Rodrigo Kuntz, a 15-year aerospace industry veteran and former CEO at BRVANT Technologic Solutions, has joined Drone USA as chief technology officer of the New York-based unmanned aerial systems manufacturing company. He will lead Drone USA’s efforts to integrate its technological road map and business strategy as well as h...
June 6 – June 10 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Long lines at airport security checkpoints have dominated the headlines lately and the agency responsible for protecting these hubs unveiled a new effort this week that enlists private sector help to keep...
Lloyd Austin, former U.S. Central Command commander, has been elected to join United Technologies Corp.‘s (NYSE: UTX) board of directors. UTC said Wednesday the retired U.S. Army general will join the company on Sept. 1 and become one of 14 board members. Austin served in the Army for over 41 years and held various com...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 8, 2016 ” A Concurrent Technologies Corp. and Battelle joint venture received the first task order under the U.S. Army‘s $122.5 million multi-award contract for support to the National Defense Center for Environmental Excellence, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. CTC said Thursday their Nationa...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 7, 2016 ” Concurrent Technologies Corp. has received an additional $200, 000 from the Office of Naval Research to bring a contract for the development of a U.S. Marine Corps pre-deployment training program to a cumulative value of $1.1 million, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday the Vi...
Kymm McCabe, founder and CEO of business development services provider Value Storm Growth Partners, has joined Deloitte™s federal government services practice as a principal of the company™s digital consultancy business. McCabe will focus on Deloitte Digital™s efforts to help federal government clients craft digital strategies an...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 6, 2016 ” Mark Testoni, president and CEO of SAP National Security Services (NYSE: SAP), has indicated that the company is looking into new techniques for cybersecurity and intelligence collection as well as collaboration with government agencies, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. IT Business Edge reported Wednesday that T...
The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded a potential $73.2 million contract to Carlsbad, California-based company ViaSat (Nasdaq: VSAT) to provide Ku-band and Ka-band communications for the agency’s senior leaders and support staff. The Defense Department said Wednesday the contract covers ViaSat subscription-based services for perso...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 1, 2016 ” Philips (NYSE: PHG) will look into location-aware assisted living technologies to support patients with mild cognitive impairment under a grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Tuesday the grant covers research on Ambient Assisted Livin...
May 23 – May 27 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Just when we thought GovCon was on a merger-and-acquisition hiatus, two deals have garnered our attention this week with one that has definitive effects in the public sector and a second that might. Our...
