Kelli Furrer, former vice president of go-to-market at Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL), has joined Slingshot Aerospace as chief revenue officer and chief marketing officer. The company said Monday Furrer will be responsible for driving the growth strategy of Slingshot by focusing on up-market expansion of its artificial intelligence, data and offerin...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index ended the week slightly lower at $5,181.95 (-0.03%) after posting record closes on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Also, the index, which tracks the stock performances of 30 major government contractors, gained 2.53% week-on-week, the highest weekly gain since its launch in December 2023. The three major US stock inde...
Akira Technologies has appointed Craig Fitzpatrick, a technology industry executive, as chief innovation officer. In a LinkedIn post published Wednesday, the Washington, D.C.-based company said Fitzpatrick will oversee research and development, customer-centric prototype development efforts and emerging technology partnerships. The U.S. Air Force ve...
Matthew Heideman, an executive with more than 25 years of experience in information technology and applications, was named vice president of public sector at Mattermost, according to his LinkedIn announcement. Heideman most recently served as president and general manager of the government-focused business arm of Xage Security. At the helm of Xage S...
SpaceX and United Launch Alliance have secured $1.76 billion in contract modifications from the U.S. Space Force to provide launch services under the second phase of the National Security Space Launch program. The Department of Defense said Friday the modifications awarded by Space Systems Command are for launches planned between fiscal year 2022 an...
The State Department has approved a potential $138.3 million foreign military sale transaction with the government of the Czech Republic for Hellfire missiles, advanced precision kill weapon systems and related support services. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday it informed Congress of the possible deal, which covers 200 Hellfir...
Lizy Paul, a defense industry leader who was a director at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has taken on the role of vice president of technology and solutions at CACI International (NYSE: CACI). She announced her move through a LinkedIn post published Tuesday. Paul has experience in strategy planning and execution, business development and emerging tec...
James Allred, a more than three-decade government contracting industry professional, was named vice president of programs at Freedom Technology Solutions Group, according to his LinkedIn announcement. Prior to joining the Columbia, Maryland-based information technology company, Allred served as a program management director at Science Applications I...
Venice Goodwine, the Department of the Air Force’s chief information officer, is slated to give a keynote address at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Air Defense Summit on July 23. Learn more about the DAF CIO, her career history and her accomplishments below. Who Is Venice Goodwine? Goodwine is the Air Force CIO and a member...
Amaan Sattar has transitioned to the role of vice president of program management excellence within the integrated mission systems segment at L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), according to his LinkedIn post. “In this role, I’ll be responsible for ensuring effective program execution across the portfolio and for leading all program manag...
