William Bender, formerly chief information officer of the U.S. Air Force, has joined Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) as senior vice president for strategic accounts and government relations. The retired Air Force lieutenant general will aim to help strengthen Leidos’ customer relationships and drive organic growth strategies in his new position, the ...
Bob Stevens, vice president of federal systems at San Francisco-based mobile security firm Lookout, has said an April 2017 study released by the Department of Homeland Security indicates that threats posed by federal agencies™ use of smartphones and other mobile devices to government data are present across all areas of the mobile ecosystem. St...
Greg Hayes, CEO of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has said UTC™s move to acquire Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) under an estimated $30 billion deal seeks to advance the development of digital platforms for the aviation sector, Reuters reported Tuesday. Hayes told Reuters the proposed acquisition also aims to facilitate the ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 5, 2017 ” Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) is a presenting sponsor at the upcoming 42nd Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Virginia, on Oct. 22 in support of the U.S. Marine Corps‘ community initiatives, GovCon Executive reported Friday. “The Marine Corps Marathon is emblematic of the strength and determination exh...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 5, 2017 ” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has begun the construction of a future 266,000-square-foot satellite manufacturing facility in Colorado in efforts to address upcoming production requirements, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The Denver Business Journal reported Thursday that Lockheed’s space systems busine...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX1ix2YAaG8 Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and South Korean Defense Minster Song Young-moo discussed tempering North Korean aggression in a meeting at the Pentagon, Aug. 30, 2017....
Weekly Roundup August 28 – September 1 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson This week we saw a number of contracts awarded across a variety of fields such as medicine, cybersecurity, vehicle improvement and modernization, missiles and more. Let’s tak...
Doug Kitani, formerly CEO and a director of IAP Worldwide Services, has joined Erickson as CEO of the Portland, Oregon-based transport aircraft manufacturing company. Erickson said Thursday Kitani previously led portfolio strategies and corporate development efforts at logistics services contractor DynCorp. He also held general management ...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has secured a $202 million contract modification to build 22 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for the U.S. Army. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will perform work under the modification in Mesa, Arizona, through Dec. 31, 2021. The Army Contracting Command is the contracting activity and the serv...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 31, 2017 ” Cubic (NYSE: CUB) will participate at the 25th International Defense Industry Exhibition MSPO in Poland from Sept. 5 to 8 where it will exhibit several combat training and simulation offerings, GovCon Executive reported Wednesday. The company said Wednesday Cubic’s defense business will fe...
