General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) land systems business has received a potential $1.15 billion order from the U.S. Army to build modernized Abrams main battle tanks for Poland. The foreign military sales order is for the delivery of 250 M1A2 System Enhancement Program version 3 vehicles that include upgrades to armor, communications, fire control ...
Stephen Magill, vice president of product innovation at Sonatype, said federal agencies seeking to ensure a secure software supply chain should focus more on open-source software and open-source library being used. Magill discussed the open-source library and how its popularity is associated with security vulnerability. “We advocate paying attenti...
When asked about the human part of the equation in digital transformation, Wanda Jones-Heath says organizations have to “leave the old thought behind.” “Today’s environment will not let us win against China in the future. And we have to think about, as we become more digital, become more automated, what are the things that we can...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 4, 2022 — Qlik and Grey Matters Defense Solutions have received a five-year, $46M contract from the U.S. Navy to help the Naval Sea Systems Command deploy the Naval Maritime Maintenance Enterprise Solution Business Intelligence Platform to replace its legacy technology, ExecutiveBiz reported. The integration of NMMES-BIP is...
Matthew Quinn, a federal service veteran with more than two decades of law enforcement and protective security experience, has been appointed vice president of government solutions at counter-drone technology maker Fortem Technologies. In his new role, Quinn will lead the development of operational concepts and technology offerings designed to prote...
A General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) subsidiary has received a four-year, $697.9 million contract modification to conduct an engineered overhaul of USS Hartford, an attack submarine in the U.S. Navy’s Los Angeles class. Electric Boat will perform modernization, repair and maintenance services at a company facility in Groton, Connecticut, through...
Matt Needy HII (NYSE: HII) executives Matt Needy, Bryan Caccavale and Cullen Glass have assumed new leadership positions at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division as part of business transformation meant to optimize shipyard operations and speed up execution. Needy, vice president of Navy programs at HII Newport News Shipbuilding and a 3...
Guidehouse has added former hospital and state health leaders Michael Duke, Michelle Moratti, Joe Bialowitz and Mark Thomas to its health segment to help organizations modernize the delivery of health care services to communities, transform operations and finances and address market challenges. Duke, former chief information officer for a community ...
Matt Hicks was promoted to the roles of president and CEO at Red Hat, where he previously oversaw product strategy and engineering activities as executive vice president of products and technologies. The IBM (NYSE: IBM) subsidiary said Tuesday Hicks took over from Paul Cormier, a more than two-decade Red Hat veteran who was tapped to...
Edward Anderson, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral, has joined Sigma Defense Systems as vice president of maritime strategy. He will report to Sigma Defense CEO Matt Jones and oversee the company’s development efforts and strategy with a focus on connected networks and maritime matters, the company said Monday. Jones said Anderson brings to the...
