Momentus (Nasdaq: MNTS), a San Jose, California-based provider of in-space transportation and infrastructure services, has announced the appointment of aerospace industry veterans Charles Chase, Nick Zello and Gary Bartmann to vice president positions. Chase and Zello will respectively serve as VP of engineering and VP of operations, while Bartmann ...
Emcore (Nasdaq: EMKR) has completed its acquisition of the space and navigation unit of L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) for approximately $5 million in cash. The transaction, which was first announced in February, covers intellectual property and outstanding assets and liabilities of the L3Harris business segment including a leased facility in Bud...
For the Social Security Administration, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 was the impetus for a much-needed digital transformation that has ushered the agency into a new era of speed, accuracy and efficiency. During his keynote address at the Potomac Officers Club’s 3rd Annual CIO Summit, Sean Brune, SSA’s chief information o...
NASA has awarded approximately $95 million in contracts to 110 small businesses to continue to develop technologies as part of the second phase of a program meant to support space exploration, aerospace ecosystem and other missions. Each Phase II awardees under the Small Business Innovation Research program will get up to $750,000 to build and...
In a recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Bill Downer, vice president of national programs for the government solutions business of Seagate, to talk about the U.S. initiatives to rebuild and strengthen its manufacturing sector, including the use of robotics, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies to address ...
Leonardo DRS and Teledyne FLIR have won separate contracts worth $1.08 billion combined to manufacture thermal imaging systems designed for soldiers’ target acquisition and engagement operations. Army Contracting Command received four bids for the military branch’s Family of Weapon Sight-Individual program and expects the two vendors to ...
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is shifting its workflow approach and prioritizing speed to close its pacing gap with other global powers in today’s rapidly changing geopolitical environment, according to NGA Chief Information Officer Mark Andress. “We’re moving away from a Continental U.S.-first, human-initiated, point-to-poin...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 28, 2022 — SummIT Alliance, a joint venture between Redhorse and ITegrity, will provide federal customers with consulting services and technical tools in support of their efforts to develop emerging technologies, ExecutiveBiz reported. The contractor will offer the said support as part of its spot on the General Services A...
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) reported $9.4 billion in revenue and $730 million in net earnings during the first quarter of 2022. The Reston, Virginia-based defense contractor said Wednesday it ended the quarter with a total backlog of $87.2 billion and saw its aerospace backlog rise 8.1 percent to $17.6 billion. The company’s marine segment posted...
Michelle Sangiuliano, vice president of civilian programs and operations with NTT Data, was featured in the most recent Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz on Tuesday. She talked about the company’s recent acquisitions and their contribution to its product portfolio and technical capabilities. Sangiuliano also covered her overall g...
