Metis Solutions Buys Pluribus International Corp.
Metis Solutions, LLC, a private equity-backed government services provider, has finalized the acquisition of Pluribus International Corp., a specialized intelligence services provider. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. For the last 15 years, Pluribus has been providing counterintelligence, allsource analysis, critical infrastructure protection, and other mission-focused services to clients across the intelligence
INSA Awards Celebrate the Future of the IC
The Intelligence and National Security Alliance last week celebrated the achievements of six young leaders from across the intelligence community at a time that has certainly been difficult for many in the profession. In his keynote address, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Vincent R. Stewart said: “When I look around the world today, I’m
Robert Cardillo Shares His Vision for NGA in the Intelligence Community of the Future
The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) hosted a leadership dinner Jan. 21 featuring National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Director Robert Cardillo. Director Cardillo provided his vision for positioning NGA in the Intelligence Community (IC) moving forward in his keynote address. According to Cardillo, the future presents a steep curve in the emerging commercial space satellite
Novetta Solutions Acquires SigInt Technologies, Expands Intelligence-Oriented Analytics Capabilities
Novetta Solutions, a McLean, Va.-based agile big data solutions company, acquired SigInt Technologies earlier this month in a move that expands its intelligence community-tailored analytics offering. The acquisition comes days after Novetta, a portfolio company of private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners, also acquired Global News Intelligence — a company that offers sentiment and influence analytics
Change or Be-Changed: How NIU’s Barry Zulauf is Reviving Intelligence by Educating the Next Generation of IC Professionals
When in 2006 Barry Zulauf spearheaded the creation of an intelligence arm for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) within the intelligence community (IC) – the 17th and final IC member addition — the IC faced a cocktail of a problem: Its 17 independent agencies – each tied up in their own problems and armed with
Gen. Keith B. Alexander Reveals Plans to Reorganize DoD Cyber Community
According to the June issue of SIGNAL Magazine, Gen. Keith B. Alexander, director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, plans to reorganize the Department of Defense (DoD) cyber community. In an exclusive interview with the magazine, Gen. Alexander said he wants to combine forces from the military communications and
SAVE THE DATE: INSA Leadership Dinner with Betty Sapp on July 24th
(INSA) will be hosting a Leadership Dinner with Director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Betty Sapp on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency Reston in Reston, Va. Sapp will deliver the keynote address and focus on the innovations she is pursuing in the NRO and across the Intelligence Community (IC). Sponsors for
SoundWay’s Becky Smith on Changing IC Corporate Culture, Women in the Industry
Becky Smith is Principal at SoundWay Consulting Inc., and has more than 25 years of experience supporting the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) as a government contractor. Smith spoke with WashingtonExec about her role at SoundWay, open source, Big Data analytics, the “data gap,” women in the industry, and more. WashingtonExec: Could
CSC Acquires Software Development Company 42Six Solutions, LLC
CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced that it has acquired 42Six Solutions, LLC (42Six), a premiere software development company based in Columbia, Maryland that specializes in big data processing, analytics, and advanced applications support for the U.S. Government Intelligence Community (IC) and the Department of Defense (DoD). “Data services and analytics capabilities are rapidly becoming essential elements
SAVE THE DATE—2nd Annual INSA Innovators’ Showcase—April 26
SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, April 26, 2012 is the 2nd Annual INSA Innovators’ Showcase. R&D-oriented companies have a chance to present their innovative solutions in specific research areas to a qualified panel of government scientists and technologists selected by the ODNI.Best-qualified submissions will be invited to present a more detailed briefing—at the classified level as
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