TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 23, 2018 ” Jennifer Chronis, general manager of the Defense Department business area at Amazon Web Services, has said cloud-based machine learning and artificial intelligence tools can drive DoD agencies’ efforts to support the warfighter mission, ExecutiveBiz reported Aug. 9. Chronis told Government Matters...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 23, 2018 ” A Boeing (NYSE: BA) subsidiary will supply four Lot II RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft systems to the U.S. Navy and eight attrition aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps and Poland under a $54M contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The Defense Department said Tuesday Insitu will...
On Thursday, GovCon public and private sector representatives gathered for the Potomac Officers Club™s 3rd Annual Army Forum, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Bruce Jette, assistant secretary of acquisition, technology and logistics for the U.S. Army. After Jette™s keynote, an expert panel continued the discussion, highlighting the servi...
Tim Reardon, formerly president of defense and intelligence business at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has joined Constellis as CEO. Reardon succeeds the retiring Jason DeYonker, Constellis co-founder who has been serving as CEO since October 2015, the company said Wednesday. DeYonker and the retiring Dean Bosacki, Constellis co-founder and president, will bo...
Alion Science and Technology, a Veritas Capital portfolio company, has completed its acquisition of engineering and information technology services contractor MacAulay-Brown for an undisclosed amount. McLean, Va.-based Alion first announced the transaction early in August. Steve Schorer, Alion president and CEO and a 2018 Wash100 awar...
Michele Evans, deputy executive vice president for Lockheed Martin™s (NYSE: LMT) aeronautics business area, has been promoted to EVP of the same business in a move that takes effect Oct. 1. She will succeed Orlando Carvalho, who will retire after a nearly four-decade career with Lockheed, the company said Wednesday. “M...
Lisa Roger, formerly executive director of information technology at Dewberry, has been promoted to chief information officer of the Fairfax, Va.-based professional services contractor. Dewberry said Wednesday Roger will report directly to CEO Donald Stone and oversee project management, data centers, cybersecurity, integration, asses...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 22, 2018 ” Wayne Rehberger, chief financial officer at Engility (NYSE: EGL), has said the company is looking into defense, intelligence and space contract opportunities in the $100M to $500M range for mission operations and systems engineering services, ExecutiveBiz reported Aug. 9. Rehberger said at the...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 22, 2018 ” Rob Zitz, senior vice president and chief strategy officer for government systems at SSL, has said small satellites will be a key element of defense and intelligence agencies’ strategy in the next few years as they seek to build on the capabilities of large government spacecraft, ExecutiveBiz reported...
KeyW (Nasdaq: KEYW) has secured a potential five-year contract with a $100M initial value to help an unnamed government customer develop software platforms. The company said Tuesday it will build tools for integration into classified systems that support the client’s national security missions. œThis project is a great example o...
