Collins Aerospace targets to expand its microelectronics production facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in an effort to meet the increasing demand for its products that use the said component. The expansion project will see the aerospace and defense company make $9.5 million building renovation and $12.5 million machinery and equipment investments, the Raytheon Technologies business […] More

The U.S. Navy awarded software company Chesapeake Technology Inc. a $35 million contract to continue developing electronic warfare simulation and visualization platforms until March 2028. The project is part of the third phase of a Small Business Innovation Research program on EW systems advancement, the Department of Defense said Friday. Under the cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity […] More

Two satellites that Northrop Grumman built for satellite communications company SES launched Friday aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket that took off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Northrop said Friday the SES-18 and SES-19 satellites are based on its GEOStar platform and are part of the efforts of SES to support the Federal […] More

Chris Zeiders, former vice president of technology at DRT Strategies, has taken on the same role at Federal Resource Corporation, an Erie, Pennsylvania-headquartered information technology services provider. Prior to his appointment, Zeiders spent more than seven years at DRT Strategies, where he oversaw the delivery of technology modernization tools and services to U.S. government customers […] More

Kyle Tuberson, chief technology officer at ICF, said government agency leaders should earn employee buy-in, establish focused and frequent communication across the organization and prioritize upskilling of staff to prevent digital modernization efforts from stalling out. Tuberson wrote in a commentary published Friday on Federal News Network that agencies should implement a “crawl, walk, run” […] More

The Space Development Agency has begun seeking proposals for an other transaction agreement to build space-based sensor payloads for collecting and disseminating data from ballistic and hypersonic missile tests. Through the OTA, SDA seeks to design, build and test three Sabre flight units for integration into the National Defense Space Architecture Experimental Test Bed constellation, […] More

Accenture’s federal business arm has been awarded a $380 million contract from U.S. Customs and Border Protection to deliver infrastructure operations and modernization services. Under the award, Accenture Federal Services will provide all-encompassing technology assistance for multiple of the agency’s programs to support its mission of protecting U.S. borders and ensuring lawful international travel and trade, AFS […] More

Shannon Vaughn is a passionate cybersecurity proponent who has put his weight behind data-centric security and privacy company Virtru for the last year and a half. As general manager, Vaughn collaborates directly with federal government customers. He brings experience as a U.S. Army officer to his current role, as well as an international knowledge base […] More

Executive Mosaic is thrilled to announce the induction of Akash Jain, president of Palantir Technologies’ federal business unit, into the incredible 2023 Wash100 class for his triumphant efforts to further cement Palantir USG as an immovable force in the government contracting industry by driving significant contract awards and fostering partnerships. Jain’s impressive leadership shined during the highly-competitive Wash100 […] More

Aware has partnered with data capture company Anyline to integrate the former’s mobile biometric authentication framework Knomi into the electronic know-you-customer process for a large Pakistani bank.  Anyline will capture and digitize identification documents’ data while Aware will help with the identity verification process by providing biometric technology, the authentication company said Thursday.  The team […] More

Veteran finance executives Kimberly Ross and Mary Winston have joined the board of directors of Northrop Grumman. The company said Wednesday Ross currently serves as a non-executive director on the board of Cigna and Nestle. Ross worked as the chief financial officer of WeWork from May 2022 to November of the same year. She also […] More

Lynn Chia, a 20-year industry veteran, has been named executive vice president of new business growth at government infrastructure services provider Corvias. Chia will oversee the company’s business growth strategies, industry partnerships, product development, strategic planning and transformation efforts in her new capacity, Corvias said Thursday. She brings to the role over two decades of […] More