Lou Von Thaer, president and CEO of Battelle, received his 2024 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. The Wash100 Award annually recognizes executives with significant impact throughout the government contracting sector. Through the award, 100 influential government and industry leaders are acknowledged for spearhea...
Matthew Finney, former senior engagement manager at McKinsey & Co.’s QuantumBlack division, has been appointed vice president of generative artificial intelligence at LMI. The Virginia-based management consulting firm said on LinkedIn Tuesday that Finney will lead its generative AI practice, LIGER, as it continues to advance...
Voyager Space has appointed Matt Magana, an aerospace and defense industry leader, as executive vice president of national security. Supporting National Security Programs The space technology company said Thursday Magana will use his team development and strategic leadership experience to help drive Voyager’s efforts to support the national se...
Maxar Technologies’ intelligence business has appointed industry executives Matt Santangelo, Matt Jenkins and Peter Wilczynski to its leadership team to drive innovation and growth initiatives. Maxar Intelligence said Tuesday Wilczynski joined the company in early summer as chief product officer, while Santangelo and Jenkins have been named chief ...
The nature of global conflict has changed, extending the battlefield beyond the physical realm and into the cyber domain. As physical barriers continue to fall and global tensions rise, the United States has recognized the need to master cyber combat, but so have its adversaries. “Russia is a hurricane — you see them coming, you...
The State Department has approved Italy’s foreign military sale request to purchase the Electronic Attack Mission System and related equipment valued at an estimated $680 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday Italy asked to acquire the Electronic Attack-37B mission system and non-major defense equipment, including n...
Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has booked a U.S. Navy contract worth $1.3 billion to keep working on the F135 Engine Core Upgrade for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. RTX said Monday the aerospace manufacturer specializing in aircraft engines and auxiliary power units will further develop the F135 ECU and ensure design maturati...
Roya Mohadjer has been named vice president of government business development at Battelle, a global scientific research and development company. Battelle said Monday Mohadjer’s promotion will take effect on Oct. 1. Mohadjer previously served as VP of government business development for the health business unit of Battelle. In this r...
The board of directors of Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has approved a plan to buy back another $500 million in shares through the end of December 2027 as part of a push to maximize return on investment. The satellite communications company said Thursday the plan marks its fourth and largest stock buyback authorization and increases...
Mattermost has appointed industry veteran Pavel Zeman as senior vice president of engineering. The company said Tuesday Zeman will be responsible for driving engineering innovation and accelerating technical collaboration with Microsoft Teams, Azure and Microsoft 365 platforms. “CIOs in national security and critical infrastructure enterprises dep...
