New York-based private equity firm OceanSound Partners has closed a single-asset continuation fund worth approximately $1.15 billion in connection with the divestment of its portfolio company, SMX Group. Apollo S3 serves as the lead investor in the continuation fund, which will provide incremental capital and enable OceanSound to support SMX’s acq...
The U.S. Army has released a draft request for proposals for the full and open segment of a follow-on indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covering research and development capabilities to address the mission needs of the service branch’s Space and Missile Defense Command. The Design, Development, Demonstration and Integration II D...
Randy Resnick, director of the Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office within the Department of Defense’s Office of the Chief Information Officer, has been named to the 2024 Wash100 list for his work advancing and synchronizing zero trust efforts and initiatives across the DOD enterprise. This marks Resnick’s debut on Executive Mosaic’s Wash10...
Executive Mosaic is excited to confer the honor of the 2024 Wash100 Award to Leidos Chief Growth Officer Gerry Fasano. This year’s award — his fifth consecutive — recognizes Fasano’s increasingly pivotal role in helping to bolster the company’s footprint in the market and his pursuit of defense sector objectives. The Wash100 are the 100...
In today’s digital world, staying at the forefront of cybersecurity practices is critical for national security. Continuous increases in both the number and variety of cyberattacks now characterize this domain, and the U.S. government has taken many steps to keep pace with this constantly transforming environment. Hear public and private sector cy...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond The Department of Defense has been battling digital threats for decades, striving to fortify the defense industrial base. To achieve this, numerous cybersecurity requirements have been introduced for organizations that process or store controlled unclassified information, or CUI. Among these req...
The Defense Information Systems Agency is responsible for administering infrastructure, IT assistance and communications services to various Department of Defense components and combatant commands. However, the agency’s director says there’s a need for an intelligence-gathering wing to bolster situational awareness and gauge threats. At an AFCEA...
Holly Levanto, a certified project management professional, has taken on a new role as vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH). She announced the move in a LinkedIn post published Tuesday. Levanto most recently served as artificial intelligence adoption lead for Booz Allen’s chief technology team. In this capacity, she oversees effor...
Executive Mosaic is excited to celebrate the impacts of the work of QinetiQ US CEO and President Shawn Purvis with the 2024 Wash100 Award. Purvis earns this designation due to her tireless efforts to bring innovative technology into the hands of American warfighters. Cast 10 votes today in the Wash100 popular contest! The competition closes on Ap...
Jeffrey Adorno of Zscaler and Ryan Heidorn of C3 Integrated Solutions said zero trust could help accelerate the compliance of government contractors with the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program “because it offers a way to mitigate technical bloat and debt, such as on-premises legacy technologies.” “...
