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Christopher Kubasik, president and chief operating officer of L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL), has been elected to serve as president, CEO and a board member of the company in a move that takes effect Jan. 1. He will succeed the retiring Michael Strianese, who will continue to serve as executive chairman …

CGI (NYSE: GIB) has received multiple contracts worth $92.5 million combined to provide support services for four initiatives of the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command. The company said Wednesday it will provide software development and acquisition process services for the Multiple Launch Rocket System Precision Guided Munitions program in …

Ronnie Chronister, formerly director of Army, cyber and missile defense programs at Dynetics, has been named vice president of contracts at the Huntsville, Alabama-based engineering, applied science and information technology contractor. He will succeed Sallie Patterson, who will retire from Dynetics after a 19-year career there, the company said Wednesday. Chronister has a more than 32-year …

General Electric (NYSE: GE) has won a position on a potential $409 million U.S. Air Force contract to research and develop thermal, power and controls systems for aircraft engines and airframes. The Defense Department said Wednesday the Next Generation Thermal, Power, and Controls program is a multi-agency and industry effort that seeks …

Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has received a potential seven-year, $621 million task order to provide a range of information technology support services to the U.S. Central Command‘s J6 directorate. SAIC said Wednesday work covers IT training, help desk, desktop and executive communications support, inventory and knowledge management, network operations and …

Randy James, formerly vice president of cyber at Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC), has joined ICF (Nasdaq: ICFI) as senior VP and general manager of the enterprise cybersecurity and resilience business. James will oversee ICF’s strategy to help organizations counter cyber threats without causing disruption to growth efforts, the company …

The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) reversed it’s previous two slide to break through 98.00 to close at a new high of 98.178. Advancers outpaced decliners 5 to 1. All the major indices closed positive on the day with the S&P500 and NASDAQ Composite setting new record highs. Stocks were boosted by …

Army lasers, which previously had between 5 to 10 kilowatt strength, will be amplified to 50 to 100 kW weapons that could char helicopters and even small, fixed-wing aircraft, reports Breaking Defense. A truck-fired 50 kW weapon, an upgrade of the 10 kW HEL-MTT, will be tested next-year, while an …

Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx,) the Department of Defense’s outreach office to Silicon Valley, needs emergency funding to keep key programs operating, and DoD is poised to grant their request, Defense News reports. The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Paul Selva, said Tuesday that DIUx chief Raj …

The Naval Hospital Oak Harbor in Washington state became the second facility to utilize the Department of Defense’s new electronic health record system, MHS Genesis. The Naval Hospital is the first inpatient facility to use the system, which incorporates Cerner’s commercial health records system. Naval Hospital Oak Harbor’s new system …