The Missile Defense Agency has awarded contracts to seven companies and a nonprofit organization to further develop their respective hypersonic weapon concepts. MDA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday contractors will work on their proposed kinetic and non-kinetic hypersonic glide and terminal defense weapon systems through the contracts wor...
United Launch Alliance has received an $867M contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to maintain and sustain launch infrastructure for the Atlas V and Delta IV rockets that support national security space missions. Work also covers Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program management, mission integration and assurance, rocket depreciation and ...
Ann Addison, executive vice president and chief human resources officer of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has been elected by Northrop Grumman‘s (NYSE: NOC) board of directors to succeed Denise Peppard as CHRO beginning on Jan 1. Northrop said Wednesday Addison will take on a transitional role as corporate VP when she formally joins the c...
Tina Dolph, a more than two-decade government industry veteran, has been named president and CEO of Siemens™ U.S. federal arm in a move that takes effect Oct. 1. œTina™s depth of understanding in government finance, strategy and operations aligns perfectly to SGT™s continued growth, Anne Altman, board chairman at Siemens Governme...
The Defense Intelligence Agency has awarded spots on a potential 10-year, $500 million contract to eight companies and one nonprofit organization to support missions of DIA’s science and technology directorate. Contractors will vie for research, development, engineering and technical task orders through the multiple-award, indefinite-deli...
Michael Knowles, former vice president and general manager of the air ranges business unit within Cubic™s (NYSE: CUB) global defense segment, has been named corporate senior VP and president of the segment in a move that will take effect Oct. 1. Knowles will succeed Dave Buss, a corporate SVP who will assume the role of senior...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 31, 2018 ” Systems Planning and Analysis unveiled earlier this month that Pamela Melroy, a former Space Shuttle commander at NASA and retired U.S. Air Force colonel, has joined the company’s board of directors, ExecutiveBiz reported Aug. 21. “Colonel Melroy brings unique and extensive experie...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing (NYSE: BA) a potential $208.3M contract to provide sensors designed to help F-15 pilots detect and track airborne threats. USAF will initially obligate $154.6M to procure Legion Pod infrared search-and-track pods through the contract that runs through Nov. 30, 2020, the Defense Department said Friday. The projec...
Tim Reardon, formerly president of defense and intelligence business at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has joined Constellis as CEO. Reardon succeeds the retiring Jason DeYonker, Constellis co-founder who has been serving as CEO since October 2015, the company said Wednesday. DeYonker and the retiring Dean Bosacki, Constellis co-founder and president, will bo...
David œDJ Johnson, an 11-year Honeywell (NYSE: HON) veteran, has been named vice president of the industrial conglomerate™s newly created federal solutions business, GovConWire has learned. He will work through the business’ Washington, D.C.-based office to manage contracts with the Energy Department, National Nuclear Security Agency...
