Patrick Sullivan, senior director of global security strategy at Akamai Technologies (Nasdaq: AKAM), has said agencies that aim to eliminate cyber vulnerabilities should use DevOps and agile methods. œAgencies need to be extremely agile to stay ahead of vulnerabilities, and as they move to models that are heavily based on automation and DevOps,...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 15, 2018 ” Peraton has unveiled its expanded and updated facility in Calgary that will work to provide lifecycle supply chain management support services for the Canadian military’s CF-18 fighter aircraft fleet, ExecutiveBiz reported Sept. 27. The expansion of the 76K-square-foot Canadian logistics hub...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 15, 2018 ” Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) will provide cybersecurity services — including training, operations, sustainment and knowledge transfer — in support of a government customer in the Middle East and North Africa region as part of a multiyear contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Sept. 24. Dave Wajsgras, president...
L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) and Harris (NYSE: HRS) have agreed to merge in an all-stock deal that will establish the country™s sixth largest defense technology company serving government and industry clients across more than 100 countries. The combined company will operate as L3 Harris Technologies in Melbourne, Fla., upon the deal™s ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 12, 2018 ” Boeing‘s (NYSE: BA) ventures arm has placed an investment with Accion Systems in support of the latter’s effort to expand the production of new propulsion systems for space vehicles, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The partnership between Boeing HorizonX Ventures and Accion is aimed to...
Garry Schwartz, formerly vice president and general manager of the training, cyber and engineering business at Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ (NYSE: HII) mission driven innovative solutions group, has been promoted to president of the MDIS business. He will work at the company’s Fairfax, Va. office and will oversee the MDI...
NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) will hold a three-day conference series to provide participants an opportunity to undergo training and gain insights about artificial intelligence and deep learning. The third-annual GPU Technology Conference to be held from Oct. 22 to 24 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C....
A U.S. subsidiary of Rolls Royce has landed a potential eight-year, $100M contract for development, demonstration and transition of turbine-based propulsion, power and thermal systems for the U.S. Air Force. LibertyWorks will perform work under the first phase of USAF’s Advanced Turbine Technologies for Affordable Mission-Capabi...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 11, 2018 ” General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) information technology business has added Google (Nasdaq: GOOGL) cloud products and services to its offerings through the General Services Administration‘s IT Schedule 70 contract vehicle, ExecutiveBiz reported Sept. 26. Google Cloud Platform will be available to Gen...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 11, 2018 ” Mary Legere, a managing director at Accenture‘s (NYSE: ACN) federal services business and a retired U.S. Army officer, has received recognition for her leadership, insight and skills in cyber intelligence with the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s Saint Isidore Army ...
