Peter Kane, formerly a vice president at McLean, Virginia-based technology services contractor Altamira Technologies, has been appointed to the role of chief operating office and will handle all of the company’s contract and program-related functions. Altamira said Wednesday Kane holds at least three decades of experience in pro...
Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) has purchased Columbia, Maryland-based cybersecurity platforms and services provider Van Dyke Technology Group for an undisclosed sum in an effort to expand its portfolio of information technology security offerings for public and private sectors. Darren Kraabel, senior vice president of aerospace and techno...
ACI Technologies will provide support for the U.S. Navy‘s Manufacturing Technology program through the ManTech Navy Electronics Manufacturing Center of Excellence under a $99 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The Defense Department said Tuesday the company will perform work in Philadelphia, Penn...
Executive Mosaic, Tysons Corner, VA April 12, 2016 —  Executive Mosaic, Tysons Corner, VA — CACI Internationational (NYSE:CACI) CEO Ken Asbury was inducted into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 list of most influential leaders in GovCon for his contribution in the growth of CACI’s reach across intelligence community...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 12, 2016 ” The Energy Department has given Parsons‘ Salt Waste Processing Facility project in South Carolina a Project Management Improvement award, GovCon Executive reported Monday. Parsons said Friday Deputy Energy Secretary Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall presented the award during a ceremony in March. The...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 12, 2016 ” A business unit of L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) will provide maintenance and technical support for the F-16 Aircrew Training System of Poland’s air force, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Thursday L-3 Link Simulation & Training will also supply spare and repair parts for the tra...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 12, 2016 ” Siemens has partnered with Airbus on the development of a hybrid electric propulsion system for passenger aircraft that could drive efforts to reduce noise and fuel consumption, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. Airbus said Thursday a joint team of 200 employees will work on the project in pre...
Balan Ayyar, president and chief operating officer of Sevatec,  has taken a new dual role as president and CEO of the Fairfax, Virginia-based information technology services contractor. He will oversee the company’s day-to-day operations, expansion and market strategies and overall performance and succeeds Sonny Kakar,...
A United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) subsidiary has received a $1.04 billion contract modification to manufacture the ninth batch of F-35 propulsion systems for U.S. and foreign military customers. Pratt & Whitney will produce parts and components of 28 F135-PW-100 systems for the U.S. Air Force, six F135-PW-600 systems for the U.S. Mari...
Jay Schnitzer, formerly director of biomedical sciences at Mitre, has been appointed vice president and chief technology officer at the nonprofit technology and research organization. “[Schnitzer™s] technical and life sciences expertise offers an invaluable perspective as we look for new and innovative ways to solve complex challenges, pa...
