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Iridium CEO Matt Desch Presented With 10th Wash100 Award

Iridium CEO Matt Desch accepted his 2024 Wash100 Award in a recent meeting with Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson, who founded the award. Wash100 annually recognizes government contracting industry executives that have exhibited exceptional leadership. These individuals are identified using an intense selection process that evaluates the impact of each nominee’s past accomplishments as well as their potential to continue shaping the GovCon field.

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by Ireland Degges April 24, 2024, 11:43 am
in Executive Moves, News

LMI Names Patrick Mahoney, Ryan Harth to VP Roles

LMI has appointed GovCon industry leaders Patrick Mahoney and Ryan Harth as vice president of military health and veterans affairs and VP of program management, respectively.

LMI will sponsor the Potomac Officers Club's 9th Annual Army Summit on June 13. Register now to hear military officials, government leaders and industry executives share their most urgent priorities, strategies and solutions to their toughest challenges.

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by Jane Edwards April 24, 2024, 11:41 am
in DOD, News

SSC Seeks Satellite-Based Weather Sensing Technologies for DOD Forecasting Needs

The Space Systems Command has issued a request for information as part of a strategy to establish an integrated satellite network with space-based environmental monitoring capabilities that would provide terrestrial and space weather data to meet Department of Defense forecasting needs. The government is working to determine the ability of industry partners to deliver technological capabilities relevant to SBEM environmental parameters articulated under 2012 Joint Requirements Oversight Council Memo 091-12 and 2014 JROCM 092-14, according to the RFI posted Tuesday on SAM.gov.

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by Jerry Petersen April 24, 2024, 11:26 am
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Rocket Lab USA Deploys 2 Satellites to Separate Orbits for NASA, KAIST

Rocket Lab's U.S. subsidiary has deployed two satellites to different orbits approximately 500 km apart using its Electron rocket for NASA and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. Electron's 47th mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, carrying the NEONSAT-1 payload developed by KAIST and the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System from NASA, Rocket Lab USA said Tuesday.

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by Naomi Cooper April 24, 2024, 11:24 am
in Contract Awards, News

Oshkosh Defense to Deliver Additional ROGUE-Fires Unmanned Ground Vehicles to Marine Corps

Oshkosh's defense business unit has secured a $40 million contract from the Marine Corps Systems Command to build and deliver Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary Fires carriers for use in the service branch's ground-based, anti-ship missile launcher. The delivery order covers the procurement of the ROGUE-Fires carriers in support of the Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

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by Naomi Cooper April 24, 2024, 11:14 am
in Executive Moves, News

Mike King Named Advisory Board Member at RIVA Solutions

Mike King, chief growth officer at Peraton, has been appointed as one of the charter members of RIVA Solutions’ new advisory board. In a statement Tuesday, Brian Bonacci, senior vice president of growth and strategy at RIVA, welcomed King to the board, saying, “His vast experience and strategic insight into technological growth and customer engagement will be invaluable as we continue to navigate the evolving demands of our customers.”

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by Kacey Roberts April 24, 2024, 11:03 am
in Government Technology, News

RTX Kicks Off Expansion of Raytheon Missile Integration Facility in Alabama; Phil Jasper Quoted

RTX business Raytheon held a groundbreaking ceremony to begin the expansion of its missile integration facility in Huntsville, Alabama. The $115 million expansion of the Redstone Raytheon Missile Integration Facility is expected to be completed in 2025 and generate approximately 185 jobs in the area, bringing the company's workforce in Alabama to more than 2,200 employees, RTX said Tuesday.

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by Jane Edwards April 24, 2024, 11:03 am
in Government Technology, News

RTX Kicks Off Expansion of Raytheon Missile Integration Facility in Alabama; Phil Jasper Quoted

RTX business Raytheon held a groundbreaking ceremony to begin the expansion of its missile integration facility in Huntsville, Alabama. The $115 million expansion of the Redstone Raytheon Missile Integration Facility is expected to be completed in 2025 and generate approximately 185 jobs in the area, bringing the company's workforce in Alabama to more than 2,200 employees, RTX said Tuesday.

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by Jane Edwards April 24, 2024, 11:03 am
in Cloud, News

BeyondTrust Gets FedRAMP Moderate Accreditation for Remote Support and Access Offering

BeyondTrust has secured a moderate authority to operate certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for a cloud-based platform designed to provide remote support and privileged remote access for protection against advanced cyberattacks. The company said Monday the Secure Remote Access service is now available to federal clients on the FedRAMP marketplace along with other approved cloud service offerings.

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by Kacey Roberts April 24, 2024, 10:48 am
in Executive Moves, News

Brian Fitzpatrick Appointed QinetiQ US Business Development VP

Brian Fitzpatrick, former chief growth officer at LMI, has joined Qinetiq U.S. as vice president of business development for advanced robotics and mission solutions. He brings to the role decades-long experience in federal government consulting, information technology, research and development, professional and technical services.

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by Christine Thropp April 24, 2024, 10:22 am
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Spirent Federal Systems Appoints Retired Space Force Gen. David Thompson as Adviser

Spirent Federal Systems has appointed retired U.S. Space Force Gen. David Thompson to an advisory role. The company said Monday that it plans to prioritize military position, navigation and timing innovation and would need strategic counsel from Thompson as it partners with defense and industry to develop robust test equipment for emerging navigation warfare technologies.

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by Aidan Daly April 23, 2024, 12:17 pm
in Government Technology, News

CGI Federal’s Fed Future 2030 Campaign Imagines a Modernized Tomorrow for Government Services

CGI Federal has begun a new initiative that focuses on the power of technology to work in concert with people to bring about the services and solutions the citizenry demands from the federal government.

The Fed Future 2030 campaign was launched last week in a multimedia deluge: a video series, a podcast and a flipbook all work to explicate CGI Federal’s goals for the next six years, the Fairfax, Virginia-based company told ExecutiveBiz.

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by Charles Lyons-Burt April 23, 2024, 11:51 am