Matt Hickey, formerly vice president of sales operations at AT&T‘s (NYSE: T) business solutions unit, has been appointed as channel marketing VP for the global public sector business. He brings more than 25 years of technology and sales experience to his new role and will oversee the unit’s marketing, paid media and sponsorship activ...
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has received a potential two-year, $270.2 million contract to help the U.S. Army install and integrate legacy unique components into M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks. The Defense Department said Monday the company will also support the procurement, stocking and storage of SEPv2 legacy and SEPv3 unique componen...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHBi2dAB4eE President Donald J. Trump and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis attend the commissioning of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, July 22, 2017....
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 24, 2017 ” Battelle has realigned the San Diego-based U.S. business of its SeeByte subsidiary under its direct management in efforts to drive greater collaboration with U.S. government clients on unmanned underwater systems, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The move also works to address concerns over foreign ownership...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 21, 2017 ” Battelle will help train National Guard Bureau personnel on response operations for weapons of mass destruction and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive threats under a $13.8 million task order, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The nonprofit company said Wednesday the De...
Lou Von Thaer, who has been CEO of DynCorp International since July 2015, will join Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit research and development company Battelle as president and CEO on Oct. 1. He will succeed the retiring Jeff Wadsworth, who will continue to provide assistance during the transition period and perform consulting work on some project...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHbdBHWV8Q0 Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met with Tunisian Prime Minster Youssef Chahed at the Pentagon, July 10, 2017, to discuss Tunisia™s resilience and the fight against terrorism....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WACyAEAeUZg The NATO battlegroup based in Latvia has held a capabilities demonstration. Each of the six enhanced Forward Presence nations took part. The battlegroup was properly stood up at the end of last month. It™s led by Canada and includes soldiers from Albania, Italy, Poland, Slovenia and Spain. Three other...
Editor’s Note 7/13/17: The Defense Department said the contract for Pratt and Whitney was mistakenly announced on July 11 and has not yet been awarded. The U.S. Air Force has selected Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and United Technologies Corp.‘s (NYSE: UTC) Pratt and Whitney subsidiary as additional awardees on a potential seven...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 11, 2017 ” Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) CEO Matt Desch has said the Iridium Next constellation will work to support the “renovation” of air traffic control toward the Federal Aviation Administration‘s Next Generation Air Transportation System, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. NASASp...
