RJ Kolton Randy J. “RJ” Kolton has joined Fairfax, Va.-based information sharing services firm Data Systems Analysts as senior vice president of business development from his SVP for strategy and corporate development role at Ideal Innovations (I-3). The retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel is now responsible for  planning, implementing, and managing... 

Mark Chadason John Gorman, former a Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) director and L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) vice president, has joined MacAulay-Brown as vice president of Maryland operations and business development. Gorman will be responsible for growing business and supporting intelligence clients at Fort Meade, Md., home to U.S. Cyber Command, the... 

Christine Bailey Christine Bailey, a former chief financial officer at L-3 Communications‘ (NYSE: LLL) MPRI division, has joined Accenture (NYSE: ACN) as deputy CFO for its federal services subsidiary, GovCon Wire has learned. Bailey joined MPRI in June 2011 as senior vice president and CFO, holding responsibility for the division’s financial... 

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has won a contract to continue developing an electronic warfare system for the U.S. Air Force‘s B-2 bomber. The Air Force awarded the potential three-year contract to update the bomber’s defensive management system with a new Lockheed Martin-made (NYSE: LMT) avionics graphics processor and antennas made byBudget... 

L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) has increased its quarterly dividend for the ninth straight quarter as the board of directors declared a 55-cent dividend, 10 percent more than the previous 50-cent dividend. The company will also enter its sixth share repurchase program as the board has approved a plan to buy back $1.5 billion in common stock through June... 

John Scarcella Catapult Technology has appointed L-3 Communications veteran Brian Murphy director of business development for the enterprise systems team, Catapult said Monday. The company said Murphy will be responsible for acquiring new business in the defense sector, identifying opportunities and leading proposal development. He will also be responsible... 

Steve Kantor L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) has won a potential $85 million contract to provide the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps a system for capturing and processing video from manned and unmanned airborne platforms. The company said the potential four-year contract covers potential purchase of new equipment, modifications of existing equipment and the... 

The U.S. Navy has awarded a $750 million contract to five companies for engineering services on C4ISR initiatives and programs (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance). The Defense Department said Wednesday the Navy received seven offers for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price,... 

L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) Vertex Aerospace subsidiary has won a $126,477,094 contract modificationTypes: Administrative Change : A unilateral contract change that does not affect the contractual rights of the parties. Change order: A written order, signed byBudget Year the CO, directing that the contractor to make a change authorized byBudget... 

Lloyd Newton Retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Lloyd “Fig” Newton has been elected to L-3 Communications‘ (NYSE: LLL) board of directors, the company announced Tuesday. Newton becomes the board’s 10th member, with nine serving as independent directors. The 34-year military veteran also brings corporate experience and industry knowledge...