Paul O™Neill, who served as the 72nd secretary of the Treasury Department, has been chosen to receive the 2019 Gerald R. Ford Medal for Distinguished Public Service. Mike Ford, chairman of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation, and Carla Hills, foundation trustee, will present the award to O™Neill at the foundation™s annual dinne...
Cloud-based talent management software provider Acendre has acquired ICS Learning Group for an undisclosed sum. œAcendre is dedicated to partnering with customers who have complex hiring and development processes that must be automated to compete for talent, Acendre CEO Mike Giuffrida said in a statement published Monday. Giuffrida noted t...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 20, 2019 ” Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has utilized open architecture and the Unmanned Aircraft System Control Segment standard to develop a technology that the U.S. Navy can use to operate several unmanned platforms even with the limited space for ground control stations on naval ships, ExecutiveBiz reported May 8. The company...
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) has agreed to acquire Cray (Nasdaq: CRAY) for approximately $1.3B in cash, or $35 per share, in a move to expand high-performance computing technology offerings. HPE said Friday it expects the deal to conclude by the first quarter of its fiscal year 2020 and to shoulder one-time integration costs that...
In the last two weeks, DynCorp International (DI) has been awarded both Aviation Field Maintenance Contracts for the U.S. Army, one in the East Region and one in the West Region. The combined value of the contracts is approximately $3.5 billion. The two contracts replace a number of Army Aviation maintenance vehicles. “With these...
By Light Professional IT Services has acquired cyber training services contractor Metova Federal for an undisclosed sum. œThis acquisition will allow us to expand and diversify our cyber offering to better serve our customers, Bob Donahue, CEO and founder of By Light, said in a statement published Friday. Cabot, Ark.-based Metova...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 17, 2019 ” A Thales report on data threats states that less than a third of federal agencies utilize data encryption even as a majority run their sensitive data on blockchain, cloud, internet of things and other “digitally transformative” technology environments, ExecutiveBiz reported May 1. The “2019 Th...
Tom Arseneault, chief operating officer of BAE Systems’ U.S. arm, has assumed additional duties as president of the subsidiary. He was also named to the board of directors of BAE Systems Inc. and will assume functional leadership responsibilities, the company said Thursday. “Tom has a proven track record leading complex organizat...
Novetta has received ISO 9001:2015 certification through BSI Group America, an IAF/ANAB accredited certifying body. The certification validates Novetta’s commitment and ability to provide consistent high-quality products and services to its customers while always striving for improvement, the company said Friday. œWe are extremely proud t...
Carlos Hernandez, who was named interim CEO at Fluor (NYSE: FLR) on May 1, has been confirmed by the board of directors as full-time CEO of the company. Fluor said Thursday Hernandez will also join the company™s board of directors. œCarlos™ engineering and legal background, combined with his 12 years successfully serving in executive ...
