Michelle Howard, a retired U.S. Navy admiral, has been elected to serve on IBM™s (NYSE: IBM) board of directors beginning on March 1. The 35-year military veteran retired in December 2017 after she served as commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples and U.S. Naval Forces in Europe and Africa, IBM said Tuesday. Howard, the...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 26, 2019 ” James Reagan, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has indicated during a recent earnings call that the company is more interested in potential acquisitions of products companies rather than those that offer services only, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Reagan, a 2...
Singapore Technologies Engineering™s aerospace sector has received a potential 10-year, $600M contract to maintain an aircraft fleet for a North America-based customer. The contract covers the maintenance of more than 160 widebody and narrowbody airframes beginning in 2020, ST Engineering’s VT Systems subsidiary said Monday. œWe are ...
A report by consulting firm McAleese & Associates says BAE Systems™ U.S. electronic systems sector saw its 2018 sales rise 14 percent to $5.3B with 15.3 percent sector operating margin and operating profit of $809M. Jim McAleese, founder and principal at McAleese & Associates and a 2019 Wash100 winner, wrote BAE™...
Mitre has promoted one executive and hired two executives as the McLean, Va.-based nonprofit corporation aims to transform business operations. The company said Monday Kathleen Federico, most recently a vice president and chief human resources officer, has elevated to the positions of senior VP and chief HR and strategic communications officer. Usha...
Sweden-based digital platforms provider Hexagon has agreed to buy Arlington, Va.-based software firm Thermopylae Sciences and Technology for an undisclosed sum to build up a portfolio of 5D visualization systems for U.S. defense and government clients. Hexagon said Monday it will operate Thermopylae as part of its geospatial division upon compl...
Vincent Buffa, former president and CEO of Data Device Corp., has succeeded Frederick Strader to the same dual role at expeditionary equipment manufacturer HDT Global. Buffa brings 33 years of leadership experience in the production of mechanical and electrical components and systems for the aerospace and defense sectors, HDT said Monday. Prior...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 25, 2019 ” Rob Sherry, senior director of federal healthcare at VMware (NYSE: VMW), has said the company is positioned to help its government customers in their information technology modernization efforts by facilitating new capabilities and new ways to approach core infrastructure areas. He told ExecutiveBiz in an ...
Greg Rothwell, a more than three-decade federal acquisition market veteran, has joined the advisory board of Reston, Va.-based GovConRx. He will join other government procurement professionals on the board to support the senior management team and provide strategic direction for the company, GovConRx said. Rothwell became the first chief procurement...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 22, 2019 ” Mark Sopp, executive vice president and chief financial officer of KBR (NYSE: KBR), has said the company has positioned its space business to provide thought leadership and contracting support to government as it renews efforts in human space exploration and explores the integration of military, civilian a...
