Eight companies have secured contracts worth $22.5M combined to develop, manage and update a set of Open Architecture standards for the U.S. Air Force. The contractors will work as a single entity to create and offer configuration control for Universal Command and Control Interface and Open Mission systems standards, the Department of Defense report...
Four companies have secured other transaction agreements to explore the possibility of creating a single, lightweight, man-portable system for the U.S. Marine Corps to locate, acquire and counter targets. BAE Systems, Elbit Systems of America (Nasdaq: ESLT), Fraser Optics and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will examine potential sy...
Russell Marsh, a 12-year veteran of the U.S. Navy, has been appointed vice president and general manager of Leonardo DRS™ naval power systems business. He will be based in Milwaukee, Wis., and will oversee the unit that offers power, control, heating and cooling systems, as well as oil and gas products, Leonardo DRS said Fri...
Lucy Ryan, formerly vice president of enterprise communications at Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has been promoted to corporate VP of communications in a move that takes effect Jan. 1. She will be responsible for implementing Northrop’s worldwide communications strategy in her new position and will also join its Corporate Policy Coun...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, December 6, 2018 ” Tom McCabe, a senior vice president at BWX Technologies (NYSE: BWXT), has received recognition from the Association of Corporate Counsel’s National Capital Region chapter as the “Outstanding Chief Legal Officer of the Year,” ExecutiveBiz reported Nov. 15. BWXT said Nov. 14 McCabe...
Harry Greenspun, formerly chief medical officer at Korn Ferry‘s (NYSE: KFY) health business, has been appointed to the same position at Washington, D.C.-based management consulting services firm Guidehouse. He will leverage his executive and clinical leadership experience to support government and commercial clients in their health care transf...
On Thursday, Nov. 29th, GovCon leaders from the public and private sector gathered for the Potomac Officers Club™s Are We There Yet? Your Journey to the Cloud and the Pit Stops Along the Way Agenda, featuring an expert panel consisting of Dr. Emma Alexander and Kshemendra Paul of the Department of Homeland Security, Don Parente...
On Thursday, Nov. 29th, GovCon leaders from the public and private sector gathered for the Potomac Officers Club™s Are We There Yet? Your Journey to the Cloud and the Pit Stops Along the Way Agenda event, featuring a keynote address from Dr. John Zangardi, chief information officer for the Department of Homeland Security. Before his...
The U.S. Navy has awarded 10 companies positions on a potential $962M multiple-award contract to provide cyber mission engineering and information warfare support services across air, ground, maritime, cyber and space domains. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a five-year base term worth approximately $898M and extension optio...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 20, 2018 ” Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has collaborated with U.S. Army researchers to build software that will serve to provide a self-righting capability to the future Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic System, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. APL said Friday its work with th...
