Jeff Robertson, formerly president and managing partner of Ten Eight Solutions, has been appointed to succeed Bob Freinberg as president and CEO of the communications business within Airbus‘ defense and space segment. The company said Tuesday Robertson will oversee Airbus DS Communications‘ strategic initiatives ...
The State Department has approved Kenya™s request to procure MD Helicopters-built MD 530F aircraft, related equipment and support services under a potential $253 million foreign military sales agreement. Kenya asked to purchase 12 units of MD 530F helicopters, M260 rocket launchers, M151 rockets, heavy-machine gun pods, M274 smoke-signature war...
David Turner, formerly president of the applied technology and operational services group at Akima, has joined Hitachi Data Systems as president and CEO of its U.S. federal subsidiary. He brings more than two decades of public sector business strategy and development experience to his new position, Hitachi Data Systems&...
Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has become a 100 percent employee-owned company after the Alexandria, Virginia-based engineering services and technology services contractor completed an employee stock ownership plan launched in 2008. Kevin Robinson, CEO and president of MTSI, said in a statement released Tuesday that the move to a full employe...
CACI International (NYSE: CACI) has secured multiple contracts worth a combined $349 million from undisclosed federal agencies to provide information products and services in support of national security programs. The company said Tuesday it booked the classified contracts during the first three quarters of its 201...
Newport News Shipbuilding held a christening ceremony for Indiana (SSN 789), the 16th Virginia-class submarine, April 29, 2017. In front of a crowd of nearly 4,000 people, Ship’s Sponsor Diane Donald, wife of Adm. Kirkland Donald, (U.S. Navy, Ret.), smashed a bottle of American sparkling wine across the submarine’s hull. Vice President M...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 2, 2017 ” A General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) business unit will provide cybersecurity and information technology support to the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command under a potential $52 million contract from the U.S. Navy, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The Defense Department said Thursday the contract wit...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 2, 2017 ” BAE Systems has rolled out the Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine named Audacious for commissioning work and eventual sea trials before the vessel joins the U.K. navy’s fleet, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Friday Audacious emerged from Devonshire Dock Ha...
Of the $15 billion in supplemental wartime spending in the 2017 federal spending bill, $2.5 billion will be withheld until 15 days after the president provides Congress with a strategy to defeat the Islamic State (ISIS). The defense secretary and secretary of state will also be required to update the Armed Services, Foreign Relations, Intellige...
Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) will provide cybersecurity and other information technology support services to the U.S. Transportation Command and the U.S. Army‘s Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command under a potential $89 million contract. The company said Tuesday the TCJ6 Information Technology S...
