PDW acquires communications tech, engineering specialist
The maker of small uncrewed aircraft sees this move as part of its vertical integration strategy. Drone maker PDW has agreed to acquire an engineering services provider that specializes in communications technologies with an eye toward incorporating those smaller-form products into unmanned aircraft. Vanteon opened for business in 1985 and employs 40 engineers that focus on […]
A handful of CEO-level transitions and more leadership moves across the market
Key promotions and hires focused on investment activity, technology development, operations and finance also feature in this listing. Austal USA Gene Miller has been appointed president of the shipbuilder on a full-time basis after having worked as its interim leader in the four months following Michelle Kruger’s retirement. Austal USA is a 3,500-employee subsidiary of its parent […]
EHR modernization needs better cyber and privacy collaboration, GAO says
The Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization office needs to improve its interagency coordination to address potential privacy and security vulnerabilities in the new system, according to the watchdog. The Government Accountability Office said on Tuesday that the unit overseeing the federal government’s new electronic health record system is not collaborating enough with its partner agencies to […]
New coalition will enter legal debate over industry’s role in government cyber missions
Its formation occurs amid a broader discussion over whether existing laws are suited for cyber activities that increasingly depend on cooperation between the government and private sector. A new Washington initiative seeks to shape policy debates over how the government and private sector collaborate on cyber operations, a conversation that will inevitably raise complex questions about […]
Warner unveils bill to restore cyber information-sharing program funding
The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee also sent letters to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and to every governor urging them to support state and local cyberdefense. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., is introducing legislation to permanently fund a cybersecurity information-sharing program used by thousands of state, local, tribal and territorial governments, after the Trump administration […]