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MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor to Offer Insight Into Digital Currency at Potomac Officers Club Forum
Events

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor to Offer Insight Into Digital Currency at Potomac Officers Club Forum

Michael Saylor, CEO of software company MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR), will give his perspective on the trends shaping the future of cryptocurrency during a fireside chat session at the Potomac Officers Club’s upcoming Digital Currency and National Security Forum. He co-founded MicroStrategy in 1989 with the goal of helping enterprises gain actionable business intelligence through the
Former Intelligent Automation CEO Vikram Manikonda Named BlueHalo CTO; Jonathan Moneymaker Quoted
Executive Moves

Former Intelligent Automation CEO Vikram Manikonda Named BlueHalo CTO; Jonathan Moneymaker Quoted

Vikram Manikonda, an industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience in the government contracting industry, has been appointed chief technology officer of BlueHalo, effective Jan. 1. BlueHalo said Wednesday Manikonda spent more than two decades at the company’s technology innovation subsidiary Intelligent Automation Inc., where he most recently served as CEO and president
Air Force Details Potential $371M Hypersonic Missile Demonstrator Program
Contract Awards

Air Force Details Potential $371M Hypersonic Missile Demonstrator Program

The Air Force Research Laboratory has released a synopsis of its planned $371 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the development and demonstration of a large-class air-breathing hypersonic missile designed to perform different missions. AFRL expects to issue in January a request for proposals for the Mayhem program aimed at creating a system that would deliver payloads
Fluor-Backed NuScale Power to Go Public Through Spring Valley Merger; Alan Boeckmann Quoted
M&A Activity

Fluor-Backed NuScale Power to Go Public Through Spring Valley Merger; Alan Boeckmann Quoted

NuScale Power has agreed to merge with blank check company Spring Valley Acquisition (NASDAQ: SV) in a transaction that would take the Fluor-backed (NYSE: FLR) company public and help commercialize its small modular reactor technology. Fluor said Tuesday it has invested over $600 million in NuScale since 2011 and expects to own about 60 percent
Executive Spotlight With Thomas Naughton, US Federal Citizen Services President at Maximus, Discusses VES Acquisition, Company Expansion Into Health Care Industry
News

Executive Spotlight With Thomas Naughton, US Federal Citizen Services President at Maximus, Discusses VES Acquisition, Company Expansion Into Health Care Industry

In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Thomas Naughton, president of U.S. Federal Citizen Services with Maximus, about the company’s Veteran Evaluation Services acquisition, public health modernization efforts and health care industry footprint expansion. Here’s an excerpt from the interview with Naughton detailing Maximus’ recent acquisition of VES: “We’re quite a few
Kevin Kelly Appointed Arcfield Chairman, CEO
Executive Moves

Kevin Kelly Appointed Arcfield Chairman, CEO

Kevin Kelly, a three-decade defense and intelligence industry leader, has been named chairman and CEO of Arcfield, formerly known as CTFV Acquisition and a portfolio company of Veritas Capital-backed Vantage Fund. Kelly previously worked at CACI International (NYSE: CACI) as president of the company’s national security and innovative solutions sector, Arcfield said Tuesday. He spent
Competitive Range Wins $400M Contract to Refresh Tech for DOD Information Network
Contract Awards

Competitive Range Wins $400M Contract to Refresh Tech for DOD Information Network

Competitive Range Solutions, a Chicago-based small business, has won a potential $400 million contract to refresh technology for the Department of Defense’s global infrastructure used to collect, store and disseminate information to military personnel. CRS will perform technical support work for the DOD Information Network/Defense Information System Network under the Technologies Refreshment and Implementation-Global Solutions
Leidos Receives $62M CISA Contract for Emergency Preparedness Support Services; Roy Stevens Quoted
Contract Awards

Leidos Receives $62M CISA Contract for Emergency Preparedness Support Services; Roy Stevens Quoted

Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has secured a potential $61.5 million prime contract to perform a range of services in support of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s nationwide safety efforts. The company said Tuesday it will work under the Priority Services Scientific, Engineering and Technical Assistance contract to address CISA’s need for telecommunications support. The agency
6 Companies Awarded NASA Rotorcraft R&D Support Contracts
Contract Awards

6 Companies Awarded NASA Rotorcraft R&D Support Contracts

Six companies have secured contracts worth potentially $40 million combined to help NASA’s Ames Research Center develop rotorcraft vertical lift technologies. Tasks under the five-year hybrid contracts are scheduled to commence on Tuesday and will continue through Dec. 20, 2026, the space agency said Wednesday. Contractors will provide resources and technical services to support Ames’
Army Issues Digital Night Vision Tech RFP
News

Army Issues Digital Night Vision Tech RFP

The U.S. Army has kicked off solicitations for a potential $93.6 million contract to acquire digital night vision technology as the service branch aims to transition to networked digital sensing. The Army said Wednesday in a SAM.gov notice it wants an open-architecture DNVT that combines night vision devices with sensors to support situational awareness and
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