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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.
Galway, Ireland-based analytics software provider Siren has partnered with Tysons, Virginia-based technology consultancy LMI in a move to establish a presence in the U.S. government market. Siren said Tuesday the partnership seeks to apply the company’s investigative intelligence platform in efforts to help public sector clients address law enforcement challenges and combat fraud. The platform […] More
Alameda, California-based Astra Space has begun trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “ASTR” following the completion of its merger with special purpose acquisition company Holicity. Shareholders in Holicity on Wednesday gave their approval of the deal, and Astra said it will use the $500 million raised from the transaction to further develop its […] More
Kimberly Pack, head of the strategy and management consulting practice at Wolf Den Associates, has been promoted to CEO of the McLean, Virginia-based professional services company in a move that takes effect Thursday. She will take over the reins from Barry Landew and Kevin Robbins, who jointly established Wolf Den in 2009 with the goal […] More
KBR will help the U.S. Air Force sustain landing and air traffic control systems under a five-year, $58.1 million task order the company won through a recompete. The Houston-based contractor said Wednesday it will perform research and analysis work for the ATC and landings systems sustainment branch within USAF’s digital directorate as part of the […] More
Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed a full-scale static test of solid rocket motor technology built for a ground-launched hypersonic system the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is developing to help military personnel engage time-sensitive targets. DARPA said Monday the company’s second stage propulsion system for the Operational Fires program met the thrust termination objective of the […] More
A joint venture between Atlas Research and Prometheus Federal Services has received a task order to help the Veterans Health Administration develop an organizational transformation plan for a program office focused on providing workforce development training resources and services to agency personnel. Titan Alpha will perform work to support VHA’s goal of transforming its employee […] More
Shaun Bierweiler, senior vice president and general manager of the public sector business at Riverbed Technology, said Microsoft brings complementary technology platforms to a partnership that allows both companies to help agencies manage the performance of mission-critical networks and applications. In a LinkedIn post published Tuesday, Bierweiler emphasized the importance of collaborative work between vendors […] More
London-based cybersecurity company Arqit has launched a consortium of public and private sector organizations from seven countries, including the U.S., in an effort to bring satellite-based quantum encryption technology to the worldwide government sector. The new alliance — which has representatives from the U.K., Canada, Japan, Austria, Belgium and Italy — centers on the Federated […] More
Leonardo handed over the first TH-73A helicopter to the U.S. Navy for training the branch’s tiltrotor and rotary-wing aviators, as part of a $171 million initial aircraft production contract awarded in January 2020. The Advanced Helicopter Training System, which is derived from the AgustaWestland AW119 Koala, will replace the TH-57B/C Sea Ranger used by military […] More
CynergisTek’s Redspin subsidiary has received approval from the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body to perform audit work to determine the cyber readiness level of contractors before they do business with the Department of Defense. Redspin said Wednesday it became the first CMMC third-party assessment organization after the Austin-based security audit services provider completed maturity […] More
Scott Littlefield, formerly a program manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has been appointed chief engineer for maritime programs at Woburn, Massachusetts-based autonomous technology provider Scientific Systems. He will help Scientific Systems develop its strategy and facilitate customer engagement for maritime technology projects, the company said Monday. Littlefield most recently worked as principal […] More
An Advent Technologies subsidiary will further develop and pursue certification of a 50-watt portable fuel cell power generation system for use by soldiers under a contract with the U.S. Army. UltraCell aims to achieve military standard compliance for the Honey Badger, a wearable power generator designed to operate on plate carriers or backpacks that military […] More
