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HawkEye 360 Closes $145M in Series D Funding to Expand Satellite Constellation & Accelerate GEOINT Market Growth; John Serafini Quoted

HawkEye 360 has generated $145 million in Series D round funding, bringing the company’s total amount of capital raised to $302 million to date. The company said Monday the funding will be used to expand HawkEye 360’s satellite constellation and complementary infrastructure, which is anticipated to accelerate its growth trajectory and provide enhanced services to federal […] More

November 8, 2021, 11:19 am
in M&A Activity, News

Jonathan Moneymaker: BlueHalo Buys Citadel Defense in Counter-UAS Tech Expansion Push

BlueHalo, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has purchased San Diego-based Citadel Defense to add counter-unmanned aerial system technology as a complement to directed energy and perimeter security offerings. The combined company aims to offer an integrated multimodal cUAS platform designed for military and critical infrastructure protection applications, BlueHalo said Monday. Citadel developed its […] More

November 8, 2021, 10:59 am
in Executive Moves, News

Robb LeMasters to Succeed David Black as CFO of BWX Technologies; Rex Geveden Quoted

Robb LeMasters, former managing director at Blue Harbor Group, has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer of BWX Technologies, effective Nov. 15. As part of BWXT’s executive succession planning process, LeMasters will succeed 30-year company veteran David Black, who has served as SVP and CFO since 2015, Lynchburg, Virginia-based government contractor said Friday. LeMasters currently […] More

November 5, 2021, 11:39 am
in News

DCS Completes Construction of Michigan Facility to Support Army Vehicles

A new DCS Corp. facility in Sterling Heights, Michigan, has wrapped up its construction and is expected to expand the company’s footprint in the area. The facility, strategically located near the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command and the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center in Warren, Michigan, will allow DCS to provide […] More

November 4, 2021, 11:52 am
in Contract Awards, News

Jacobs to Help Modernize NASA Facilities Under $300M Architect & Engineering Contract; Tim Byers Quoted

Jacobs will provide architectural and engineering services in support of NASA’s Southeast Region Architect and Engineering program over a five-year period. The company said Wednesday it is tasked to modernize and develop new systems across multiple NASA facilities and ground support systems under a $300 million multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the agency. Tim Byers, senior vice […] More

November 3, 2021, 11:46 am
in Contract Awards, News

AT&T Wins $182M EIS Task Order for USAID Connectivity Support; Chris Smith Quoted

AT&T has been awarded a potential ten-year, $182 million task order under the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract from the General Services Administration to provide the U.S. Agency for International Development with domestic and international wireless and wireline connectivity support. Under the award, AT&T will consolidate disparate USAID networks onto the company’s global IP voice network and […] More

November 2, 2021, 11:31 am
in Executive Moves, News

Boeing’s Leanne Caret Added to Deere & Company’s Board

Leanne Caret, a Boeing executive and five-time Wash100 Award winner, has been elected to Deere & Company’s board of directors. Currently, Caret serves as an executive vice president at Boeing as well as president and CEO of the company’s defense, space and security business arm, Deere said Monday. John May, chairman and CEO of Deere, welcomed Caret to […] More

November 1, 2021, 11:47 am
in M&A Activity, News

ManTech Eyes Expanded Engineering Capabilities With $350M Gryphon Technologies Buy; Kevin Phillips Quoted

ManTech International has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Gryphon Technologies for $350 million in a move that aims to expand the former’s advanced digital engineering capabilities. The Herndon, Virginia-based defense contractor said Monday it will add over 1,500 employees to its staff as part of the transaction, which involves purchase from AE Industrial Partners […] More

November 1, 2021, 11:44 am
in News, Space News

BigBear.ai, Redwire Partner to Develop Space Cyber Evaluation Platform for SpaceCREST; Brian Frutchey, Andrew Rush Quoted

BigBear.ai has partnered with Redwire for the development of space cyber range capabilities for the Space Cyber Resiliency through Evaluation and Security Testing initiative known as SpaceCREST. Under the memorandum of understanding, the two companies will use simulation, emulation and in-the-loop hardware to establish a realistic test environment and provide SpaceCREST with a space-based systems cybersecurity […] More

October 29, 2021, 11:36 am
in Cybersecurity News, Events

Ronald Bushar Examines Cyber Attack Motivations in Closing Keynote Address During Supply Chain Cybersecurity Forum

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

October 28, 2021, 10:53 am
in Events, News

Baker Tilly’s Jeff Jorge & Leo Alvarez Talk Supply Chain Risk Management During ExecutiveBiz Supply Chain Cybersecurity Forum

Tuesday’s Supply Chain Cybersecurity: Revelations and Innovations Forum, hosted by ExecutiveBiz Events, brought together cybersecurity experts to study recent industry-disrupting cyber attacks and garner important insights into how federal and commercial organizations can independently implement supply chain risk management measures and meet elevated cybersecurity standards in order to better protect themselves against future threats. Following an opening […] More

October 27, 2021, 12:24 pm
in Events, Government Technology, News, Wash100

Attivo Networks CTO Tony Cole Shares Cyber Attack Prevention Strategies During ExecutiveBiz Supply Chain Cybersecurity Forum

ExecutiveBiz Events hosted its Supply Chain Cybersecurity: Revelations and Innovations Forum on Tuesday, during which notable cybersecurity experts gathered to dissect the historic 2020 Solarwinds attack and share key industry insights on the current preventative measures, strategic priorities and remaining cybersecurity threats that are influencing critical supply chain operations across commercial and government organizations. Wash100 Award […] More

October 26, 2021, 11:45 am