCentrics. He has more than 35 years of military intelligence and industry experience and will lead NetCentrics’ BD initiatives to grow its cybersecurity market footprint, the […] More
Dave Dacquino, chairman and CEO of Serco Group‘s Americas division, said in a recent Executive Spotlight interview that Serco Inc. built up its design, modernization and sustainment capabilities through acquisitions to create a comprehensive offering for government customers. “The core of our growth strategy is to be a trusted partner for our government clients. It […] More
