Matthew Calderone, chief strategy officer of Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), will take over Lloyd Howell‘s responsibilities as chief financial officer following the latter’s decision to retire from the firm by the end of the year. The incoming CFO will be tasked to help drive Booz Allen’s execution of its Velocity, Leadership and ...
Sigma Defense Systems has participated in a $25 million investment round for Raleigh, North Carolina-based Diveplane to help that startup further develop trainable artificial intelligence platforms. The series A funding activity also saw participation from Shield Capital, Calibrate Ventures and L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), Sigma Defense said M...
The government of Poland has selected Boeing (NYSE: BA) to supply its AH-64E Apache aircraft for the Polish armed forces’ Kruk attack helicopter program. Boeing issued a statement Thursday saying the selection of its aircraft strengthens military ties between the U.S. and Poland by improving cooperation and interoperability between the U.S. Army, ...
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...
