Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), will provide F-135 propulsion system spare parts and associated equipment to U.S. and international defense customers under an $888 million contract modification from Naval Air Systems Command. This award covers the procurement of parts; modules; packaging, handling, shipping an...
Beacon Global Strategies has expanded its senior leadership team with the addition of Andrew Makridis as a senior adviser, Peter Modigliani as a vice president within the national security technology division and Matthew Sysak as chief financial officer. Makridis served as the CIA’s chief operating officer for four years and retired in 2022 af...
Bitcoin, the world’s first and largest cryptocurrency, is most widely viewed as a new kind of digital money. But as it matures and advances, Bitcoin is poised to create significant impact in a broad range of industries and areas beyond just the financial sector. Dhruv Bansal, co-founder and chief science officer of Unchained Capital, says Bit...
Raytheon Technologies‘ (NYSE: RTX) Pratt & Whitney business has secured a $2 billion contract modification for lot 17 F-35 aircraft engine manufacturing services in support of U.S. and international defense customers. The award from the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command will fund the procurement of propulsion system materials, pa...
Chris Boynton, a two-decade veteran of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), has joined Battelle as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Lou Von Thaer, president and CEO of Battelle and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, said in a statement published Tuesday Boynton brings to the nonprofit research and development organization his knowledge and e...
Doug Wyatt, former program manager and director for Kennedy Space Center Laboratory Support Services and Operations at Amentum, has taken on a new role as the company’s chief advisory scientist for energy and space science and technology. In a LinkedIn post published Tuesday, Wyatt said that he will work with federal clients to help them...
Cybersecurity professionals Rick Driggers and Amanda Satterwhite have been appointed co-leads responsible for Accenture Federal Services’ cybersecurity capabilities, GovCon Wire has learned. Driggers will oversee technology delivery and architecture, alliance partnerships and talent strategy as cyber practice lead at AFS and Satterwhite will m...
V2X (NYSE: VVX) reported $943.5 million in revenue during the first quarter of 2023, reflecting a year-over-year increase of 12 percent on a pro forma basis. The company said Tuesday it ended the quarter with a total backlog of $11.8 billion, of which $2.6 billion was funded. “Revenue growth in the quarter was generated by...
The U.S. Navy has awarded American Electronics Warfare Associates an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth $248.2 million to perform battlespace simulation research and development work. AMEWAS will create tools, models and products for the integrated battlespace simulation and test department under the Naval Air War...
Some of our nation’s most critical systems are facing increasingly complex and dangerous threats as hackers grow more sophisticated and even the smallest vulnerabilities leave organizations exposed. Executive Mosaic sat down with Matt Heideman, president and general manager of Xage Security Government, to take a closer look at the ...
