General Atomics acquires signal processing tech provider
North Point Defense started in 2012 to develop automation-centric technologies for defense and intelligence operators. General Atomics Integrated Intelligence Inc., the energy and defense conglomerate’s arm focused on data-centric products, has acquired a provider of signal processing and data distribution solutions for national security programs. Founded in 2012, North Point Defense develops complex digital signals communications […]
Some cancelled VA contracts disappear from ‘Wall of Receipts’ as more cuts loom
Despite inconsistencies, veteran-owned businesses are bearing the brunt of the DOGE-driven eliminations at the Veterans Affairs Department. The Veterans Affairs Department has caused quite a stir with its Monday announcement that it has identified 585 contracts to cancel. Only 34 of those, or 6%, have appeared so far on the Department of Government Efficiency Wall of Receipts and cover […]
Sabel Systems hires Purvis as chief executive
The former QinetiQ US CEO will lead Sabel through this new phase of its strategy as a Sagewind Capital-backed company. Sabel Systems has hired a new chief executive in Shawn Purvis, a three-decade market veteran who joins the research-and-development company four months after its sale to a private equity firm. In a Tuesday LinkedIn post, Sabel […]
Health, operations and talent leadership moves across the market
Three former GovCon CEOs also take up seats at boards of directors, including a founder who sold her company to one of the market’s blue bloods. Alpha Omega Scott Barnhart has moved up to leader of the technology solutions provider’s national security unit, which includes its portfolios with the Homeland Security and State departments. Alpha Omega […]
Trade group urges Commerce secretary to support the work of subagencies
The Business Software Alliance said international alliances, export control regimes and standards harmonization efforts can all support the Department of Commerce’s advancement of U.S. tech. The Department of Commerce should take steps to enable the work of its sub-agencies to help support the agency’s broader technology and trade posture, the Business Software Alliance wrote to Secretary […]