ExecutiveBiz News on Video 11/3/2022

SpiderOak Mission Systems will help the Department of Defense create a hybrid architecture that aims to enable space-based communications by bringing together government and commercial networks. The Defense Innovation Unit has selected SpiderOak’s OrbitSecure software to demonstrate end-to-end cybersecurity in the space domain as part of the project, the company said Wednesday. OrbitSecure uses a […]

CGI Federal has booked a $17.4 million contract to help the Nuclear Regulatory Commission update cybersecurity tools and processes. The award under NRC’s Global Infrastructure and Development Acquisition blanket purchase agreement tasks CGI Federal with helping advance the agency’s ability to safeguard information technology assets from present and future cyberthreats, the company said Thursday. “Through […]

Government contracting as it exists in 2022 is a field both flushed with more financing than ever before but also, naturally then, steeped in competition between companies, executives and ideas. In the most recent Executive Mosaic video, five major executives — nearly all CEOs, all Wash100 Award winners — address up-and-coming GovCon aspirants with advice on how […]

ICF has booked new and recompete awards from the Department of Health and Human Services to support various programs under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The company said Wednesday it secured more than $30 million in multiple contracts and subcontracts to provide SAMHSA with technology and data analytics support as well as […]

A procurement automation platform from Paperless Innovations has achieved “In Process” designation at the moderate impact level under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The FedRAMP In Process status will enable Paperless to offer to federal, state and local government agencies its cloud-based Actus platform meant to help organizations automate management of procurement card […]

Melissa Palmer announced on Wednesday via LinkedIn that the executive has been appointed the head of public sector sales for HashiCorp. Palmer joins HashiCorp to help the company drive its capabilities in cloud computing as the big challenges and opportunities continue to influence the federal landscape as sophisticated cyberthreats require organizations to employ a zero-trust security […]

Lockheed Martin and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency jointly demonstrated the ability of a Black Hawk helicopter to perform missions autonomously during a recently concluded U.S. Army experiment. The flight demonstrations used an optionally piloted Black Hawk, equipped with a Sikorsky-built autonomy system, to conduct medical resupply, cargo delivery and casualty evacuation as part […]

LookingGlass Cyber Solutions will continue to handle cyberthreat intelligence analysis for the U.S. federal government under an extended and expanded contract with a defense customer.  Under the renewed contract, the company said Wednesday it will broaden optimization of threat intelligence in support of government cyber analysts working to bolster the client agency’s cybersecurity operations. Government […]

Professional services firm DCS Corp. and Hawaiian consulting and engineering company Makai have created a joint venture program called Pele Solutions under the Small Business Administration’s Mentor-Protege program. DCS said Wednesday it will assist Makai in enhancing capabilities in software development, systems engineering and technology integration to advance the latter’s role in the national security sector through the […]

Lumen Technologies joined other companies and organizations in signing the White House Infrastructure Talent Challenge and made pledges to build up the workforce through investments in workforce development and training programs. Lumen said Wednesday it will invest more than $80 million each year to hire nearly 1,000 employees to support the expansion of its fiber […]