TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 12, 2019 ” Sean Berg, senior vice president and general manager of Forcepoint, has said the risk-adaptive approach employed by the Transportation Security Agency’s TSA PreCheck airport screening program exemplifies a way for federal agencies to address growing cyber threats, ExecutiveBiz reported Feb. 1. Berg w...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 12, 2019 ” Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) looks to consolidate its 31 offices across the Washington, D.C., area following its acquisition of Engility in an effort to optimize the integrated company’s operations and infrastructure, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Bisnow reported Feb. 4 th...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 12, 2019 ” A CAE-built (NYSE: CAE) flight simulation platform for General Atomics‘ Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft has received approval from Italy’s air armaments and airworthiness directorate for use at Amendola Air Base, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. CAE said Feb. 5 its&nb...
FLIR Systems (Nasdaq: FLIR) has agreed to purchase Endeavor Robotics from Arlington Capital Partners for about $385M in cash to make its entry into the market for unmanned ground vehicles for military, critical infrastructure and public safety applications. FLIR said Monday it expects the acquisition to close in the first quarter of 2019 a...
William Welch, formerly president and chief operating officer of Duo Security, has been named co-CEO of IronNet Cybersecurity. He will serve in the role alongside retired U.S. Army Gen. Keith Alexander and help drive IronNet’s commercial efforts to expand operations worldwide, the company said Monday. Welch previously held senior lea...
Consulting firm McAleese & Associates has released a report on key takeaways from a Center for Strategic and International Studies-hosted discussion held Friday with the secretaries of military branches about the state of their services and priorities. Army Secretary Mark Esper said the service works to build up readiness recovery...
Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has received a potential five-year, $88.4M contract to update the sensors of the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 fighter jets and EA-18G electronic attack planes. The company will incorporate tactical features into the aircraft sensor system and investigate hardware and software anomalies under the cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-...
Lexipol and Praetorian Digital have merged with the intent to build a single platform for public safety and local government customers to access training, education and policy resources. The combined entity will offer a repository of more than 4K training programs, 16K policies and processes, 200K reports and articles to public sector customers...
Kieran McGrath, a more than 30-year technology industry veteran, has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer of Avaya (NYSE: AVYA) in a move that will take effect on Feb. 15. He will directly report to Avaya President and CEO Jim Chirico and oversee the tech firm™s financial planning, controller organization, tax, treasury...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 11, 2019 ” Cubic (NYSE: CUB) and iGov will work to integrate commercial off-the-shelf hardware built by the former’s DTECH Labs subsidiary into a small-form-factor data communications platform for the U.S. Marine Corps under a previously awarded $174M contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Feb. 1. The Cubic Mission So...
