The Department of Defense has begun its search for a new executive who will succeed Michael Brown as director of the Defense Innovation Unit, which helps DOD speed up the adoption of commercial technologies to strengthen national security. Brown, a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, will step down from his role as DIU director once his...
Matt Hicks was promoted to the roles of president and CEO at Red Hat, where he previously oversaw product strategy and engineering activities as executive vice president of products and technologies. The IBM (NYSE: IBM) subsidiary said Tuesday Hicks took over from Paul Cormier, a more than two-decade Red Hat veteran who was tapped to...
SpiderOak has announced the appointment of military veterans and industry experts to the newly created space advisory board to provide guidance as the company works to deploy zero trust-based platforms and services to protect national security and commercial space systems and data from cybersecurity threats. The members of the board are Ellen Pawlik...
The U.S. Navy has started seeking proposals for a potential $99 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to build and deliver prototypes to support the delivery of tactical systems to warfighters. The Rapid Prototyping contract will have an ordering period of five years and will cover hardware fabrication, project management, e...
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded 11 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $2.27 billion contract to provide systems engineering and technical services in support of FAA’s National Airspace System and other aviation-related mission objectives. The System Engineering and Technical Innovative Solutions multiple-award, indef...
Thomas Sanglier, former senior director of finance and operations internal audit at Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), has joined Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) to serve as chief audit executive. He will be responsible for leading Leidos’ internal audit assessment and quality assurance efforts, the company said Tuesday. “Tom will play a key role in lea...
Carroll Lane, an aerospace and defense industry veteran, has joined Kaman (NYSE: KAMN) as a senior vice president and president of the company’s air vehicles and precision products divisions. He succeeds the retiring Darlene Smith and brings to Kaman his expertise in strategic planning, investor relations and profit and loss management, the compan...
In a recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Greg Bowman, chief innovation officer and vice president of corporate development with Siemens Government Technologies, to gain insights on the importance of zero-trust standards and end-to-end product traceability. He also discussed how the company has been able to drive digital tra...
Jim Brinker, president and general manager of Intel Federal and a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Tuesday. He remarked on the latest technology trends impacting government agencies. The Q&A also focused on the executive’s latest growth objectives the company’s other initi...
Primus Aerospace, an aerospace and defense components manufacturer backed by Angeles Equity Partners, has acquired fabricated metal parts supplier Raloid in a push to enter the tier 1 business segment of the defense industry. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed and Angeles Equity said Tuesday the acquired small business will ...
