Randall Wotring, president of AECOM‘s (NYSE: ACM) technical and operational services business, has been promoted to chief operating officer at the Los Angeles-based engineering services contractor in a move that takes effect July 1. He will succeed Stephen Kadenacy, who will step down as COO and president of AECOM after a 10-yea...
Lisa Atherton, formerly executive vice president of military business at Textron‘s (NYSE: TXT) Bell Helicopter subsidiary, has been appointed president and CEO of Textron Systems. She replaces Ellen Lord, who will be nominated by President Donald Trump as undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, Textron said Wednesd...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 28, 2017 ” A Unisys (NYSE: UIS) survey report has found that global concerns over internet security has increased more than other security issues since 2014, ExecutiveBiz reported June 21. MeriTalk reported June 20 that the 2017 Unisys Security Index indicates that concerns over hacking, viruses, online transac...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 28, 2017 ” Space Systems Loral has teamed with NanoRacks and United Launch Alliance to work with NASA in efforts to determine the feasibility of converting rocket upper stages into commercial space habitats, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. SSL said June 21 the Ixion Initiative Team will explore the potential...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has expanded the responsibilities of Greg Smith, chief financial officer and executive vice president of corporate development and strategy, to include leadership over business performance, innovation and corporate functional excellence. Smith will have the dual role of CFO and EVP for enterprise performance and strategy begin...
The former Air Force deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance Lt. Gen. David Deptula has a new report that offers the Defense Department suggestions as it writes a 25-year plan for unmanned aircraft. The U.S. military needs to overhaul the way it is buying and managing drones, says Deptula, who is now...
Engility (NYSE: EGL) has received a potential five-year, $119 million contract to support a national-level logistics enterprise resource planning system used at various U.S. Army and Defense Department facilities. The company said Wednesday it will provide subject matter expertise, administrative support, program and product managemen...
Kenneth Saenz, formerly a principal at Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), has been named an executive vice president of management and technology services contractor Allegheny Science & Technology. He will oversee energy market-related programs and help AST identify capability areas to deliver program management support and technologies to industr...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Infoscitex a four-year, $70 million contract modification to support the military branch’s aerospace technology and simulation-based research and development efforts. Infoscitex will provide R&D services in areas such as flight control laws, cooperative control autonomy, vehicle integrity management...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 27, 2017 ” CACI International (NYSE: CACI) has been named to a list of the “Top Workplaces” in the greater Washington, D.C., area for 2017 based on an employee survey on areas such as leadership and culture, GovCon Executive reported June 20. The company said June 19 this is its third consecutive...
