Textron‘s board has selected Lisa Atherton, president and CEO of the industrial conglomerate’s Bell subsidiary, to succeed Scott Donnelly as president and chief executive officer, effective Jan. 4. Textron said Wednesday the leadership transition will see Scott Donnelly, who has been with the company for the past 17 years, become executi...
The U.S. Air Force has released a draft request for proposal for the program identified as “Andromeda,” seeking contractors to define, design and build technologies and space-based systems for the space domain awareness mission area. The service branch intends to select a minimum of five and up to 15 contractors under a multi-award indef...
Keysight Technologies has completed its acquisition of Spirent Communications for $1.46 billion. The companies secured all regulatory requirements from the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany and China to finalize the transaction, Keysight said Wednesday. Acquisition Details The acquisition integrates Spirent’s operations and servic...
Jonathan Cirtain has been named CEO of Axiom Space and will continue serving as president. Axiom Space said Wednesday the leadership change is aimed at advancing its mission to develop commercial space infrastructure and human spaceflight technologies while expanding its role in low-Earth orbit operations. Kam Ghaffarian, executive c...
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded IERUS Technologies a $474.9 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to support testing and analysis for multiple radar platforms within the Missile Defense System. Under the Radar Systems Test and Analysis contract, Ierus Will Conduct Planning, Execution And Performance Analysis Of Sensor Systems during flight and...
Hathiant has acquired SJ Technologies, a provider of advanced federal technology services. The acquisition combines both organizations’ strengths and offerings, expanding capabilities and resources to better meet customer needs, Hathiant said Monday. “Hathiant and SJ Technologies share a commitment to integrity, innovation, and mission-d...
Hanwha Defense USA has named retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Tom Anderson as president of U.S. shipbuilding. A 34-year Navy veteran, Anderson previously served as program executive officer for ships and acting commander of Naval Sea Systems Command, overseeing ship acquisition, maintenance and modernization efforts across the fleet, Hanwha Defense said ...
Concurrent Technologies Corp. has appointed David Partsch, a veteran technology and operations executive, as chief data and information officer, the company announced Friday via LinkedIn. Who Is David Partsch? The new CTC executive brings over 30 years of expertise driving enterprise-wide strategy, governance and innovation in both the pub...
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded BI, a Boulder, Colorado-based electronic monitoring systems provider, a potential $1 billion contract to provide support services as part of the fifth iteration of the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program, or ISAP V. Join top government and industry leaders at the Potomac Officers Club’s ...
Siemens has announced that Barbara Humpton, president and CEO of Siemens USA, will retire Oct. 1 after 14 years with the company. Ann Fairchild, who has served as Siemens USA general counsel since 2017, will serve as interim president and CEO until a permanent leadership appointment is announced, Siemens said Friday. Fairchild brings more than...
