In the past few decades, geospatial intelligence has made great strides. With the advent of new modeling technologies and data analysis capabilities, geographic information systems — or GIS — are now being used in a myriad of geospatial applications, including perhaps the most important use: better understanding and combating the growing impacts...
Thirty small businesses have won contracts from the Department of Homeland Security to develop proofs of concept across 11 technology areas, including artificial intelligence-powered distress monitoring automation. Awardees will carry out projects within a five-month period under the first phase of DHS’ Small Business Innovation Research progr...
Venkat Kodumudi, formerly a director at CGI (NYSE: GIB), has joined Unissant to serve as its chief technology officer and help scale its technology offerings in support of health and national security customers. The executive will be responsible for building on Unissant technologies to provide strategic and technical direction as well as securing ne...
Siemens‘ federal arm has secured a seven-year, $295 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army to provide the service branch with building automation systems and related support services. Siemens Government Technologies, the only contract bidder, will supply the technologies and conduct equipment services including installation and maint...
TTM Technologies (Nasdaq: TTMI) has finalized its $330 million cash acquisition of Telephonics from Griffon (NYSE: GFF) and expects the transaction to build up its position in radar systems and expand its growth opportunities and strategic capabilities in the aerospace and defense market. Santa Ana, California-based printed circuit board maker TTM f...
Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY) has added GovCon industry veterans Howard Lance and Bill Ballhaus to its board of directors as part of cooperation agreements the defense and aerospace technology provider reached with two investors Mercury said Friday the agreements with Jana Partners and Starboard Value called for the temporary expansion of its board...
Andrew Caso, formerly a finance executive at Pratt & Whitney, has joined Collins Aerospace as vice president of financial planning and analysis, according to his post on LinkedIn. He served as Pratt & Whitney’s VP of finance for more than four years and also held the chief financial officer role focused on transformation and strategy...
James Myers, a retired U.S. Army colonel, has joined Applied Research Associates as vice president of program innovation and growth. In this capacity, he will seek defense-related opportunities and programs to enable ARA to deliver novel platforms for national security applications, the company said Tuesday. Myers “is the right person at the right...
Stephen Zhang, a nearly 13-year veteran of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) and United Technologies Corp., has joined Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) to serve as the launch services provider’s first vice president of investor relations. He will manage Virgin Orbit’s overall investor relations functions and advise the leadership team on matters ...
John Steckel, vice president of corporate development at American Systems, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Monday. He discussed his responsibilities and the efforts that align with the company’s organic and inorganic growth initiatives. The Q&A also tackled American Systems’ culture as well as the com...
