ExecutiveBiz News on Video 2/15/2023

Executive Mosaic is honored to name Christopher Scolese, director of the National Reconnaissance Office, as a 2023 Wash100 Award recipient.  The Wash100 is a list compiled annually by Executive Mosaic of the most influential and impactful executives working in the government contracting sector. Wash100 Award winners represent the best and brightest minds in GovCon, and they gain […]

SandboxAQ, a quantum computing technology startup that spun off from Alphabet in 2022, has raised $500 million in a round of funding from several investors to advance quantum and cybersecurity work, Reuters reported Tuesday. Investors include former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who serves as chairman of SandboxAQ, T. Rowe Price funds, Breyer Capital and Time […]

Austal USA commenced operations at its new waterfront ship repair facility in San Diego, California, where Naval Base San Diego is also located. The 15-acre facility includes 80,000 square feet of covered working area and will provide full service repair, maintenance and modernization services for unmanned and autonomous ships, small surface combatants and auxiliary vessels, […]

Ensco has established a subsidiary in Brazil in a bid to bolster support for its customer base in the country and in South America. Ensco Tecnologias do Brasil LTDA is envisioned to help enhance the region’s railway infrastructure by leveraging the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration’s Transportation Technology Center, the parent company said Tuesday. Through the […]

Magellan Federal has received a six-month bridge contract from the Defense Health Agency to provide support services for the Department of Defense’s Recovery Coordination Program. The Recovery Coordination Program offers professional services to support the implementation of DOD’s Recovery Care Coordinator initiative, Recovery Coordination Program-Support Solution, Military Adaptive Sports Program, Education and Employment Initiative, National […]

General Dynamics’ shipbuilding business has received a potential $43.1 million contract to help the U.S. Navy modernize, repair and maintain the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Sampson. The Department of Defense said Tuesday General Dynamics NASSCO will work through September in Everett, Washington in a Chief of Naval Operations availability. The award has a base value of $43.07 […]

Parsons‘ space-focused integrated center is working to unify government and commercial technologies and services designed to support spacecraft operations. The Parsons Space Operations Center aims to address the demand for integrated and automated capabilities including telemetry processing, data delivery, mission planning, command and control and testing, the company said Tuesday. “PSOC is providing operational support […]

Electrosoft will assist the National Institute of Standards and Technology in updating Special Publications in line with the Federal Information Processing Standard 201-3. Under a prime contract, Electrosoft said Tuesday it will work with NIST to align SP 800-73 or Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification, and 800-79 or Authorization of PIV Card Issuers and Derived […]

Oracle has selected consultancy firm Accenture to help train Department of Veterans Affairs clinicians on the Cerner-built electronic health record platform, FedScoop reported Tuesday. Under the recently signed contract, Accenture will provide additional training to VA clinicians in support of the next rollout of the Cerner EHR system, according to Ken Glueck, executive vice president […]

Astranis Space Technology will help the U.S. Space Force deploy a military communications waveform with a commercial satellite payload under a potential $10.5 million Small Business Innovation Research Phase III award. John Gedmark, co-founder and CEO of Astranis, wrote in a blog post published Wednesday the company will use its software-based radio technology to support […]