Posts from GovCon Daily for 12/03/2015

Tony Smeraglinolo, John Hynes on Engility’s Post-TASC Deal Outlook & GovCon Services Consolidation

The government services market started to get a glimpse of what would eventually become an ongoing landscape shift in October 2014 when Engility Holdings announced its $1.3 billion acquisition of fellow Chantilly, Va…

David Dacquino Joins Serco’s US Arm as Defense Services SVP; Dan Allen Comments

David Dacquino, former CEO of Toronto-based air logistics company SkyLink Aviation, has joined Serco Group‘s North American subsidiary in a newly-created position as senior vice president of the defense services business unit…

Former NGA Head Letitia Long to Chair INSA Board; John Negroponte Comments

Letitia Long, a former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, has been appointed chairperson of the board of directors at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance. INSA said Tuesday Long will succeed John Negroponte, who will move to the role of chairman emeritus of INSA on Jan…

Raytheon|Websense Releases Top Cyber Risk Predictions for 2016

Raytheon|Websense reports Internet of Things devices, mobile payment technology, generic top-level domains, data theft prevention, cybersecurity insurance and hacktivism are some of the trends information technology professionals should watch for in 2016…

Lockheed Demos 2 Drones, UAS Traffic Mgmt Tool in Firefighting Operation

Lockheed Martin has conducted a demonstration to assess the capability of two unmanned aerial systems and a prototype UAS traffic management platform in a firefighting mission. The company used the UTM system to monitor the operations of Stalker XE UAS and Kaman Aerospace-built K-MAX unmanned cargo helicopter and communicate with the air traffic controllers during the Nov…

Ashton Carter: Pentagon Involves Innovators Through USDS, DIUX Initiatives

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said the Defense Department has initiated efforts to promote innovation and attract new talent through the U.S. Digital Service and the Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental program, DoD News reported Wednesday…

Deltek Study: Federal Info Security Spending to Grow 5% Annually Through 2020

A Deltek report predicts the U.S. government will increase spending on commercial information security products and services by more than 5 percent per year on average from fiscal 2015 to fiscal 2020…