During the State of the Union address on March 1, President Biden called for tightened border security and highlighted the “cutting-edge” technology currently being deployed at ports of entry to fortify the border. “If we are to advance liberty and justice, we need to secure the border and fix the immigration system,” Biden stated. “I...
Vectrus (NYSE: VEC) saw its full 2021 revenue increase 28 percent to $1.78 billion and reported $419.4 million in sales for the fourth quarter of 2021, up 18 percent from the prior-year period. The Colorado Springs, Colorado-based government services contractor said Monday it ended the year with a total backlog of $5 billion, of which...
Dave Wajsgras, a two-decade aerospace and defense industry leader and a six-time Wash100 awardee, will assume the role of CEO of Intelsat on April 4. He will succeed the retiring Stephen Spengler, who has served in various senior leadership roles for more than 18 years and as CEO of the satellite communications company for seven...
Judy Lewis, a defense industry executive with more than 25 years of experience, has been appointed vice president of business development at Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC). SAIC Senior Vice President Jon Rucker said in a LinkedIn post published Monday that Lewis will be part of the company’s business unit that provides s...
Jonathan Moneymaker, CEO of BlueHalo, has been named a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, the most prestigious and acclaimed award in all of government contracting (GovCon), for his innovation centric leadership approach that drives company growth and technology capabilities for the company’s customers as well as U.S. warfighters across our nation’s ...
Vertex Aerospace updated its website and corporate identity imagery and changed its name to The Vertex Company after it closed the acquisition of Raytheon Technologies’ (NYSE: RTX) defense training and mission critical solutions business on Dec. 6. Ed Boyington, president and CEO of The Vertex Company, said in a statement published Friday the new ...
In recent months, the Department of Defense has placed greater emphasis and importance on artificial intelligence. The technology has been included on the White House’s critical and emerging technologies list, and the department in December created a new position meant to oversee artificial intelligence, digital-focused initiatives and data. Now...
Jacobs (NYSE: J) has announced plans to establish a business unit that will focus on creating and delivering cyber, data, cloud and digital technology platforms to customers, and tapped Caesar Nieves, senior vice president of cyber and intelligence, to lead the new unit as executive VP. The company said Thursday the establishment of the Divergent...
Federal Advisory Partners, a Sagewind Capital portfolio company, has bought Universal Consulting Services for an undisclosed sum to further expand its client base and digital service capabilities in support of customers in the federal market. “As demand for modernization and digital transformation accelerates across the federal sector, the need fo...
Clint Crosier, director of aerospace and satellite solutions at Amazon Web Services, was featured in the most recent Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz on Wednesday. He discussed the modernization of network and platform capabilities through AWS Cloud, the global communications and cloud advancements, the development of the future of wa...
