Coast Guard workforce lacks maritime cyber expertise, watchdog says
Gary D Ercole / Getty Images By David DiMolfetta,Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW By David DiMolfetta | February 11, 2025 04:09 PM ET The maritime service says it will develop “competency requirements” for relevant personnel by the end of December. It’s also planning new procedures to document maritime cyber incidents. Cyber Defense Coast Guard GAO A government […]
PSI Secures $156M VA Contract for EHR Test & Evaluation Support
Photo / shutterstock.com Home Contract Awards PSI Secures $156M VA Contract for EHR Test & Evaluation Support The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded Planned Systems International a potential five-year, $156.1 million contract to provide support for the testing community overseen by the VA Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office, or EHRM-IO, Program. The VA […]
DOD’s New Communications Effort Is Going to Outer Space
Left to right: Dr. Sheryl Genco of Ericsson, Mike Dean of DOD and Michael Miller of Virginia Tech at the 2025 Defense R&D Summit. Photo by Andrew Noh. 5G connectivity has the potential to mitigate latency and enable large amounts of data to pass through communications systems, a bonus for the military. But so too […]
Dave Hansen Named Auria CTO
Dave Hansen Space operations provider Auria has appointed technology leader Dave Hansen as chief technology officer. In a LinkedIn post published Monday, Enlightenment Capital-backed Auria said Hansen and his team will drive growth by pooling resources and pursuing the development of new technologies and capabilities for customers. According to the company, the newly appointed CTO […]
Dana Pittman Joins Peraton to Lead Talent Acquisition Efforts
Dana Pittman Home Executive Moves Dana Pittman Joins Peraton to Lead Talent Acquisition Efforts Peraton has appointed Dana Pittman, a talent management and people operations leader, as senior vice president of talent acquisition. Pittman announced her move to the Reston, Virginia-based IT services contractor in a LinkedIn post. She brings to the role years of […]
SpaceX to Launch NASA’s Pandora Mission
SpaceX logo Home Civilian SpaceX to Launch NASA’s Pandora Mission SpaceX, an aerospace manufacturing company based at Starbase in Texas, has been awarded a task order by NASA to provide the launch service for the Pandora mission. NASA said Monday the selection of SpaceX is part of the agency’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare program. […]
RSC2 Secures $116M Army Contract for Aerial ISR Support Services
RSC2 Home Contract Awards RSC2 Secures $116M Army Contract for Aerial ISR Support Services The U.S. Army has awarded mission support and C5ISR services provider RSC2 a $116 million contract to provide systems engineering and technical assistance support to the Project Director Sensors-Aerial Intelligence, or PD SAI. Enhancing Aerial Intelligence Capabilities The company said Monday […]
Dawn Golightly Named UTIAMD Programs VP at Lockheed
Dawn Golightly Dawn Golightly has been appointed vice president of Lockheed Martin‘s upper-tier integrated air and missile defense, or UTIAMD, programs. Golightly announced her appointment in a LinkedIn post on Monday. The move comes after the Missile Defense Agency awarded Lockheed a $2.8 billion recompete contract to develop the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, […]
Maximus Logs 5.7% Increase in Q1 FY 2023 Revenue
Maximus reported $1.4 billion in fiscal year 2025 first-quarter revenue, up 5.7 percent from the prior-year period, and organic growth of 6.3 percent due to contributions from the U.S. federal services segment. In an earnings release published Thursday, the Tysons, Virginia-based government services contractor said its operating margin for the first quarter was 6.2 percent […]
Raymond James’ Andy McEnroe on Post-Election GovTech Market
The promises of the second Trump administration — namely, reductions in bureaucratic redundancy and spending — have the government contracting industry sufficiently apprehensive about the prospects for funding in the year ahead, according to reporting by financial services company Raymond James. The organization has issued its monthly market update for the government technology sector, which reveals a […]