V2X (NYSE: VVX) delivered strong first quarter 2024 results, evidenced by revenue growth, a quarterly profit and a significant backlog. The company said Tuesday it will also capitalize on several opportunities as it continues to transform and deliver enhanced capabilities in an ever-growing market. Chuck Prow, president and CEO of V2X and a 2024 Was...
Tom Vecchiolla, a retired U.S. Navy pilot, a defense industry veteran and a previous Wash100 awardee, has joined the SSA board of directors of the U.K.-based defense technology company QinetiQ‘s U.S. arm. In July 2020, the QinetiQ SSA board was formed after QinetiQ Group signed a special security agreement with the Defense Counterintelligence ...
After our closest, most exciting Wash100 popular vote race yet, the GovCon community has chosen its champion: Judi Dotson, president of the global defense sector at Booz Allen Hamilton. Dotson received her second consecutive Wash100 Award this year in recognition of her continued leadership in digital transformation initiatives across the defense...
The Department of Defense’s effort to field thousands of autonomous drones has reached a major execution milestone. The Army’s Switchblade-600 loitering munition, built by AeroVironment, has been selected for accelerated fielding under the first tranche of the Replicator program, the DOD said in a release on Monday. The Army’s acquisition hea...
Daniel Carroll, field chief technology officer for cybersecurity at Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL), said artificial intelligence could play a key role in helping federal agencies transform workforce training and customer service delivery and address complex government challenges. In an article published in Carahsoft.com, Carroll wrote that AI could ...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond To ensure adequate preparation for a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 assessment, the Cyber AB advises contractors to start preparing for it at least six months in advance, depending on their current cybersecurity readiness and resources. In OSIbeyond’s experience, most organiza...
Mark Bagley, a more than two-decade cybersecurity industry executive, has joined Caveonix, a Falls Church, Virginia-based hybrid cloud security platforms provider, as chief product officer. He will oversee development strategy and innovation efforts to advance Caveonix’s growth initiatives, the company said Friday. Bagley most recently served ...
Christopher Calio officially assumed the CEO post at RTX (NYSE: RTX) on May 2, adding it to his president post and succeeding Gregory Hayes, who will continue to serve as the defense contractor’s executive chairman. In a statement published Thursday, Calio said that he underscored during the 2024 Annual Shareowners Meeting the opportunity for ...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has dropped its plans to buy small satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital (NYSE: LLAP) for more than $500 million, SpaceNews reported Thursday. The Bethesda, Maryland-based aerospace and defense contractor confirmed to SpaceNews that it will no longer pursue its offer to acquire Terran Orbital. “We are committed to suppo...
HII (NYSE: HII) has posted $2.8 billion in revenues during the first quarter of 2024, a 4.9 percent increase from the prior-year period, and reported an operating income of $154 million, up 9.2 percent compared to the previous year. The company attributed its revenue increase to growth in its mission technologies and Ingalls Shipbuilding segments,...
