KeyW Corp. (Nasdaq: KEYW) has named John Sutton, formerly head of Vencore™s defense, civilian and homeland security group, as chief operating officer and 22-year employee care and recruitment professional Marion Ruzecki as chief people officer. Sutton will succeed the departing COO Mark Willard on May 15, KeyW said Wednesday. ...
Dennis Via, a retired U.S. Army general, has joined Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) as a senior executive adviser and fellow for defense futures to help craft the company’s defense market strategy. Booz Allen said Wednesday the more than 36-year military veteran will also work with defense, intelligence and homeland security cli...
A business unit of General Atomics has received a $221.6 million contract modification to supply with U.S. Army with extended-range Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft systems, associated hardware and support. The Defense Department said Wednesday that General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will deliver 20 extended-range UAS uni...
The technology company InquisIT LLC announced Thursday it won a $14.7 million contract with the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) at Ft. Belvoir, Va. As part of the five-year contract, InquisIT LLC will provide enterprise IT infrastructure and application support to the Army. The company will be responsible for a wide ra...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 10, 2017 ” Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has said he believes the company will reach the halfway mark by July in its integration of Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) former information systems and global solutions business, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Krone, an inductee int...
In a move that Defense One described as “unprecedented,” the U.S. Air Force plans to allow a defense company to choose the USAF’s new electronic-attack jet. According to industry sources and Pentagon officials, this is the first time in the 70-year history of the Air Force that a defense contractor has been allowed to choose t...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 10, 2017 ” CAE (NYSE: CAE) will provide training on remotely piloted aircraft operations to the United Arab Emirates’ air forces under a potential $40.9 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday the contract covers a combination of academic, simulator and live-flying RPA...
The decision on whether to increase U.S. forces in Afghanistan has not yet been made, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday. DOD News reported that Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford said national security leaders have not presented President Donald J. Trump with Afghanistan troop recommendations for the years 2017 and beyond. ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 10, 2017 ” Serco will collaborate with Content Guru to deliver the latter’s storm cloud-based communications integration platform to provide contact center support for the public sector, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The platform will work to streamline communications from the public through social media, emai...
Vectrus, Inc. (NYSE:VEC) saw its stock rise 3 percent after it announced better than expected first quarter 2017 results of $290.1 million revenue, and operating income of $11.6 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.60. Net cash provided by operating activities was $9.9 million in the first quarter or 4% operating margin, compared to $11...
