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  • Jon Kirchner Named Chief Product Officer at BlackSky - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jon Kirchner Named Chief Product Officer at BlackSky

    Jon Kirchner, a 30-year industry executive, has been named chief product officer at geospatial intelligence company BlackSky Technology. He will be part of BlackSky’s executive leadership team and oversee the delivery of intelligence and dynamic monitoring products and services to customers, the company said Wednesday. “Jon’s leadership will play a critical role as we advance […] More

  • Globecomm Lands Intl Comm Equipment, Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Globecomm Lands Intl Comm Equipment, Services Contract

    Globecomm Systems has received a $9.7 million delivery order from a multilateral organization for radio frequency upgrade kits, antennas, terminals and related support services. The company said Tuesday the order falls under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple-award contract that contains three base years and two option years. According to Globecomm, the customer is upgrading its legacy communication […] More

  • Globecomm to Develop Content Distribution Network for Intl Criminal Court; Dwight Hunsicker Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Globecomm to Develop Content Distribution Network for Intl Criminal Court; Dwight Hunsicker Comments

    Globecomm Systems will develop and integrate a premise content distribution network for the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands to support real-time video dissemination and press coverage on court proceedings. The company said Tuesday the optical fiber network will serve as a “public broadcast control room” that will link press briefing, interview and internal editing rooms, outside camera positions […] More

  • Globecomm to Resell Inmarsat's Global Xpress for Maritime Market - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Globecomm to Resell Inmarsat’s Global Xpress for Maritime Market

    Inmarsat has chosen Globecomm Systems as a reseller of Global Xpress satellite services for the global maritime market as the companies push to expand their partnership in the enterprise and global government markets. Inmarsat said Tuesday the agreement adds its GX offering to Globecomm’s satellite communications portfolio for maritime customers. “I’m delighted to welcome [Globecomm] as a maritime GX VAR […] More

  • Dwight Hunsicker: Globecomm to Offer Inmarsat's Global Xpress to US Gov't Buyers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dwight Hunsicker: Globecomm to Offer Inmarsat’s Global Xpress to US Gov’t Buyers

    Inmarsat Government — a wholly-owned subsidiary of the British satellite services firm — and Globecomm Systems have partnered to provide U.S. government customers with the Global Xpress Ka-band data service as part of a subscription services agreement. Inmarsat Government said Tuesday it designed Global Xpress to interoperate with the military’s Wideband Global Satellite system. “We are pleased to add Global Xpress to our service […] More

  • Executive Profile: Dwight Hunsicker, Globecomm Gov't Solutions SVP and GM - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Dwight Hunsicker, Globecomm Gov’t Solutions SVP and GM

    Dwight Hunsicker serves as senior vice president and general manager of Globecomm Systems’ government solutions business unit. In this role, he is responsible for the unit’s go-to-market strategy and leads work to position the company’s products and services within the government market space. Hunsicker leads a team of business development and sales professionals that work with agencies […] More

  • Keith Hall: Globecomm Lands Army Modem Order Under $10B Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Keith Hall: Globecomm Lands Army Modem Order Under $10B Vehicle

    Globecomm Systems has received a delivery order from the U.S. Army‘s program executive office for command, control and communications-tactical for 65 satellite modems and 550 modem upgrade kits for the Warfighter Information Network – Tactical network. The Army awarded the order under its potential five-year, $10 billion Global Tactical Advanced Communications Systems indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, Globecomm said Thursday. “We are proud to […] More