Companies

WidePoint brings in new finance chief

WidePoint Corp. appoints a new chief financial officer whose three-decade career includes leadership over 32 acquisitions of publicly-traded and privately-held businesses.

Companies

HarmonyTech hires new operations head

Nearly two-decade veteran Randy “RJ” Kolton joins the IT and professional services provider as chief operating officer.

Companies

Lawmakers worry about cyber risks in space

Senators questioned the commanders of Space Command and Strategic Command on their plans to handle an increase in space-based threats.

Companies

Why supply chain issues are only going to get worse

The Ukraine war and anti-Russia sanctions on top of COVID-19 mean even worse trouble lies ahead for global supply chains.

Contracts

General Dynamics raises objections over $11B DOD IT award

General Dynamics IT is challenging Leidos' win of an $11.5 billion contract to consolidate IT services across all of the Defense Department's administrative and support agencies.

Companies

OneWeb's US government arm hires new president

Global satellite Internet provider OneWeb has a new president for its subsidiary focused on the U.S. government market and that executive is a former NASA astronaut.

Contracts

Army voices tech challenges as strategy shifts to near-peer adversaries

The ongoing shift away from the war on terrorism has the Army facing new technology challenges, so the service branch wants industry's help in bridging gaps it needs to close.

Contracts

GSA plans follow-on to e-commerce platform pilot

After 18 months of a pilot program, an acquisition platform first established by a few lines of legislation in a defense bill appears poised for growth.

Companies

SEC proposes mandatory breach reporting for publicly traded companies

The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing new rules requiring companies to disclose to investors material cybersecurity incidents within four business days.

Contracts

Joint venture resurrects protest of $300M DHS contract

HeiTech-PAE saw an earlier protest rejected as premature but is back now complaining that the Homeland Security Department did exactly as feared -- pick someone else for a $300 million contract.

Opinion

From mentee to mentor: My journey from new hire to co-founder

GMarkU co-founder Stephanie Geiger shares what she's learned about the importance of finding mentors and driving your professional growth.

Companies

New finance chief, health leader & a promotion mark the week in exec movement

Our latest roundup of executive movement in the government market begins with the company that spun off from Peraton and includes several other hires made in the wake of large acquisitions and integrations.

Contracts

For defense IT, acquisitions need to be more than 'just in time'

Contract planning and boosting small business in 2022 are top of mind for Debra Daniels, the vice procurement services executive for the Defense Information Systems Agency.

Companies

DC Capital Partners acquires unmanned avionics provider

DC Capital Partners' latest acquisition in the government market is of a company that works to help customers manage civilian airspace as more unmanned aircraft fly in it.

Companies

Robbins Gioia hires new CEO

Retired Air Force Gen. Chuck Wald joined the program management consulting firm earlier this year as its next chief executive.

Companies

Data drives decisions for Jacobs' clients and shapes the company's strategy

Jacobs' shift away from its old engineering-and-construction identity is well in the rear view mirror as customers take on data and digital transformation challenges that are front-and-center in the company's new strategy.

Opinion

What COVID-19 taught me about cybersecurity

How COVID-19 risks are mitigated parallels how to approach cybersecurity and there's a lesson to be learned there about communications, specifically how effective cybersecurity conversations go beyond network administrators and other technology experts.

Contracts

MetTel secures Marine Corps telecommunications recompete

MetTel has won a chance to expand the connectivity services it provides to the Marine Corps' recruiting arm under a $58 million EIS task order.

Opinion

Can you spot your Achilles' heel in your next pursuit?

To understand the competition and your weaknesses, you need to recognize and analyze how your customer makes their procurement decisions.

Companies

SOSi hires Booz vet to lead data analytics subsidiary

SOS International's appointment to lead its Exovera data analytics and software subsidiary joins after nearly three decades at Booz Allen Hamilton.