Raj Parameswaran, president of the federal information technology business at Maximus, has said that agencies should adopt a holistic approach to address workforce and technology implementation challenges that may arise when modernizing information technology assets.

Jesus “Jay” Malave, a more than 20-year United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTC) veteran, has joined L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) as senior vice president and chief financial officer.

Executive Mosaic management has updated the GovConIndex to replace KeyW as a member of the “GovCon30” with United Technologies Corp. (UTX) following the completion of Jacobs Engineering Group’s (JEC) acquisition of KeyW on June 12th. UTC joins the GovConIndex as one of 30 publicly traded GovCon firms to represent a cross-industry analysis of the overall performance of the GovCon sector.

Robert Carey, vice president and general manager of global public sector solutions at RSA, has said government agencies seeking to modernize their information technology infrastructure should prioritize mission outcomes and cybersecurity.

On Thursday, Executive Mosaic hosted the Potomac Officers Club’s 2019 Artificial Intelligence Forum. The forum featured a keynote address from BG Matthew Easley discussing the challenges of implementing AI for the U.S. Army, and a panel of GovCon leaders who elaborated on the impact AI continues to have on federal …

The planned merger between Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) and United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) comes as the aerospace-and-defense sector anticipates slower growth in the Department of Defense’s spending and as DoD sets its sights on hypersonic missiles, space systems and other new priorities, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Thomas Kennedy, chairman and CEO of Raytheon (NYSE: RTN), told Defense News in an interview published Tuesday about the features of the proposed merger between Raytheon and United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) and one of the things he mentioned is how the deal makes the future combined firm more resilient.

Greg Hayes, chairman and CEO of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTC), has said that both UTC and Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) agreed on implementing a "platform agnostic" approach for technology offerings of the future merged company. The two contractors signed an all-stock deal that will create a systems provider across aerospace and defense segments.

United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) has appointed Judith Marks, president of Otis since 2017 and a three-time Wash100 winner, as CEO of UTC’s elevators manufacturing subsidiary. Marks previously served as CEO of Siemens USA and head of the industrial conglomerate’s Dresser-Rand business. She also held senior leadership positions at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and IBM (NYSE: IBM).

Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) and United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) have agreed to merge in an all-stock deal that will establish a platform-agnostic technology provider within aerospace and defense segments. The combined company will operate as Raytheon Technologies and be headquartered in the greater Boston metro area upon the deal’s completion, which is expected in the first half of 2020, the firms said in a joint statement published Sunday.