Air Force reopens $972M Northrop contract after conflict-of-interest allegations
Protests from Science Applications International Corp. and HII prompted the service to conduct an investigation after accusations that Northrop would be evaluating its own work. The Air Force is rethinking a $972 million modeling-and-simulation contract that went to Northrop Grumman after challengers raised objections to the award, including allegations of an organizational conflict-of-interest. HII and Science […]
Aretum returns to M&A with Veterans Engineering purchase
The Renovus-owned company adds a Veteran Affairs-focused company that focuses on cloud computing, cybersecurity and digital modernization. In its first acquisition in over two years, Aretum has purchased a tech contractor focused on the Veterans Affairs Department and other federal clients. Terms of the transaction involving Veterans Engineering were not disclosed. Aretum said Thursday it is […]
A pair of CEO transitions and more leadership moves across the market
Other key promotions and hires featured in this listing include roles focused on business development, artificial intelligence, operations and health portfolio leadership. Scout Space Josiah Gruber has been promoted to CEO at this specialist in observation data and other vision solutions, where he worked as chief technology officer for the past year. Gruber first joined Scout […]
US charges former Accenture employee with misleading feds on cloud platform’s security
Danielle Hillmer, most recently employed with SentinelOne, allegedly concealed a cloud product’s noncompliance with federal security regulations. The Justice Department charged a former product manager at Accenture Federal Services with falsely misleading government customers about the security posture of a cloud product offered by the company. From March 2020 to November 2021, Danielle Hillmer allegedly obstructed […]