Paul Chapman, chief information officer at cloud storage firm Box (NYSE: BOX), has said government agencies should adopt œmicro-services to build digital applications that work to allow citizens and end users to share resources and collaborate on any device. Chapman wrote such micro-services aim to help organizations develop integrated shared s...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 9, 2016 ” Harris (NYSE: HRS) is set to feature its new robotic platform for explosive ordnance disposal and counter improvised explosive device operations during the Raven™s Challenge event in Thailand, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday its team of robotic specialis...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 9, 2016 ” Mark Testoni, president and CEO of SAP National Security Services (NYSE: SAP), will be a speaker at the Cambridge Cyber Summit on Oct. 5 to discuss cyber measures, issues and trends with other private and public sector leaders in the field, GovCon Executive reported Thursday. The News Journal re...
William Amelio, acting CEO of Avnet (NYSE: AVT) over the past two months, has been appointed to the position on a full-time basis by the board of directors at the Phoenix, Arizona-based technology distributor. He has served on the company’s board since 2014 and brings more than 35 years of business ...
Victory Media has appointed Mike Stevens, retired master chief petty officer of the U.S. Navy, as its new chief operating officer responsible for the company’s operations to support civilian transitions for the military community. The company said Thursday he will report directly to Chris Hale, Victory Media chairman and CEO, in his ...
George Schindler, president and chief operating officer of CGI (NYSE: GIB), will assume a new dual role as president and CEO at the Montreal-based technology services contractor beginning Oct. 1. Schindler will also join the company’s board of directors and succeed Michael Roach, who will continue to serve on the boar...
Science Applications International Corp.’s (NYSE: SAIC) chief executive told investors Thursday he expects consolidation among government services contractors to continue as companies continue to pursue portfolio reshaping initiatives. SAIC itself was a player in the GovCon services consolidation wave through the $790 million acquisition of Sc...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 8, 2016 ” BAE Systems has partnered with the Cyber Security Challenge UK organization and the U.K. government’s communications center to hold a cyber forensics competition that simulates a scenario in which a fictional payment application website gets attacked, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. BAE&n...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 8, 2016 ” South Korea may purchase four Boeing-developed (NYSE: BA) P-8 Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft as North Korea continues test firings of its submarine-launched ballistic missiles, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The country seeks an anti-submarine aircraft equippe...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $132.6 million contract modification to provide two KC-130J Super Hercules configured aircraft to France under the foreign military sales program. Lockheed’s aeronautics segment will perform contract work at a company facility in Marietta, Georgia t...
